Training for Chaplains and Chaplain Candidates
Chaplain Officer Basic Leadership Course (CH-BOLC)
When you join the Army National Guard as a Chaplain, you will be a commissioned officer. If you join prior to ordainment, you will enter as a Chaplain Candidate.
In either case, your initial training will include CH-BOLC, where you'll learn fundamental military tasks and how to perform religious duties in a military environment.
CH-BOLC consists of three segments:
- Phase I
In this two-week course you'll learn Army writing and correspondence.- Chaplain Initial Military Training
In this four-week resident course, you’ll learn core non-combatant skills such as map reading, military customs and courtesies, operations in field conditions and combat survival.
- Chaplain Initial Military Training
- Phases II and III
These two three-week courses will train you in Army-specific chaplain duties and applying your civilian skills to the Army National Guard environment.
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Contact your local recruiter for more information.
