Douglas L. Carver
{{short description|United States Army general}}
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- United States Army
- Army Reserve (1979–1984)
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| serviceyears = 1973–2011
| rank = Major general
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| commands = U.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CCH)
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| awards = {{ubl|Distinguished Service Medal|Legion of Merit (2)|Bronze Star Medal}}
| birth_name = Douglas Lanier Carver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|09|10}}
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| birth_place = Rome, Georgia, U.S.
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- University of Tennessee (BA)
- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv)
- U.S. Army War College (MA)}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Susan Gray|1973}}
| children = 2
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Douglas Lanier Carver (born September 10, 1951) is a retired American Army officer who served as the 22nd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.{{cite news| url=http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/05/army_chief_chaplains_070511w/ | work=The Army Times | title=New chief of chaplains nominated | first=Jim | last=Tice | date=May 14, 2007}} He was appointed to this assignment on July 12, 2007, and was the first Southern Baptist chaplain to be promoted to the position of Chief of Chaplains in more than 50 years.{{cite web|url=http://baptistpress.org/BPSearch.asp?search%3Dcarver |title=Baptist Press - Baptist Press News with a Christian Perspective |accessdate=2008-01-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725041722/http://baptistpress.org/BPSearch.asp?search=carver |archivedate=2011-07-25 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.gofbw.com/news.asp?ID%3D5905 |title=Brig. Gen. Douglas Carver to address SBC chaplains - Florida Baptist Witness |accessdate=2010-09-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307100703/http://www.gofbw.com/news.asp?ID=5905 |archivedate=2012-03-07 }}
Career
Carver holds theology degrees from the University of Tennessee and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He was originally commissioned in the field artillery and served with the 4th Infantry Division as a company grade officer in various artillery positions. He left active duty, but served with the Army Reserve for five additional years.
Upon returning to active duty in 1984, he attended the Chaplain Corps officer basic course and began his career in the chaplaincy. Before serving as Deputy Chief of Chaplains in September 2005, he was director of training at the Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was also a senior chaplain for V Corps and Combined Joint Task Force 7 in Germany and Iraq from 2002 through 2004. In his current position as Director of Chaplaincy with the North American Mission Board (the endorsing agent for the Southern Baptist Convention), he is responsible for overseeing 2,700 chaplains around the world.
Awards and decorations
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Legion of Merit (with one bronze oak leaf cluster) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=4|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Meritorious Service Medal (with four bronze oak leaf clusters) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Army Commendation Medal (with one bronze oak leaf cluster) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|National Defense Service Medal (with two bronze service stars) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}11px
|Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3) |
Gallery
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File:Flickr - The U.S. Army - Army Chaplain Corps prays.jpg
See also
References
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