Brent W. Scott

Brent W. Scott

Rear Admiral (lower half) Brent W. Scott
19th Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1992–present
Rank Rear Admiral (lower half)
Commands held Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps

Brent W. Scott currently serves as the 19th Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps and the Deputy Chief of Navy Chaplains.

A native of Amarillo, Texas, Rear Admiral Scott graduated from West Texas A&M University in 1976, and he received a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1980. After twelve years as a civilian pastor, he received a commission in the United States Navy and was assigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing in Yuma, Arizona, where from 1992-1995, he served as the battalion chaplain for both the 2nd and the 1st Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalions. His next assignment was Naval Station Rota, Spain, where from 1995-1999, he served as chaplain for Marine Security Forces and the Naval Brig. Rear Admiral Scott subsequently served Carrier Air Wing 7 in Oceana, Virginia, as the wing chaplain where he deployed with the Ike battle group for combat in the Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, and the Persian Gulf from 1999-2001. In 2002, Rear Admiral Scott received a Master of Theology from Duke University, and was then detailed to Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, as a supervisory chaplain in one of the largest Religious Ministry Teams in the Navy.[1]

Awards and decorations

Defense Superior Service Medal
Gold star
Legion of Merit with one gold award star
Gold star
Gold star
Gold star
Meritorious Service Medal with three award stars
Gold star
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with award star
Gold star
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with award star
Navy "E" Ribbon
Fleet Marine Force Ribbon
Bronze star
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Bronze star
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with service star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with four service stars
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Margaret G. Kibben
Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps
Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy

2014 –present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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