赫格塞特命令军方神父放弃等级标志,减少宗教归属的代码. Hegseth orders military chaplains to drop rank insignia and reduce religious affiliation codes.

美国国防部长Pete Hegseth宣布对军方牧师部队进行重大改革, 包括从教士制服中移除职位标志和将宗教归属码从200多个减少到31个. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced major reforms to the military's Chaplain Corps, including removing rank insignia from chaplains' uniforms and reducing religious affiliation codes from over 200 to 31. 改革的目的是简化宗教支持,强调牧师的精神作用. The changes aim to streamline religious support and emphasize the chaplains' spiritual role. 批评人士警告说, 这种减少可能会使少数宗教传统被边缘化. Critics warn the reduction could marginalize minority religious traditions.