of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Major claimant staff chaplains are assigned to the following locations: l l l l l l l l l l l l l The Chaplain, Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard Staff Chaplain, Chief of Naval Operations Staff  Chaplain,  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery Staff Chaplain, Bureau of Naval Personnel The  Chaplain,  Headquarters,  U.S.  Marine  Corps Staff Chaplain, Naval Sea Systems Command Fleet  Chaplain,  Commander  in  Chief,  U.S. Atlantic  Fleet Fleet Chaplain, Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces  Europe Staff Chaplain, Chief of Naval Education and Training Staff  Chaplain,  Naval  Security  Group  Command Staff  Chaplain,  Naval  Computer  Telecommuni- cations  Command Fleet  Chaplain,  Commander  in  Chief,  U.S. Pacific  Fleet Staff  Chaplain,  Commander,  Naval  Reserve Force Primarily, the role of the staff chaplains is to advise the major manpower claimants and Chief of Chaplains on matters that bear upon the quality of ministries within their  claimancies.  Claimant  chaplains  monitor  the billets and billet requirements for chaplains and RPs in all units of the fleet, force, or command and advise on the  initiation  of  manpower  authorization  change requests.  The  staff  chaplains  also  monitor  the  Auxiliary and Contract Chaplain Program and participate in the naval  command  inspection  program  for  the  purpose  of evaluating the effectiveness of CRPs. Supervisory  Chaplains Supervisory chaplains are senior chaplains of a force,  staff,  or  unit.  They  are  department  heads  or principal  staff  officers  with  responsibility  to  the commander  or  commanding  officer  through  the executive officer or chief of staff for administering, supervising, and facilitating religious ministries and chaplain  activities. This  responsibility  includes  the professional  supervision  of  chaplains,  assigned  enlisted and civilian personnel, and chaplains in subordinate commands,  as  appropriate. Coordinating   Chaplains A senior chaplain who is assigned to the staff of an area or regional area coordinator is designated as a coordinating  chaplain.  When  necessary,  a  regional  area coordinating  chaplain  delegates  responsibilities  within a local geographical area to a local area coordinating chaplain. Coordinating chaplains are responsible for professional  activities,  ceremonies,  training,  and  duty chaplains’  watchbills  among  area  chaplains  and  RPs. Additionally,  they  support  area  civic  and  religious ceremonies  and  activities.  Coordinating  chaplains  also conduct  area  RP  applicant  screening  boards. Command Religious Ministry Programs Article  0727  of  U.S.  Navy  Regulations,  1990, requires commanders and commanding officers to “use all proper means to foster high morale and spiritual well-being of the personnel under his/her command and ensure  that  chaplains  are  provided  the  necessary logistics  support  to  carry  out  the  command’s  religious ministry  programs.” With Article 0727 in mind, the Navy established the CRP.  The  CRP  placed  the  authority,  responsibility,  and accountability on Navy commanders and commanding officers to provide for the free exercise of religion by personnel  in  the  naval  service. Chaplains Chaplains  are  professionally  qualified  clergy, certified and endorsed by their ecclesiastical endorsing agency. Chaplains are assigned or attached to a specific command  primarily  to  provide  and  facilitate  religious ministries  within  that  command. Chaplains are an integral part of any command. They  stimulate  religious  and  general  well-being  of command   personnel   as   advisors   to   commanders, commanding   officers,   and   those   in   authority   on religious and morale matters. Although  chaplains  may  be  assigned  collateral duties,  these  duties  must  not  violate  the  religious practices of the chaplain’s faith group or the chaplain’s noncombatant  status.  Except  as  administrator  or custodian of a religious offering fund (ROF), a Navy chaplain  is  prohibited  from  serving  as  director  or treasurer of fund drives or in any capacity relating to the solicitation, collection, or disbursing of any monies. Chaplains  will  not  serve  on  a  court-martial  or  render judgment in disciplinary cases, except as required by xiii