Douglas L. Carver

Chaplain (Major General) Douglas Lanier Carver, USA (born September 10, 1951) is a retired American Army officer who served as the 22nd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.[1] He was appointed to this assignment on July 12, 2007 and was the first Southern Baptist chaplain to be promoted to the position of Chief of Chaplains in more than 50 years.[2][3]

Douglas Lanier Carver
Major General Douglas Lanier Carver 22nd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born	September 10, 1951 Rome, Georgia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1973–2011
Rank	Major General
Unit	Army Reserve (1979-1984)
Commands held	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	War on Terror Iraq War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal
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Career

Carver holds theology degrees from the University of Tennessee and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.[1]

He was originally commissioned in the field artillery and served with the 4th Infantry Division as a company grade officer in various artillery positions. He left active duty, but served with the Army Reserve for five additional years.[1]

Upon returning to active duty in 1984, he attended the Chaplain Corps officer basic course and began his career in the chaplaincy. Before serving as Deputy Chief of Chaplains in September 2005, he was director of training at the Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was also a senior chaplain for V Corps and Combined Joint Task Force 7 in Germany and Iraq from 2002 through 2004.[1] In his current position as Director of Chaplaincy with the North American Mission Board (the endorsing agent for the Southern Baptist Convention), he is responsible for overseeing 2,700 chaplains around the world.[2]

Awards and decorations

	Ranger Tab
	Basic Parachutist Badge
	Air Assault Badge
	Army Staff Identification Badge
	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
	V Corps Combat Service Identification Badge
	2 Overseas Service Bars

	Army Distinguished Service Medal[1]
	Legion of Merit (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
	Bronze Star
	Meritorious Service Medal (with four bronze oak leaf clusters)
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Army Commendation Medal (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
	Army Achievement Medal
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Meritorious Unit Commendation
	Army Superior Unit Award
	National Defense Service Medal (with two bronze service stars)
	Iraq Campaign Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Army Service Ribbon
	Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3)

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See also

• Armed Forces Chaplains Board
• Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

References

1. Tice, Jim (May 14, 2007). "New chief of chaplains nominated". The Army Times.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)