Education
University of Tennessee.
chaplain director army officer
University of Tennessee.
He was appointed to this assignment on July 12, 2007 and was the first Southern Baptist chaplain to be promoted to the position of Chief of Chaplains in more than 50 years. Carver holds theology degrees from the University of Tennessee and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was originally commissioned in the field artillery and served with the 4th Infantry Division as a company grade officer in various artillery positions.
He left active duty, but served with the Army Reserve for five additional years.
Upon returning to active duty in 1984, he attended the Chaplain Corps officer basic course and began his career in the chaplaincy. Before serving as Deputy Chief of Chaplains in September 2005, he was director of training at the Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
He was also a senior chaplain for V Corps and Combined Joint Task Force 7 in Germany and Iraq from 2002 through 2004.
