Skip to main content (Press Enter).
Toggle navigation
Air Force Reserve Command
Air Force Reserve Command
Search
Search AFRC:
Search
Search AFRC:
Search
Home
COVID - 19
News
Commentaries
Features
Photos
Art
Video
HQ AFRC News
About Us
Biographies
Innovation
Submit
RPI
Community
Phantom
MMK
Rapid Raptor
Intel Warehouse
ARCNet
ICAM
Knucklebusters
Why It Matters
History
Future
Awards
FAQs
Share Your Truth
Chaplain
Yellow Ribbon
History
Enl Force Development
Fact Sheets
PHAP
SAPR
Profiles in Leadership
Volume II
Brink
Dettmer
Jensen
Daehler
OBrien
Lockheed
Richardson
Proietti
Levy
Rodriguez
Martins
Tsueda
Cason
Rettinger
Smith
Beyers
Volume III
Erredge
Arnholt
Harrington
Smith
Marks
Dodds
Walsh
Carlton
Schmidt
Rodriguez
Hopper
Sliger
Mastro
Wood
Tapia-Cordero
Fuentes
Volume I
Ameen
Cobern
Cunningham
Harris
Kim
Lewis
Robison
Rooney
Schmid
Scobee
Tree
Warren
Volume IV
Barnes
Beveridge
Brinkann
Crider
DellaVolpe
Dyke
Franklin
Giddings
Guderyon
Hodson
Libertz
Light
Okyere
Palomino
Sabric
Schultze
Volume V
Social Media
Airman & Family
FOIA
A1 Next
Professional Development
Units
Units by State
Reserve Recruiting
Contact Us
careers
Home
About Us
Chaplain
IMA Religious Affairs Airman
IMA Religious Affairs Airman
The Category "B" Program (Cat B) is administered from Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC/HC), 255 Richard Ray Blvd., Robins Air Force Base, Ga., 31098-1635, phone toll-free 1-800-223-1784, ext 71475, or DSN 497-1475.
The IMA program is designed for those persons who wish to serve their country through a military ministry in a reserve capacity. As an Air Force Reserve IMA Religious Affairs Airman you will work in an active duty Air Force installation chapel program supporting a pluralistic worship environment while still doing civilian ministry.
The primary role of Religious Affairs Airmen is to provide support for ministry. This is done not only through administrative means, but also as the "eyes and ears" of chaplains on deployments, visitations, and a wide variety of other exciting opportunities.
Active duty Chaplains and Religious Affairs Airmen deploy all over the world, taking care of our troops and ensuring their first amendment rights to worship. IMA Religious Affairs Airmen are primarily utilized to provide home base sustainment (backfill) for active duty Religious Affairs Airmen who are deployed. You may be aware that chaplains are noncombatants. Religious Affairs Airmen, on the other hand are combatants and must be qualified to carry and use firearms.
Religious Affairs Airmen in this program are known as Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMAs) and serve at an active duty base in the United States or overseas. As an IMA your commitment is 12 Inactive Duty Training (IDT) days per year and one Annual Tour (AT) of 12 days, which can be split into two sections. IMA Religious Affairs Airmen are assigned to the RIO, Det 5 (AFRC), Robins AFB, Georgia. These Airmen are attached for training to an active duty chapel on an installation near their home.
There can be no more than a one for one match for each active duty Religious Affairs Airman (i.e., 1 active duty MSgt to 1 Reserve MSgt IMA). Please note however, there will never be enough IMAs to allow for a one for one match.
Program links
Chaplain Home Page
AFR Chaplain Candidate Brochure
AFR Chaplain Brochure
AFR TR Chapel Contact Numbers
Chaplain Candidate Program
Unit Chaplain
IMA Chaplain
Religious Affairs Airman Program
Unit
Religious Affairs Airman
IMA
Religious Affairs Airman
AF Chaplain Corps
Service Links
Air National Guard
1-877-880-8182
NGB/HC
Jefferson Plaza #1
1411 Jeff Davis Highway
Arlington VA 22203-3231
chaplain@ngb.ang.af.mil
Active Duty Chaplaincy
1-800-803-2452
HQ AFRS/RSOCC
550 D St. West, STE 1
Randolph AFB
TX 78150-4527
chaplains@rs.af.mil
ArchdioceseĀ of Military Services
(Military Ordinariate)
PO Box 4469
Washington
DC 20617-0469
(202) 269-9100
http://www.milarch.org