Chaplain

You must be under the age of 54 at the time you commission into the RAChD.

• Mid Thigh Pull 76kg

• Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m

• MSFT (beep test) level 4.2

More information about the fitness test

• Minimum of 3 years’ post-accreditation experience, or equivalent, in a full-time leadership capacity in a pastoral context.

• Be (or eligible to be) endorsed by an Endorsing Authority representing your belief or faith community.

• You must be under the age of 54 at the time you commission into the RAChD.

• Play a key role in improving the Army’s culture and behaviours to forge a winning team

• Deliver pastoral care to everyone at home and abroad

• Provide or facilitate spiritual support publicly and privately, at every level of the Army

• Offer moral guidance and ethical leadership to Service personnel and the Chain of Command

• Live and work with your unit and travel with them wherever they go

• Opportunities to study postgraduate qualifications

Step 1
Initial training is completed at the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre, Beckett House, Shrivenham.

• Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre

Step 2
Complete commissioning course (short) at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

On commissioning you will earn £60,236.

You will also get:

• 38 days paid annual leave

• Subsidised accommodation

• Free medical and dental care

• Enrolled in a non-contributory pension scheme

• Master of Theology in Chaplaincy Studies

• Postgraduate Certificate in Education