 Soldiers spend every day during their deployment, working hard to accomplish their mission. But something that's just as important is how those soldiers spend their time when they're off mission. The spiritual aspect of a soldier is just as important, if not more important than the physical and mental aspects because it's that part of resiliency that we need to continue to maintain. That's the role of the chaplaincy to continue providing for free exercise of religion for all the soldiers so that they can maintain that spiritual resiliency. Seeing the faces of soldiers, how they come in and at the end how they walked out it made it seem that it was all worth it, that we accomplished our mission by just seeing their smiles walking out. For many, being an Army chaplain is more than just a job, it's a calling. And though you'll never see them holding a weapon, some would argue that what they bring to the battlefield is even more powerful. Instead, they spend their deployments doing everything they can to ensure soldiers will always have a place to rest a heavy heart. We'll have Bible studies, we'll be doing walking around just talking to soldiers, providing counseling but we'll also be traveling to any location that we have soldiers so that we can meet them where they are if they're not able to come to us on a regular basis, then we go to them. Even in an organization as diverse as the Army, the chaplains and their assistants serve a unique and special purpose. They safeguard the spirit of the U.S. soldier, a purpose they don't take lightly. It's a great opportunity to be a chaplain, a great time to be a chaplain in the Army. That's why I'm here, that's why I do what I do. I love it.