Thursday 29 Sep 2011 @ 14:15
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Army chaplain speaks of life on the front line
Army chaplain Stephen Hancock describes how life for a padre on operations can be tough but very rewarding.
From carrying a 35-kilo Bergen in sweltering temperatures in Afghanistan to baptising an infant in a UK village church, Padre Hancock has done it all.
Dressed in green like the regular soldiers, military padres blend in with the crowd, but it is being able to develop a particular 'visibility' that Padre Hancock believes is the secret to success:
"I really believe in visibility, that a chaplain should be seen walking around talking to anybody and everybody," he said. "By doing that you build relationships and soldiers and officers will trust you. If you're invisible you have no chance of achieving a great deal with them."
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