Our chaplains are chaplains, not emotional support officers, and we're going to treat them as such. That's why today, at my direction, we are also simplifying the faith and belief coding system. In recent years, [the faith and belief coding system] ballooned to over 200 overly complex faith and belief codes. An overwhelming majority of the military population only uses six codes. Eleven are not used by anyone. (02:31–02:39)
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