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Brandon
06-08-2005, 02:22 AM
Do Chaplains in the military fight? Do they go out into battle, if not where are they stationed once deployed? At base? Or do they travel with the soldiers? Do Chaplains fight?
royal marine
06-08-2005, 10:57 AM
chaplains undergo the selection course for every force and is just 1 of the specialisations....of course they fight and they do travel with the soldiers everywhere
capwil
06-08-2005, 10:27 PM
Well, if you were a Chaplain, and your base was the victim of a surprise attack and the enemy was closing on your position, would you attack? I sure as hell would.
BeaufordBuddy
06-09-2005, 03:16 AM
Well, if you were a Chaplain, and your base was the victim of a surprise attack and the enemy was closing on your position, would you attack? I sure as hell would.

Chaplains don't "fight" in the sense that they don't carry weapons and actively engage in combat. However, they go where the troops are, whether it be on the frontlines, in the hospital, or back at camp. Basically the only protection you have are the fellow soldiers around you and the good book.
royal marine
06-10-2005, 10:30 AM
well thats stupid if your armys chaplains dont carry weaponns
capwil
06-10-2005, 12:32 PM
Chaplains are issued the same way as ordinary soldiers, unibag, rifle, boots and other odds and ends. They don't normally fight, but if it came down to it, they might have to. Otherwise they stay close to the troops to calm their nerves. Sometimes, they are asked to be a counsellor for any troubled soldier.
BeaufordBuddy
06-10-2005, 12:52 PM
well thats stupid if your armys chaplains dont carry weaponns

Not really. It's kind of like having Gabriel walk around the desert spreading the word of God while packing an automatic machine gun and a Bible in the other.
royal marine
06-12-2005, 06:14 AM
yeah yeah dont boast about having a tour of duty for 2 bloody months
capwil
06-14-2005, 10:39 PM
Don't mean to nit-pick but Jan '04 to Feb '05 ain't "two bloody months"!
BeaufordBuddy
06-14-2005, 10:43 PM
Don't mean to nit-pick but Jan '04 to Feb '05 ain't "two bloody months"!

It's okay, I'm not sure sure the wanker can read properly. And to think they invented the bloody language.
royal marine
06-16-2005, 11:51 AM
yup to think that eh........bastard,you are ****ing cannon fodder for christs sake.......US ARMY.....i think my grandma can get into that
BeaufordBuddy
06-16-2005, 11:57 AM
Huh? Learn some real insults Austin Powers.