Auxiliary Chaplain Program
(AUX)
The Auxiliary Chaplain Course (AUX) is a sixteen-week,
four-phase, blended learning educational program delivered over one year that
will qualify CAP chaplains for auxiliary ministries within the U.S. Air Force
and joint military service environment. The curriculum provides training on the
duties and responsibilities of CAP Chaplains, understanding the clergy-officer
roles, concepts of religious pluralism and religious accommodation in the Air
Force environment, the parameters and obligations of privileged communication,
ethical leadership, multicultural diversity, customs and courtesies, military
pastoral care, integration of Chaplain Corps personnel into the Total Force, command
and staff assistance, and other related instruction for Air Force assigned
missions.
To progress, each course phase must be completed in sequence.
Significant time and effort applicable for graduate-level education is expected
in the completion of the course.
Prerequisites
The AUX program is a challenging
educational opportunity that requires sufficient experience as a CAP chaplain before
beginning the program. The following are the minimum requirements for entry
into the program or the respective phase of the program.
- An active appointment as a CAP
chaplain for at least one year and completing senior member professional
development level two.
- A commitment to pursue the
program's four phases through completion.
Phase 1 - Military Honors.
Phase One is the initial entry class and centers on Military
Honors – funerals and memorial services, Diversity, Pluralism, Confidentiality,
and Privileged Communications. The class is administered in a self-paced blended
virtual environment, with most of the course completed asynchronously over three-to-four
weeks. Students will watch videos, conduct research to complete assigned
writings and participate in an interview on conducting military honors with an
assigned qualified military Chaplain.
Phase 2 & 3 - Pastoral Care.
Phases
two and three are centered on military pastoral care environments. The classes
will address USAF ROTC programs, the chain of command, deployment, and reintegration,
the nature of active-duty chaplaincy, sexual assault awareness training, and
senior leader perspectives on the auxiliary chaplain. Each phase is four weeks,
with a two-three-hour virtual meeting each week. Students will complete reading
and writing assignments, quizzes, and engagement through class discussion
boards.
Phase 4
- CAPSTONE.
Phase Four is
the program’s final module and is completed in residence at
the U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps College, Maxwell AFB, AL. The course will
cover Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), virtual reality
skills lab, installation chapel operations, Senior CAP and Air Force Chaplain
Corps expectations, active-duty Commanders' expectations of the CAP Chaplain,
Air Force, Joint, and Veterans Administration structure, Religious Support Teams,
Mass Causality, Traumatic and Moral Injury, and Mortuary Affairs.
