 The Religious Affairs Specialist is an enlisted Soldier or Non-Commissioned that is part of a "task/organized, mission/based team designed to accomplish and support the specified religious, spiritual and ethical needs of soldiers in accordance with command responsibilities".The Religious Affairs Specialist is part of the Unit Ministry Team which consists of one Army Chaplain and Religious Affairs Specialist or a Religious Affairs Non-commissioned Officer.The official Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) of Chaplain Assistant was established by General Orders No.