# 6 : COULD PART-TIME U . S . ARMY RESERVE CHAPLAINCY BE A FIT FOR YOU ?
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And , McCall adds , U . S . Army Reserve chaplaincy is also a great fit for people who are already institutional chaplains in hospitals , in the VA system , in the workplace , prisons , and so on . If this sounds like something to explore , check out this helpful Q & A to learn what it means to commission as an Officer from the get-go , plus citizenship requirements for Reserve chaplaincy , and even the possibility of age waivers based on ministry experience .
By their nature , church leaders are service-oriented . It stands to reason , then , that an article delving into the opportunity represented by U . S . Army Reserve chaplaincy would land in our top 10 articles of 2024 .
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“ Across the board , the U . S . Army Reserve is for those individuals who want to remain in a civilian capacity but also to serve in the Army ,” explains CH ( MAJ ) Walter McCall , Senior Chaplain , U . S . Army Chaplain Recruiting South-Central Station . “ For the Reserve Chaplaincy role specifically , these are ministers who — like me at one time — are in pastoral roles , who enjoy serving their local churches , yet still feel the call to do Army ministry .”
Even better , anyone in the Reserve serves in an Army Reserve center closest to their home of record . McCall says this was conducive when he was an associate pastor . “ As the chaplain for my soldiers coming to my one-weekend-per-month worship service , I questioned them : ‘ Where are you going to church ?’” he recalls . “ For many , I was their only pastor , so I invited them to the church where I was the associate pastor .” The same was true for his mentor , who — according to McCall — told his home church : “ This gets me out of these four walls and makes me a missionary to our community .”
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