LESSON THREE
IDENTIFYING CHAPLAIN ASSETS/SHORTFALLS
OVERVIEW
TASK DESCRIPTION:
In this lesson, you will learn how to identify UMT assets.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
| TASK: | Describe the actions needed to identify the UMT assets, and determine shortfalls/cross leveling. Identify the steps necessary to prepare a training program. |
| CONDITION: | Given the subcourse material for this lesson and a training scenario. |
| STANDARD: | The student will respond with 70% accuracy to the multiple choice subcourse examination requiring recall and application of instructions. |
| REFERENCE: | The material contained in this lesson was derived from the following publications: AR 165-1 |
INTRODUCTION
UMT assets must be identified in order to determine shortfall/cross-leveling and to properly prepare a training program. To determine which assets are arriving and when they arrive requires pulling information from various systems and sources.
PART A - CHAPLAIN ASSETS
1. Active Duty Chaplains and Chaplain Assistants.
Active duty chaplains and chaplain assistants are assigned to active component units that are either "forward deployed" or earmarked to support one or more operation plans.
2. TTHS Account (Trainees, Transients, Holdees, Students).
Chaplains in the TTHS Account are used by OCCH to provide theater filler and casualty replacement personnel in support of one or more operation plans.
a. Trainees.
Enlisted personnel must graduate from an MOS-producing course before being deployed.
b. Transients.
Transients are all chaplains enroute to a PCS assignment. Chaplains enroute from CONUS to overseas will be diverted to the theater of operations. Chaplains enroute to a CONUS assignment are directed to immediately continue to that assignment and thus are not available for use as theater fillers or replacements.
c. Holdees.
Holdees are chaplains on medical hold. They become available for use as theater fillers or replacements only after being appropriately released from patient status and reported to OCCH. Pre-separation holdees become available upon declaration of "stop-loss".
d. Students.
Chaplain students are available for use as fillers and replacements upon graduation or termination of the course. Chaplains must complete basic course to be a deployable asset. Students will be assigned by OCCH.
3. Reserve Component (RC) UMTs.
The RC consists of the United States Army Reserve (USAR), and the Army National Guard (ARNG).
a. United States Army Reserve (USAR)
(1) Troop Program Unit (TPU) UMTs.
Troop Program Unit UMTs are all U.S. Army Reserve chaplains and chaplain assistants assigned to a reserve unit. They become deployable assets upon arrival at the mobilization station. TPU requirements include four, four-hour Unit Training Assemblies (UTA) once per month. This is known as a "drill weekend." The unit also performs a 14-day Annual Training (AT).
(2) Individual Ready Reserve (IRR).
IRR chaplains and chaplain assistants are members of the Ready Reserve not assigned to the Selected Reserve and not on active duty. Upon mobilization, IRR chaplains and chaplain assistants are called to active duty and employed as fillers or replacements at the mobilization station. Members of the IRR may be preassigned to a unit on a mobilization station and provided a reporting date.
(3) Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA).
IMA chaplains and chaplain assistants are assigned to MOBTDA/MTOE slots during wartime that do not exist during peacetime. IMAs are subject to recall during Presidential 200,000 call-up, a partial mobilization, and a full mobilization. Although IMA chaplains are trained to fill a specific wartime function, they are still deployable assets and, should the need arise, may be employed as fillers or replacements. Drilling IMAs (DIMA) also perform monthly UTAs, commensurate with TPU chaplains.
b. Army National Guard (ARNG) UMTs.
ARNG units are commanded by the State Governor until mobilized at the home station. Once mobilized, ARNG units become a part of Active Component units under the appropriate MACOM. ARNG chaplains and chaplain assistants are considered deployable assets upon arrival at the mobilization station. The ARNG only has TPU positions, so the requirements are the same as with the USAR TPU above. The difference is that an ARNG AT is 15 days.
c. Retired Chaplains and Chaplain Assistants.
Retired chaplains and chaplain assistants are preassigned to Army Installations and are activated upon orders from DA. In most cases, retired members are nondeployable assets. However, a retired member may request assignment to a unit that is subject to deployment.
d. Chaplain Assistants.
Chaplain Assistants are assigned by DA, MILPERCEN.
e. Chaplain Candidates.
Chaplain Candidates are not mobilization assets.
PART B - DEPLOYABLE CHAPLAIN ASSETS/SHORTFALLS
It is essential that all MS chaplains be able to identify arrival times of deployable assets in order to determine shortfall and properly prepare a training program. Likewise, CONUSA chaplains must be able to identify all assets within their area of command.
