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Rear Adm. Brent W. Scott, Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Navy Chaplains visited Okinawa May 15-19 to meet with chaplains and religious program specialists from the Asia-Pacific region to conduct a professional development training course.
The course focuses on cultivating pastoral ethics inside the Marine Corps, according to Scott.
“We talked about how chaplains can create an ethical environment by utilizing the capabilities they bring to the table,” said Scott. “Chaplains can be someone who promotes ethical behavior such as good character, sound judgement and everything else that Marines are about.”
Chaplains offer something to Marines that other services cannot provide, according to Scott.
“Chaplains bring an organic capability to Marines,” said Scott. “They are a part of the unit. The Marine doesn’t have to go and find a person because, odds are, they have met their chaplain before.”
Scott also visited key members of the community during his stay on Okinawa.
“I like to stay connected to them and their needs,” said Scott. “It lets me know how we, as a chaplain corps, can better help the commanders.”
Chaplains in the Marine Corps allows Marine Corps Installations Pacific to remain to be the strength behind America’s ability to respond quickly to crisis in the Asia-Pacific region by keeping Marines spiritually and mentally healthy.
| Date Taken: | 05.16.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 05.16.2016 02:20 |
| Story ID: | 198190 |
| Location: | CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JP |
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