Yes, they were. However, each chaplain was assigned a chaplain's assistant who was armed to protect the chaplain. Some chaplains did choose to carry a 1911 .45 cal pistol, however.
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They are called Chaplains.
As combatants? No. It is not undheard of for Chaplains to be in the field, and quite often in harm's way. They are not there as fighters, they are present to offer spiritual guidance to those who are.
Maybe all of them. Maybe none of them.
Vietnam Vietnam
noncombatants (civilians)
Army Regulation 165-1Geneva ConventionThe US Army's Field Manual 16-1, Religious Support Fundamentals, states,The Geneva and Hague Conventions give the chaplain noncombatant status, and the policy of the Chief of Chaplains forbids chaplains to bear arms. If captured, the chaplain is not a prisoner of war, but a "detained person" for the purpose of ministering to prisoners of war.Field manuals are not law, but an Army-level policy, such as this one, has the force of law. Furthermore,Army Regulation 165-1, para. 4-3c states,Chaplains are noncombatants and will not bear arms.
The women were the Non- Combattants
The National Association of Jewish Chaplains at www.najc.org
The Corporate Chaplains of America is a network of full-time chaplains who bring their training and caring to the workplace. The Chaplains propose to help people handle their life's problems so they can focus on their work.
No. Drummers were unarmed noncombatants.
Civilians and noncombatants
YES. There are Jewish chaplains in the US Armed Forces and in US Prisons.
Royal Army Chaplains' Department was created in 1796.
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yes there were about twenty both navy army chaplins who recived the bronze star for bravery under emeny fire
Yes, anyone including noncombatants that is participating in a war can be killed.