Originally Posted by
parabellum
As for service chaplains I think you might get a surprise, the last two I had anything to do with were very much soldier's chaplains, one had done about six years in the SAS then left the Army, came back as a chaplain and specialised in airborne forces, the other, on appointment to the Parachute Brigade, went through 'P' Company and then jumped at every opportunity thereafter. There are/were plenty more like them in the forces.
This is encouraging.
Military padres have generally managed to remain relevant by providing support which is valued by the communities to which they are attached.