Religious Affairs Specialist

Overview

Religious Affairs Specialists provide much-needed support to the chaplains during missions and everyday activities. A Religious Affairs Specialist's primary purpose is support for the unit ministry team programs and worship services.

Job duties

• Synchronize religious support in the contemporary operating environment
• Coordinate force protection for religious support operations
• Coordinate the circulation of the unit ministry team in the contemporary operating environment
• Operate communication equipment and digital reporting systems
• Assist in planning religious support operations and deployments
• Maintain reports, files and administrative data for religious operations
• Apply technology to religious operations
• Conduct specialized peer counseling for combat stress casualties

Training

Job training for a Religious Affairs Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, SC. Some of the skills you'll learn are: English grammar, spelling, and punctuation Typing and clerical skills Preparing forms and correspondence in Army National Guard style Roles and responsibilities of Army National Guard Chaplains Religious history and background

Required ASVAB score

Clerical (CL): 90

Helpful skills

• Interest in an organization and keeping accurate records
• Preference for clergy office work
• Experience operating typewriters, computers and other office machines
• Ability to organize and plan

Civilian career relevance

The skills learned can be applied to many positions assisting clergy members in churches, synagogues, or mosques.