Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
I’m not quite sure how I missed this, but back in February, American Jewish Life Magazine published what I consider to be the most in-depth article to-date on Jewish life in the military. An Army of Some, by Bradford R. Pilche, highlights the experience of a Jewish Marine who served in Kuwait and Iraq and includes other stories of Jewish […]
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In the previous article, Sgt Heesch asked, “Where have all the rabbis gone?” I may not know where they all are, but I have tracked down one of them. With all my experience with this site and in the Marine Corps, I had never really met a Jewish Chaplain… until this past month! I hadn’t been at Cherry Point for […]
Read moreWhere have all the Rabbis gone? This is the question asked by so many military congregations outside of the United States. The need for more Rabbis within the military chaplainry is clearly evident. In the entire United States Navy, which supports both the Navy and the Marine Corps, there are only six Rabbis. Now, the exact number of Jews is […]
Read moreMilitary news you can use: Navy Raises Tuition Assistance Limits for Sailors Army Gives Bonus to High School Seniors who Graduate Navy Releases New Re-Enlistment Bonus Rates Helmets to Hardhats – Transitioning service members with training and employment opportunities in the construction industry. SchoolQuest – New web site designed for military parents to find the best option for their children’s […]
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Way back when we asked readers, “What’s on your dog tags?”. We revisit this issue in light of a quite thorough article about one Soldier’s experience with the dog tag dilema in Desert Storm. The “article” is actually an exerpt from a book by Debra Darvick. Dog tags. When you get right down to it, the military’s dog tag classification […]
Read moreThe Navy has recently joined the other services in encouraging observance of non-Christian holidays. I can’t imagine this is something drastically new, but it merited an article in Stars & Stripes. “The purpose of the message was to increase commanders’ awareness about the need for religious accommodation,” Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr.) John Kalantzis, an action officer in the Navy Chaplain’s policy […]
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