The Proximity Principle: Army Chaplains on the Fighting Line in Doctrine and History - Paperback

by U. S. Army Command and General Staff Col (Author)

The first official U.S. Army chaplain doctrine appeared in 1926 and contained this guidance: "The duty of the chaplain lies with the men of his command who are on the fighting line." This guidance reflected a principle of proximity-that is, chaplains minister wherever their soldiers are found, up to and including during direct ground combat.