NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia. (AP) On Navy ships docked at this vast base, hundreds of sailors in below-deck mazes of windowless passageways perform intense, often monotonous manual labor. It’s n
Concerned with preventing the growing number of suicides, the U.S. Navy plans to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors.
Goal is for chaplains, who are both clergy in different denominations & naval officers, to connect with sailors, believers & non-believers alike, as life coaches.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. The national suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an on