Chaplains are Professionally Qualified Officers who deliver pastoral care, provide or facilitate spiritual support and give moral guidance to the whole force and their families irrespective of faith, world philosophy or status. Chaplains wear British Army uniforms, provide leadership but do not command, are non-combatant and do not bear arms.

 recognised by the MOD, and provides additional application criteria.

If you've got your qualifications, then apply online. Your application will be passed to our specialist team, who will help guide you through the process towards joining in this role. You'll need to pass a specialist skills interview to check that your skills are in line with our needs.

 will help you through the process - you don't need to wait until you've finished Army Assessment to get involved.

. The application process will take some time, but you can also ring the unit you're interested in joining - the team there will help often invite you to join them for drill nights, and you'll get support for your application.

The Royal Army Chaplains’ Department recruits both religious and non-religious personnel.

Life as an Army Chaplain is a calling like no other. Belonging to a remarkable organisation of young men and women, sharing your life with them and serving alongside them wherever they go brings tremendous opportunities and challenges. It is a vocation that is both demanding and rewarding. 

You’ll be paid for all your training and other service starting at £144.72 per day. This rises by annual increment to a maximum of £229.43 per day assuming satisfactory performance and progress.

receive additional payment in lieu of holiday pay

be enrolled into a non-contributory pension scheme

on completion of your annual training commitment (usually 27 days) and mandated tests, receive an annual tax-free lump sum (bounty) rising from £558 in year one to £2,209 in year 5

Provide spiritual guidance and support as a Chaplain in the Royal Army Chaplains. Help to boost the faith of our soldiers and uplift them during tough times.

Serve as a Chaplain - Royal Army Chaplains | Army Jobs

As a Reserve provide support across multiple faiths, in both peace time and operations, as a chaplain in the British Army.

Chaplain - Reserve

“Army chaplaincy is different every day.  I work alongside Army personnel and their families, going where they go.  It is a great privilege to journey with them whether at home, on deployment, on exercise or adventure training and to be present wherever they may be.  Our ministry is of presence and support during the most challenging of times.  A ministry to be found when an individual needs a friend, someone to care, someone to listen and someone to remind them of home.  As an Army chaplain I have the privilege and responsibility to be with young men and women who serve the British Army.  Remarkable people who go across the world to offer peace and assistance.  They strive to be the best – and I help them to be so."

“Being a Reservist Army Chaplain is the best of both worlds.  I get a fulfilling parish life, stability for the family and the opportunity to join my unit on exercise and deployment.  My life in my parish is enriched by the wide experiences the Army brings, particularly with a younger generation.”

Chaplain

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

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

Initial training is completed at the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre at Shrivenham. 

Attend modules A and B at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, within the first two years of commissioning.

Chaplain - Reserve

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