DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1120.9A
N131
7 Dec 2017
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1120.9A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS IN THE CHAPLAIN CORPS OF THE NAVY
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 1304.28 of 11 June 2004
(b) DoD Instruction 1310.02 of 26 March 2015
(c) DoD Instruction 1300.04 of 25 July 2017
(d) SECNAVINST 1000.7F
(e) DoD Directive 1304.19 of 11 June 2004
(f) DoD Instruction 1312.03 of 22 November 2013
(g) OPNAVINST 1210.5A
(h) SECNAVINST 1420.1B
(i) SECNAVINST 5351.1
(j) SECNAVINST 1730.7D
Encl: (1) Qualifications and Guidelines for the Appointment of Officers in the Chaplain Corps
(2) Chaplain Candidate Program
1. Purpose. To delineate policy, responsibilities, and procedures for the appointment and recall
of officers to the Navy Chaplain Corps (CHC), for the appointment of Chaplain Candidate
Program officers, and for the management of the Chaplain Candidate Program under references
(a) through (f).
a. This revision updates qualifications and guidelines for the appointment of officers in the
CHC, enclosure (1), and the management of the Chaplain Candidate Program, enclosure (2).
b. This is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 1120.9.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to all appointments in the Active Component (AC)
and Reserve Component (RC) to the CHC and Chaplain Candidate Program, to include: Reserve
officers transferred to the AC, Reserve officers recalled voluntarily to the active-duty list (ADL),
AC officers transferred to the RC, and transfers from other uniformed services in line with
references (c) through (g).
