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The Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD) is an all-officer corps that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army.
As of 2007, there are about 280 serving regular chaplains (commonly known as "padres") in the British Army; these can belong to either one of several Christian churches, or to the Jewish faith, although currently all chaplains are Christian. Uniquely within the British Army, the Royal Army Chaplains' Department has two cap badges, for its Christian and Jewish officers. There are also chaplains in the Territorial Army and the Army Cadet Force.