Many a young ex-chaplain was beset by misgivings. Misgiving No. 1 he shared with mustered-out Americans of every sort, from radio stars to ribbon clerks: "Will I get a job?" Ex-chaplains too recently graduated from divinity schools to have had a parish and those whose pulpits have been filled by able successors feared they might have to sweat it out a long time.
Misgiving No. 2 they also had in common with their brother veterans: "How can I get along with civilians?" A few decided to break themselves in gradually to civilian churchgoers' standards by returning to the seminary for a "refresher...
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