COMDTINST 1730.5B governs policy and standards for the Coast Guard Auxiliary Chaplain Support Program.
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The publication addresses ACS candidate qualifications, application procedures, training, evaluations, chaplain responsibilities, confidentiality, and uniforms. It requires supervision, mission orders, application documentation, annual evaluations, and activity reporting.
Applies to: This Instruction applies to clergy members who are, or wish to be Auxiliarists, who pursue designation as, or who are designated as, ACS Chaplains that support Coast Guard RM programs.
Be in Basically Qualified (BQ) or Operational Auxiliarist (AX) membership status.
Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university named on the U.S. Department of Education’s list of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home.
ACS Chaplains will serve under the direct supervision of their assigned Coast Guard Chaplain (assignment determined by CG-00A).
As the OIA, it is the responsibility of the assigned supervisory chaplain to issue written orders directing the ACS chaplain to perform specified missions.
Communications by Coast Guard members and other authorized personnel with ACS Chaplains are privileged under Reference (d) and section 18 of this Instruction. (paragraph 5)