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RP Religious Program Specialist

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Overview

Religious Program Specialists support the Professional Naval Chaplaincy and help provide and facilitate religious ministry for Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their families of all faith groups. They advise leaders on program planning and execution, collect and analyze Command Religious Program data, and provide technical expertise on force protection requirements for Religious Ministry Teams.

Minimum ASVAB: VE+MK 105 or VE+MK+CS 157

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: milpersman-1306-618-rating-list-2026-04 (source date 2026-04). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Religious-program data collection and analysis
  • Leadership advice on program planning
  • Expeditionary force protection for ministry teams

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Supporting religious ministry and advising leadership on program planning and execution transfers to coordinating civilian religious activities.

How to prepare: Target coordinator-level religious-program openings first to build civilian program experience. Director-level work typically calls for bachelor's-level education and several years of related experience, so compare those expectations with your education and actual program responsibilities before pursuing director positions.

What the civilian work involves
  • Identify and recruit potential volunteer workers.
  • Schedule special events, such as camps, conferences, meetings, seminars, or retreats.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook

Office Clerks, General

Religious-program data collection and program support transfer to maintaining office records and organizing administrative information.

How to prepare: Build a sample office-records tracker in Excel to demonstrate accurate data entry, updating, and retrieval.

What the civilian work involves
  • Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
  • Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word

Training & Development

Choose credentials for your target role. COOL funding markers describe program listings, not a guarantee of eligibility or funding.

Getting Started

  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) · Funded

    Develop structured project-planning skills for coordinating religious-program events and activities.

    Eligibility and preparation: At least 18 years old, a secondary degree such as a high school diploma or equivalent, and at least 23 hours of project management education completed before the exam; no experience is required.

    For: Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Notes & Sources

  • RP religious-ministry support does not establish ordination or authority to serve as clergy.
Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol I (NEOCS, Jan 2026 edition): RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST (RP)

    [1] Rating chapter "SCOPE OF RATING"; cached text line 66373; NAVPERS 18068F Vol I, 2026-01 edition

    Supports: Religious-program data collection and analysis, Leadership advice on program planning, Expeditionary force protection for ministry teams, Directors, Religious Activities and Education (O*NET 21-2021.00), Office Clerks, General (O*NET 43-9061.00)

  2. O*NET: Directors, Religious Activities and Education

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Directors, Religious Activities and Education (O*NET 21-2021.00), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

  3. O*NET: Office Clerks, General

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Office Clerks, General (O*NET 43-9061.00)

  4. COOL credential mapping: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

    [4] RP cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

    [5]PMI: Certified Associate in Project Management eligibility · Check eligibility and prepare, Eligibility Requirements; retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

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