Hegseth’s Army Chaplain Overhaul: Critics Slam “Unserious” Move and Religious Restrictions
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced significant changes to the military’s chaplain corps, citing concerns over a shift towards “new age” concepts and away from traditional faith. He criticized the current spiritual fitness guide for prioritizing secular humanism and ordered its immediate discontinuation. The Pentagon is developing a new program that may alter the recognized religious and belief systems, replacing the existing list of 221 groups. Hegseth aims to streamline the religious affiliation codes, emphasizing spiritual well-being alongside mental and physical health.
John Q. Hosedrinker