1. Deployable Assets.
a. Active Duty Chaplains.
Active duty chaplains already assigned to an installation and, except for TTHS personnel, present for duty.
b. TTHS Chaplains.
The majority of TTHS chaplains, who will be assigned to the theater as filters or replacements. Those who remain in CONUS will be assigned by OCCH to fill shortfalls.
c. Troop Program Unit (TPU) UMTs.
MS chaplains should become familiar with the Mobilization Basis Stationing Plan at their installation to determine which Reserve Component units will arrive, when they will arrive, and when they will deploy.
d. Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) UMTs.
IRR MS chaplains should contact their installation mobilization planners to obtain information on the number and rank of IRR chaplains scheduled to report to their installation.
e. Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMA) UMTs.
MS chaplains should review their mobilization TDA/MTOE to determine whether there are vacant IMA chaplain slots at their installation. The MS chaplain should have the names and addresses of filled IMA chaplain spaces.
f. Army National Guard (ANG) UMTs.
Mob chaplains should check their installation's Mobilization Troop Basis Stationing Plan to determine the ARNG units arriving at their installation. They should also provide their CONUSA chaplain with the rollout of ARNG units arriving and request for name, rank, denomination, address, and other pertinent data for ARNG chaplains.
2. Personnel Data.
As a minimum, the STARC, RSC, and Division chaplains should maintain the following personnel data on their chaplain assets:
a. Full Name.
b. Rank (authorized for the position, and the actual rank of assigned UMT member).
c. Unit, unit address, telephone/fax/e-mail.
d. Denomination and a copy of ecclesiastical endorsement.
e. Age/Date of Birth (DOB).
f. Years of service.
g. Current civilian occupation.
h. Home address, telephone/fax/e-mail.
i. Current ORB or 2-1.
j. Additional documents as needed.
PART C -- REDISTRIBUTION AND CROSS-LEVELING
The redistribution and cross-leveling process requires assigning an individual from one unit to meet a shortage in another unit. Redistribution is performed at continental U.S. Army (CONUSA) level and cross leveling is performed at mobilization station level. The Chief of Chaplains has authorized redistribution and cross leveling during mobilization through decentralized management. All UMT mobilization and deployment planning will take the impact of personnel redistribution into account.
1. Priorities of the Chief of Chaplains (CCH).
a. The CCH delegates to lower levels, but in all cases the guidelines of the CCH are observed. The Chief of Chaplains has established the following parameters for redistribution and cross-leveling:
(1) Priority for assigning chaplains is first to deploying units and then to training bases.
(2) Whenever possible, one Jewish chaplain and four Catholic chaplains will be assigned to a division and the Protestant chaplains will be assigned to the remaining spaces. One Catholic chaplain will be assigned to separate brigades and the remaining spaces will be allotted to Protestant chaplains.
(3) Personnel redistribution will be as needed. Unit integrity will be maintained whenever possible. CONUSA chaplains may redistribute chaplains before alert in anticipation of shortfalls at mobilization stations. The chief of Chaplains manages this process in the event of mobilization, but operational authority is delegated.
b. The Chief of Chaplain's priorities have an impact on the provision of religious support at the mobilization station. Many Active and Reserve Component UMTs will deploy immediately. Some RC UMTs will train intensively and then deploy based on their units' mission. This rapid flow through the mobilization station may take place at the same time requirements for religious support at the mobilization station increase. The families of Active Component units will still be in place. While requested to remain in place, some RC families may relocate to the area of mobilization station.
c. Upon full mobilization, the mobilization station will have Active and reserve Component UMT assets to support this religious support mission. Mobilization station religious support requirements must be forecasted, programmed, resourced, and met. Installation chaplains may draw upon the following personnel assets:
(1) IMAs.
(2) Retirees subject to the retiree recall program.
(3) Active component or RC soldiers who are not deployed.
(4) Civilian religious organizations in the area.
2. FORSCOM Staff Chaplain.
The FORSCOM staff chaplain is authorized to redistribute chaplains in CONUS to meet the priorities of the CCH.
3. CONUSA Staff Chaplains.
The CONUSA staff chaplains are authorized to redistribute chaplains in their areas of responsibility to meet the priorities of the CCH.
4. Installation Chaplains.
After mobilization, Installation Chaplain's can cross-level chaplains in close coordination with FORSCOM and CONUSA.
