Hegseth creates military chaplain power center
Hegseth just established an Office of Religious Affairs that reports straight to him, no middle management, no filters. It's not a policy office. It demands budgets, controls infrastructure, and consolidates religious influence in the military.
This is religious institutional power getting a direct line to the Secretary of Defense. Chaplains finally have an "advocate at the highest levels." That's not spiritual care. That's political infrastructure.
.@SECWAR “Today, at my direction, I am establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, and for Secretaries of War after me, the Office of Religious Affairs will report straight to the top. No staff filters. No bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the Secretary. This won’t be a policy shop pushing paper. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support. The experts – our chaplains – will finally have an advocate at the highest levels. Policy and resources will serve the mission, not smother it.”
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