(NAVEDTRA  10052)  is  revised  and  issued  each year by the Chief of Naval Education and Train- ing.  Figure  II-1-3  shows  the  front  cover  of  this publication  for  calendar  year  1982.  The  RP should  check  with  [he  personnel  in  the  local command’s  educational  services  office  to  ensure that   this   bibliography   is   current   and   readily available for use in the Command Religious Pro- gram  (CRP). Since  this  module  is  the  first  material developed  for  the  RP  rating,  the  remainder  of this  chapter  will  be  devoted  to  describing:  the Chaplain   Corps, military  chapels  and  their origin,    the   CRP   at   a   shore   installation   and aboard  ship,  the  history  of  the  Religious  Pro- gram Specialist rating, RP skills and knowledge, RP  duty  stations,  and  CRP  terminology.  This background  information  is  provided  in  order  to better  understand  the  place  of  the  RP  rating  in today’s  Navy. THE  CHAPLAIN  CORPS The  second  article  of  Navy  Regulations  was adopted  by  the  Continental  Congress  on  28 November  1775  and  made  provision  for  divine services afloat. It reads: “The  Commander  of  the  ships  of  the  thir- teen  United  Colonies  are  to  take  care  that divine service be performed twice a day on board, and a sermon preached on Sundays, unless  bad  weather  or  other  extraordinary accidents   prevent.” Although   chaplains   are   not   specifically   men- tioned in this article, it is obvious that Congress intended   that   the   clergy   be   placed   on   board naval vessels to conduct worship services. A  Congregational  minister,  the  Reverend Edwards Brooks, was the first chaplain to serve in the Continental Navy. He reported aboard the Hancock  in  the  spring  of  1777  and  was  subse- quently  captured  by  the  British  in  May  1777. Sometime later he was exchanged for a captured British chaplain. The  Reverend  William  Balch  was  commis- sioned  a  chaplain  in  the  United  States  Navy  on 30 October 1799. He is considered 10 be the first commissioned  chaplain  of  the  United  States Navy.   However,    there  is  clear  evidence  that William  Austin  was  serving  as  a  chaplain without  a  commission  aboard  the  Constitution nearly  a  year  before  Reverend  Balch  reported for duty. Since the practice of using unordained men as chaplains was common in the early days of the Navy, it is not known whether Mr. Austin was  an  ordained  minister.  However,  since  he performed duties as a chaplain and was listed in the  official  records  of  the  ship,  it  appears  that the  distinction  of  being  the  first  United  States Navy  chaplain  belongs  to  him. During this period, Navy chaplains were ex- pected to serve as teachers of various subjects as well as perform ministerial functions. In answer to  an  inquiry  made  by  a  member  of  Congress regarding  the  duties  of  a  Navy  chaplain,  the Secretary   of   the   Navy   on   21   February   1811 wrote: “The  duties  of  a  chaplain  in  the  Navy  are to  read  prayers  at  stated  periods;  to  per- form  all  funeral  ceremonies;  to  lecture  or preach to the crew on Sundays; to instruct the midshipmen and volunteers in writing, arithmetic,  navigation,  and  lunar  observa- tions,  and  when  required  to  teach  other youths  of  the  ship.” This   statement   summarizes   the   regulations which had been set forth in 1802. Therefore, it is obvious   that   the   main   burden   of   preparing junior  officers  for  their  future  duties  rested upon  chaplains.  This  trend  continued  until  the Government  established  the  Naval  Academy  at Annapolis  in  1845. After   the   establishment   of   the   Naval Academy, chaplains began to devote more atten- tion  to  their  ministerial  duties  rather  than  to teaching  midshipmen.  However,  the  regulations of  1939  shown  in  figure  II-1-4  clearly  indicate that (he chaplain was expected to assist person- nel  who  were  deficient  in  certain  academic  sub- jects (item number 5 in the figure). The duties of the chaplain were not significantly modified dur- ing  World  War  II. This   module   is   not   designed   to   cover   the complete   history of   the   Chaplain   Corps. However,  it  is  important  for  the  RP  to  know that   Navy   chaplains   have   distinguished themselves   in several   professional   areas throughout United States history. The foregoing 1-3