5. STARC and RSC Chaplains
Can cross-level during the Alert Phase in close coordination with CONUSA.
6. Other Requirements.
Mobilization planning must include the possible utilization of civilian religious organizations as secondary providers of religious support. It is uncertain how much religious support will be available from civilian communities in times of national emergency. Nevertheless, civilian religious organizations are part of the picture, and it is critical that the installation chaplain maintains up-to-date directories of area religious organizations and religious leaders as much as possible during peacetime.
PART D - MOBILIZATION TRAINING PROGRAM
1. Pre-mobilization.
a. For planning and implementation purposes, the installation UMT has a key role in mobilizing the Chaplaincy. The installation staff chaplain becomes the mobilization station chaplain and must assume the leadership role to ensure that the installation can accomplish the UMT mobilization religious support mission.
b. Before mobilization, the installation chaplain designates and supervises a chaplain mobilization planner who does the following:
(1) Prepares the chaplain annex to the IMP.
(2) Prepares the UMT mobilization SOP.
(3) Prepares the UMT MOBTDA.
(4) Coordinates with and tracks RC units scheduled to report to the installation.
(5) Conducts mobilization station exercises.
(6) Communicates with IMAs and retirees with orders to report to the installation upon mobilization.
2. Pre-mobilization Training.
a. Mobilization is a time of confusion. Complete and realistic planning at the installation is one part of the solution. Training for mobilization is another part. Pre-mobilization training gives UMTs the opportunity to practice their mobilization religious support missions. This is also a way to evaluate the adequacy of mobilization plans and SOPs.
b. Proper training for chaplains and chaplain assistants prior to mobilization requires concerted coordination among FORSCOM, USACHCS, CONUSA, AR-PERSCOM, and installation staff chaplains. It also requires an open line of communication with all Reserve Component chaplains to discuss what is required of the individual, determine training needs, discuss training opportunities, and properly manage assets prior to and during mobilization.
(1) FORSCOM Chaplain's office conducts annual mobilization training as directed by the OCCH.
(2) The AR-PERSCOM staff chaplain must provide the maximum training opportunities for all IRR chaplains.
(3) CONUSA chaplains provide training such as the CALL FORWARD and OPTIMAL FOCUS training exercises.
(4) STARC and RSC chaplains must ensure that TPU chaplains receive the maximum possible training. The importance of chaplains being included in all mobilization exercises must be communicated to the reserve commanders. FORSCOM/CONUSA chaplains should develop training workshops.
(5) For retired chaplains, see AR 601-10 for information on mobilization of retired members of the Army.
(6) Supervisory chaplains and supervisory chaplain assistants must ensure that chaplain assistants receive the maximum training possible.
3. Unit and UMT Training for Deployment.
a. Certain aspects of UMT training are supervised by the mobilization station chaplain. In most cases, the mobilization station chaplain is ready to conduct refresher training for RC UMTs. Training at the PPP/PSP prior to deployment is according to War fighting Commander in Chief (CINC) requirements in Theater. The Installation Commander and the CONUSA Training Support Battalion (TSB) will validate UMTs before deployment into the theater.
b. The installation chaplain's coordination with RC UMTs should provide information about the deployment readiness of the UMTs. The installation chaplain should be aware of the following:
(1) Units with a chaplain who has not completed the CHOBC. Chaplains who have not completed the CHOBC are not deployable. Upon full mobilization, these chaplains will report directly to USACHCS to attend the CHOBC.
(2) Units without a chaplain or chaplain assistant.
(3) Units with a chaplain assistant who is not school qualified through the Chaplain Assistant Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Course or through the Chaplain Assistant Reserve Component Reclassification Course. Soldiers who are not school trained, as chaplain assistants will not be deployed as chaplain assistants.
c. This information will provide the installation with data needed to cross level and to construct training programs. USACHCS will provide guidelines to determine the following:
(1) Who needs to be sent to USACHCS to complete training?
(2) Who can be certified as qualified for deployment?
(3) Who can complete the training at the mobilization station?
d. USACHCS will also provide prepackaged materials for mobilization station training programs.
4. Mobilization.
a. In time of mobilization, the mobilization station chaplain will need to have adequate staff to do the following:
(1) Perform cross-leveling responsibilities.
(2) Provide religious support to soldier families.
(3) Augment religious support soldier training for deployment.
(4) Train-up RC UMTs.
b. It is important that the UMTs assigned to units preparing to deploy, have primary responsibility for providing religious support to the soldiers' training and training for mobilization themselves.
