Navy chaplains to remove rank insignia from all working and utility uniforms
BLUF – The Navy has directed chaplains to remove all visible rank insignia from working and utility uniforms—including NWUs, flight suits, coveralls, and outer garments—while continuing to wear their Chaplain Corps faith-group insignia and retaining their commissioned rank and authority. The change implements Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s directive that chaplains are “chaplains first and officers second,” a move intended to make them more approachable to service members seeking confidential support, while still requiring normal military courtesies and salutes.
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