The Secretary of War is seeking to restore the spiritual mission of the military Chaplain Corps.

As his Exhibit A, he pointed to the Army’s new Spiritual Fitness Guide, which he noted is more than 100 pages long—yet mentions God only once. It does, however, mention feelings eleven times, “playfulness” nine times, and even treats ethics as a “component of creativity.” Hegseth argued that the guide reflects an unacceptable and unserious swap of faith and virtue for self-help and self-care. His aim, he said, is to restore the Chaplain Corps to its historical roots as a moral anchor for the fighting force. Hegseth is aiming toward an older American clarity that views religious adherence as an asset to the warfighter, not a liability.

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