Front Line Naval Chaplains

To advance the education of the public in the subject of the history of Royal Navy Chaplaincy; in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including by:a. research into the history of Royal Navy Chaplaincy and its contribution to the wellbeing of the Naval Service, naval service veterans and their families; in particular, but not limited to, the impact of such ministry during armed conflicts, andb. the creation and secure storage of an archive of relevant learning and material, in both digital and physical forms, to illustrate and evidence that history, andc. the dissemination and publication of that material and knowledge through the use of information media such as the internet, books, photographs, exhibitions, conferences and lectures.For the purpose of this clause, the naval service and the royal navy and royal marines includes the royal navy, royal marines, royal fleet auxiliary and ships taken up from the trade, together with embedded elements of the other armed forces and supporting organisations.To promote the military efficiency of the armed forces of the crown by identifying and encouraging excellence and best practice in Royal Naval chaplaincy through:a. running the Association of Naval Chaplains, to support the Naval Chaplaincy Service and to enable serving and former members to mix together,b. encouraging esprit de corps within naval chaplaincy.