▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Command ant ' s ▁senior ▁ad visor ▁on ▁matters ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁chap la ins ▁and ▁the ▁free ▁exercise ▁of ▁religion ▁as ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁as ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁US CG ▁personnel ▁and ▁their ▁el ig ible ▁family ▁members . ▁ ▁Chap la ins ▁provide ▁religious ▁min istry , ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁and ▁promote ▁the ▁well - be ing ▁of ▁US CG ▁personnel , ▁and ▁serve ▁as ▁command ▁l ia ison ▁officers ▁to ▁civil ian ▁religious ▁leaders , ▁communities , ▁organizations ▁and ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁The ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁are ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁Command ant ' s ▁Relig ious ▁Min ist ries ▁in ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁instruction . ▁ ▁The ▁US CG ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁organ ic ▁chap lain ▁corps ; ▁chap la ins ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Chap lain ▁Corps ▁are ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁US CG ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁US CG ▁b illet s . ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁documents ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁US CG ▁Chap la ins ▁Ori entation ▁Man ual ▁provided ▁guidance ▁for ▁Navy ▁chap la ins ▁assigned ▁to ▁US CG ▁duties . ▁ ▁Chap la ins ▁are ▁cler gy ▁who ▁ha il ▁from ▁many ▁different ▁faith s ▁and ▁denomin ations ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁ord ained ▁or ▁appointed ▁as ▁minister s , ▁pri ests , ▁im ams , ▁and ▁rabb is ▁by ▁their ▁den om ination . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Chap la ins ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁United