opportunities for practicing their religious beliefs as  civilians  enjoy  in  their  communities.  Many factors affect the extent to which this can be ac- complished.  Budget  allocations,  along  with  the size, location, and nature of the naval activity are some  of  these  important  factors.  The  following sections  will  provide  a  general  overview  of  the Command   Religious   Program   at   shore commands. CHAPEL  FACILITIES Practically  all  shore  installations  have  at  least one fully equipped chapel facility for use by the various  religious  groups  or  categories  represented by  command  personnel.  Services  may  be  con- ducted  in  the  station  theater,  auditorium,  or  some other  convenient  location  when  chapel  facilities are  not  available.  Military  chapels  will  be  dis- cussed  in  another  section  of  this  chapter. DIVINE SERVICES Larger  shore  installations  provide  a  full schedule of services on Sundays, Sabbaths, holy days, and weekdays. This enables command per- sonnel  to  attend  the  services  of  their  choice.  These larger installations normally have a minimum of two chaplains assigned. Chaplains conduct public worship  according  to  the  manner  and  form  of their  own  particular  faith  group  and  may  wear the  vestments  of  that  liturgical  tradition  as appropriate. Personnel are encouraged to attend services in communities near the installation when their  particular  faith  group  is  not  represented aboard the command; or the commanding officer may  invite  a  civilian  member  of  the  clergy  to conduct services on the station to meet the needs of  these  individuals. RELIGIOUS  RITES  AND PASTORAL   CARE Chaplains  provide  various  religious  ministries to  command  personnel  and  their  dependents  in addition to conducting regular worship services. Some  examples  of  several  special  ministries  which are  provided  by  chaplains  are: Baptisms Weddings Communion  services Ministry  to  the  sick Ministry  to  the  dying Funeral  services The   Religious   Program   Specialist   provides valuable support to command chaplains through the  scheduling  of  special  services  and  by  ensur- ing  that  the  facility  is  properly  rigged  for  each service. RELIGIOUS   EDUCATION Religious  education  programs  for  military  per- sonnel  and  their  dependents  have  traditionally been  provided  at  commands  whenever  a  sub- stantial dependent population existed. Unity and continuity  in  such  religious  education  is  made  dif- ficult  by  frequent  transfers  of  military  families. The   various   and   unique   denominational   re- quirements also influence the religious education programs  that  are  provided  for  dependent children of military personnel. For these reasons, the   Navy,   Army,   and   Air   Force   Departments make available religious education curricula and materials   which   are   designed   especially   for military  religious  education  programs.  The  cur- riculum   for   dependent   children   at   Navy   and Marine Corps shore activities is usually selected from  the  following  three  resource  guides: Cooperative  Protestant  Religious  Educa- tion  Curriculum Catholic  Curriculum  and  Resource  Guide Unified   Jewish   Religious   Education Curriculum The materials described in these resource guides are  selected  by  members  of  the  Armed  Forces Chaplains Board from various publishing houses. The RP maybe tasked by the command chaplain to  obtain  material  from  these  three  sources  in order to provide a standardized religious educa- tion  program  for  command  personnel  and  their dependents.  In  addition,  RPs  may  be  tasked  to recruit volunteers to teach the standardized cur- riculum to dependent children. This responsibility y will  require  the  RP  to  instruct  volunteers  in religious  education  methods  and  the  use  of religious  education  material. 1-13