U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership

U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership The U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership (USA-IRL), Fort Jackson, South Carolina is the “Heart and Home” of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps.
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Our mission is to generate and develop Area of Concentration (AOC)/Career Management Field (CMF) 56 Soldiers and capabilities to provide religious support and advisement across the full range of military operations to the total force. Formerly the Army Chaplain School, the first session began March 3, 1918, to orient civilian clergymen to Army life. Originally located at Fort Monroe, Virginia, the

five-week course consisted of military law, international law, Army regulations, service customs, hygiene, first aid and horsemanship. Chaplain (MAJ) Aldred A. Pruden was appointed as the school’s first commandant. To supplement the activities of the school in World War I, a subsidiary Chaplain School was created in France during the early summer of 1918, and located near the headquarters of the American Expeditionary Force at Chaumont. It closed in 1919. The school continued in the United States at various locations until 1928. At this time, although never formally deactivated, the school ceased to train resident students and concentrated on correspondence courses. After the outbreak of World War II, the War Department reactivated the school in 1942. Since that time, thousands of Chaplains, Chaplain Candidates and Religious Affairs Specialists have received instruction in a variety of courses designed to best enable them to perform their duties in an Army environment. Located at Fort Jackson, South Carolina since 1995, the U.S. Institute for Religious Leadership is the home of the Chaplain Corps Regiment, formally activated on 29 July 1986. February 2022, the Chaplain School transitioned to the U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership. This organization, comprised of the Religious Leadership Academy (RLA), the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (NCOA), the Graduate School, and the Religious Support Operations Center (RSOC), was designed to enhance the investments we make in developing strategic leaders for our Corps, and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of RS delivery.

June NCO PT was led by TDD NCOs and it proved to be quite a smoker 💨💨💨 ALC students also joined in on the fun 😂📸 by SFC ...
06/24/2026

June NCO PT was led by TDD NCOs and it proved to be quite a smoker 💨💨💨 ALC students also joined in on the fun 😂

📸 by SFC Morales

06/23/2026

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ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRADUATION, 15 MAYAIT Classes 26-008/009 graduated on Friday at the of the U.S. Army Chap...
05/18/2026

ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRADUATION, 15 MAY

AIT Classes 26-008/009 graduated on Friday at the of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps.

Congratulations to the newest Enlisted members of the Chaplain Corps!!

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More 📸 from the Graduation Ceremony and their time in the course here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/usairl/850o1xdn76

05/15/2026

Six new students designated for active duty were administered the oath of office upon arrival to the Chaplain Basic Officer Leader Course (CHBOLC) Class # 26-002, May 12.

ADVANCED LEADERS COURSE GRADUATION, 14 MAY 2026ALC Class 26-003 graduated today at the of the U.S. Army Chaplaincy. Co...
05/14/2026

ADVANCED LEADERS COURSE GRADUATION, 14 MAY 2026

ALC Class 26-003 graduated today at the of the U.S. Army Chaplaincy.

Congratulations, Sergeants!

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📸 from the graduation ceremony and their time in the course: https://www.flickr.com/gp/usairl/zwL7it749j

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10100 Liberty Division Road
Columbia, SC
29207

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm

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(803)3182185

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