This office is the endorsing unit for all Ordained Rostered Ministers (Pastors and Deacons) in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who fulfill requirements to serve as Chaplains in all branches of the US Armed Forces (Active, Reserve, and Guard), Veterans Affairs Hospitals, Bureau of Prisons, Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and all state and local hospitals and prisons, hospice care, nursing homes, etc.