CHAPLAIN CORPS

CH (MG) Stephen Kirtley
National Chief of Chaplains
USVAR, USV-JSC™

The United States Volunteers Joint Services Command (USV-JSC™)  is composed of military retires, former members of every service of the Armed Forces and civilians. The USV-JSC™ members are disciplined, trained, loyal uniformed volunteers that serve and stand ready to serve the Department of Defense in local communities.  USV-JSC™'s main mission is "boots on graves,"  rendering proper final military honors for every man and woman who has honorably served this nation.  This is what we do.  (Click)

Chaplains wear the uniform with distinctive modifications in the service in which they served with some exceptions.   The uniform is distinct from active and reserve services, but provides a "seamless" appearance.   The United States Armed Forces Veterans are the greatest untapped volunteer force in the world with their years of experience and expertise. 

Today according to Lt. General, Allen Baumann, National Commanding General of the USV-JSC™, "our veterans are dying at a rate of 1600 a day.   Because of the war on terrorism, our active and reserve forces are committed to preserving our democratic free society.  As a results 90% of America's finest are buried without final military honors."  There is a critical shortage of properly trained, experienced, uniformed Chaplains to support the mission of rendering burial services other than a uniformed member of the Service of the deceased and a "boom box" or an electronic bugle for TAPS.  The USV-JSC™ provides flag folders, the salute by a rifle squad, an honor guard and a Chaplain.

Because of this shortage, the USV-JSC™ Chaplain Corps is gearing up to recruit and train more qualified chaplains to be sure that more of our  veterans are honored with "boots on graves" as was intended by Congress before this severe shortage of uniformed men and women arose.

USV-JSC™ Chaplain Corps is also working with the Medical Reserve Corps in the community for emergency preparedness.   All Chaplains receive training and are encouraged to be certified in First Aid and CPR.

We encourage clergy and retired military to check us out.  We are especially looking for many good NCO's..  Training is provided.  All we need is your body!  USV-JSC™ Chaplain Corps is a 100% volunteer force!

To this purpose we are committed. 

Additionally, we serve as a pool of civilian, military trained, disciplined and uniformed Volunteers with skills determined by the Secretary of Defense to be critical, rapidly available for use in, or in support of, units of the Armed Forces on a temporary basis to meet no-notice, or short notice, operational requirements.  Qualified members of the USV-JSC™ may be called upon on short notice to be embedded in military units, not as part of the military, but as a relief force with required skills that are in short supply in the Armed Forces.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Chaplain (MG) Stephen Kirtley

National Chief of Chaplains - USV-JSC™  
1550 E. Elizabeth St. M13
Pasadena, CA 91104

National Chief of Chaplains
USV-JSC™, National Headquarters
Long Beach Veterans Hospital
Long Beach, California  
Email:  thegeneral1939@gmail.com
Phone: (626) 827-2424

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Our Mission

To  qualify and train men and women as USV-JSC™ Chaplains and Chaplain Assistants to meet the mission.

Contact Information

USV-JSC™ Chaplain Services

Telephone

626 827-2424  

FAX

626 296-7582

Postal address

P.O. Box 15368, Long Beach, CA 90815

Electronic mail

General Information:  thegeneral1939@gmail.com

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