At echelons above brigade, Chaplains and 56M form what?

• A. A Chaplain Section
• B. A Chaplain Detachment
• C. The Religious Support Team
• D. Chaplain's Battalion

Answer: (A)

At echelons above brigade, the Chaplain and Religious Affairs Specialists (56Ms) work together as a Chaplain Section to provide coordinated religious support across multiple units. The Chaplain leads the section and sets the religious support plan, while the 56Ms carry out the planning, coordination, and execution of that plan to meet soldiers’ religious and morale needs at division level and above. This structure enables efficient oversight and delivery of religious services, rites, and advisory support across a larger force. The brigade-level arrangement is typically a Religious Support Team, which is smaller, pairing a Chaplain with a single 56M for a specific unit. A Chaplain Detachment or a Chaplain’s Battalion reflect different organizational constructs not used for these higher echelons.