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Defence Chaplains provide regular support to Defence personnel and their families both at home and in the workplace. The workplace where an ADF chaplain is located includes; aboard ship, on base or barracks, in the field and in all operational theatres.

They are trained professionals who are able to provide pastoral care and counselling to members and their families, for issues such as environmental adjustment, interpersonal conflict, pre-marriage and relationship preparation, family or marital disharmony, vocational decisions, the military lifestyle, loneliness, and spiritual well-being. Chaplains visit members in detention, visiting live-in accommodation areas and married quarters, and refer to other helping professionals.

Chaplains provide spiritual and religious care through worship services, the occasional offices (Marriage, Baptism, Funerals etc), ministry to the sick and grief stricken, and religious education.

Chaplains are on-call and available after hours.

Chaplains are responsible to ensure the religious and spiritual needs of ADF personnel of all world religious faith groups are provided for

Army

http://intranet.defence.gov.au/armyweb/Sites/PRINCHAP/ (Intranet only)

Navy

http://intranet.defence.gov.au/NavyWeb/sites/dgchap-n/ (Intranet only)

Air Force

http://intranet.defence.gov.au/raafweb/sites/DCHAPS/ (Intranet only. Please note that this is the Chaplain's web page at HQ Trg Comd)

The following websites are links to internet sites for Chaplains of specific faiths.

Anglican Chaplaincy

http://www.defenceanglicans.org.au

Catholic Chaplaincy

http://www.military.catholic.org.au/