Brent W. Scott
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 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]
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| Preceded by Margaret G. Kibben |
Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy 2014 –present |
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