ABSTRACT
This chapter shows the numbers of the chaplains changed rapidly as war progressed – trying to keep up with the growth of the armies. It addresses two questions: first, the problem of the shortage and distribution of chaplains and the debate on where the padres should be posted and, second, the way these men were prepared for their responsibilities in the field through courses, seminars and publications. The chapter discusses conferences and courses on the Eastern as well as on the Western Front. A regular chaplain had the status of civil servant and was fully paid by the state. His civilian pay was cancelled. He received an allowance for his uniform and for housing, compensation for rent, and reimbursement for mobilisation. Although the need for the chaplain within the army was as good as uncontested in the German Empire, this was not the case in Britain.
