R 291915Z NOV 21
MARADMIN 677/21
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/FY-22 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING COURSE FOR CHAPLAINS AND RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/11MAR19//
REF/B/DOC/NAVEDTRA/16MAR10//
REF/C/DOC/CNO/5JAN16//
REF/D/DOC/CNO/6APR18//
REF/E/OPNAV/25APR12//
REF/F/MCO/4JUN12//
REF/G/COMDINST/9MAR12//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1730.7E, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. REF B IS NAVEDTRA 135C, NAVY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT MANUAL. REF C IS A DESIGN FOR MAINTAINING MARITIME SUPERIORITY, VERSION 2.0, DECEMBER 2018. REF D IS NAVY LEADER DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, VERSION 3.0, MAY 2019. REF E IS OPNAVINST 1730.1E, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY IN THE NAVY. REF F IS MCO 1730.6E, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY IN THE MARINE CORPS. REF G IS COMDTINST 1730.4C, RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES WITHIN THE COAST GUARD.//
POC/CULLEN III, DAVID J./CDR/HQMC REL/TEL: 703-693-1964/EMAIL: DAVID.CULLEN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Reference (a) designates the Chief of Chaplains as program sponsor for the professional development of Chaplain Corps (CHC) officers and Religious Program Specialists (RP). The Chief of Chaplains conducts annual short-course training for CHC officers and RPs to sharpen the unique capabilities and competencies chaplains and RPs bring to the institution and to inspire excellence in delivering religious ministry. This MARADMIN establishes the FY-22 Professional Development Training. This training consists of a total of four days; is required for all chaplains and RPs barring operational commitments; and provides continuing education units, which may be required to maintain religious organization credentials.
2. The Professional Development Training Workshop (PDTW), conducted the first day, focuses on Professional Naval Chaplaincy.
3. The Professional Development Training Course (PDTC), conducted the following three days, will address building spiritual readiness. The PDTC will train and inspire chaplains and RPs to develop and enhance programs that build the spiritual readiness of warriors and their commands and will provide Religious Ministry Teams (RMTs) with a common lexicon and terminology related to spirituality.
4. The FY22 PDTC objectives are to:
4.a. Discuss and critically evaluate spirituality from a mental health perspective.
4.b. Discuss and critically evaluate spirituality from a stoic philosophy perspective.
4.c. Discuss and critically evaluate spirituality from a religious perspective.
4.d. Describe, define, and distinguish religion, spirituality, and spiritual readiness.
4.e. Develop a common lexicon for spiritual readiness.
4.f. Develop skills in RMTs to enable service members to develop spiritual readiness.
4.g. Develop skills in RMTs to integrate spiritual readiness within their command life-cycles.
5. Dates and locations: The FY-22 PDTW and PDTC will be offered on the following dates at the following locations:
5.a. CONUS LOCATIONS
DATE LOCATION
10-13 Jan NAS Jacksonville, FL
24-27 Jan NB San Diego, CA #1
07-10 Feb MCB Camp Lejeune, NC
14-17 Feb JEB Little Creek FS, VA
04-07 Apr NB San Diego, CA #2(VIRTUAL)
25-28 Apr NB Kitsap, WA
16-19 May NS Norfolk, VA
23-26 May NAS Pensacola, FL
27-30 Jun MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
5.b. OCONUS LOCATIONS
DATE LOCATION
07-10 Mar MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI
21-24 Mar NAVSUPPACT Naples, Italy (VIRTUAL)
06-09 Jun Yokosuka/Okinawa, Japan (VIRTUAL)
6. Travel. Commands are authorized to provide funding in support of religious ministries within the command to include funding chaplains and RPs to attend annual PDTW/PDTC according to references (e) through (g). Participants are encouraged to attend the training held in their local areas where possible.
7. Virtual training. Virtual participants are still required to register for the PDTW and PDTC via enterprise Naval Training Reservation System (eNTRS). If additional virtual training is activated in other locations due to the resurgence of COVID-19, the PDTW/PDTC will be delivered through the Naval Chaplaincy School virtual delivery platform. For sites where virtual training is currently planned or is activated in the future, a message detailing login instructions, participant expectations, and helpful information will be emailed to all registered participants no later than 14 days prior to the course convene date.
8. Registration. Chaplains and RPs are required to attend all four days of training and must register for both the PDTW (CIN: A-5G-0005) (CDP: 19MG) and the PDTC (CIN: P-5G-1303) (CDP: 19MF) through the eNTRS via self-registration or the Service member's command training officer. Training dates and locations are accessible via the Catalogue of Navy Training Courses (CANTRAC). Prospective students must submit a current email address during registration or the request will be returned. Registration SOPs and guidance are available at the Naval Chaplaincy School (NCS) milSuite site: https:(slash)(slash)www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/navychc/naval-chaplaincy-school/pages/pdtcpdtw. If Service Members encounter issues with registration, they may contact their command training officer for assistance. If the command training officer is unavailable, Service Members may contact Mr. Jose Toledo, Naval Chaplaincy School Training Management Specialist, at TEL: (401) 841-3939, DSN: (312) 841-3939, or via e-mail at jose.l.toledo@navy.mil.
9. COVID-19 Mitigation. To comply with local protocols, training quotas may be reduced. The current email address provided by the student at registration will be used to communicate updates. If in-person meetings are not permitted, per local regulations, follow-on guidance will be provided via email for virtual training delivery.
10. Course material/site sheets. Read-ahead material is required for the PDTC and is accessible on the NCS milSuite site. To assist the Service Member with travel planning, site sheets for each training venue are also available on the NCS milSuite site: https:(slash)(slash)www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/navychc/naval-chaplaincy-school/pages/pdtcpdtw.
11. This MARADMIN is cancelled on 30 September 2022.
12. Release authorized by Major General Gregg P. Olson, Staff Director of the Marine Corps.//