Douglas Lanier Carver (born September 10, 1951) is a retired American Army officer who served as the 22nd

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. He was appointed to this assignment on July 12, 2007, and was the first

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chaplain to be promoted to the position of Chief of Chaplains in more than 50 years.

Career

Carver holds theology degrees from the

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and the

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) is a Baptist theological institute in Louisville, Kentucky. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The seminary was founded in 1859 in Greenville, South Carolina, where it was at ...

. 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. 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

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. He was also a senior chaplain for

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and Combined Joint Task Force 7 in

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and

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from 2002 through 2004. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carver, Douglas (Chaplain) Southern Baptist ministers United States Army generals Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Legion of Merit University of Tennessee alumni 1951 births Living people Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army Southern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni

Career

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