Douglas L. Carver

Douglas Lanier Carver
Major General Douglas Lanier Carver 22nd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born	September 10, 1951 (1951-09-10) (age 60) 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 Bronze Star Medal

Chaplain (Major General) Douglas Lanier Carver, USA (born September 10, 1951) is a retired American Army officer who served as the 22^nd 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]

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, he is responsible for overseeing 2,700 chaplains around the world.^[2]

Carver received criticism for using what some called "apocalyptic religious warfare rhetoric" during a speech on July 13, 2006 to a Southern Baptist church congregation in Alabama.^[4]

Among his awards and decorations are the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star, the Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Ranger Tab.^[1]

Awards and decorations

	Distinguished Service Medal
	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. ^ ^{a b c d e} Tice, Jim (May 14, 2007). "New chief of chaplains nominated". The Army Times. http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/05/army_chief_chaplains_070511w/. 
2. ^ ^{a b} http://baptistpress.org/BPSearch.asp?search=carver
3. ^ http://www.gofbw.com/news.asp?ID=5905
4. ^ http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/59273/

Further reading

Military offices
Preceded by Jerome A. Haberek	Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 2005 – 2007	Succeeded by Donald L. Rutherford
Preceded by David H. Hicks	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 2007 – 2011	Succeeded by Donald L. Rutherford

Persondata
Name	Carver, Douglas
Alternative names	Carver, Doug; Carver, Douglas L.; Carver, Douglas Lanier
Short description	Chaplain, Army officer, Chief of Chaplains, Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth	Rome, Georgia
Date of death
Place of death