Wolfie - First off, I speak from a 28 year career in law enforcement including decades of military service as well as native American heritage. APD is obtaining volunteer services including:  grief, PSTD debriefings, NOK notifications, and other services from people who want to because of what they feel is a higher calling and they receive training, use of a vehicle, etc.  Plus for military, chaplains show up or assigned to deployed units where they serve multiple purposes vice an on site staff psychologist who are assigned to medical facilities where the patients and customers come to them.  Please state your statistics for "much-abused".  Instead of being on the outside throwing stones, you might be surprised by the enthusiastic and overwhelming support from those who the Chaplains serve.  What's your background other than an apparent dislike for any program that involves God.