{"id":104618,"date":"2026-08-19T14:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/08\/19\/from-navy-seal-to-army-chaplain-how-one-veteran-found-a-new-purpose-in-service\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:39:52","slug":"from-navy-seal-to-army-chaplain-how-one-veteran-found-a-new-purpose-in-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/08\/19\/from-navy-seal-to-army-chaplain-how-one-veteran-found-a-new-purpose-in-service\/","title":{"rendered":"From Navy SEAL to Army chaplain: How one veteran found a new purpose in service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/572505\/beyond-trident-former-navy-seal-redefines-strength-through-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Navy SEAL Capt. Daron Miller<\/a> found a new definition of strength when he shifted his focus from elite performance to a career as a U.S. Army chaplain, using his background to support soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 19, Miller was searching for something difficult to accomplish and a way to define his identity. While browsing a book about Navy SEALs, he found his challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI decided to join the Navy and become a SEAL before I even paid for the book,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/572505\/beyond-trident-former-navy-seal-redefines-strength-through-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Miller said in an Army release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book mentioned that candidates in the final phase of Basic Underwater Demolition\/SEAL training, or BUD\/S, were required to run 14 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI literally grabbed a Marlboro stopwatch that came out of a carton of my mom\u2019s cigarettes, and all I knew was that it was seven miles down to the gas station and back,\u201d Miller said in the release. \u201cSo, I just put on my tennis shoes, didn\u2019t bring water, I had the stopwatch to time myself, and I just ran 14 miles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October 1993, Miller began Navy boot camp and later reported to SEAL Team 3 after completing BUD\/S training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn dive phase,\u201d Miller said, \u201cI got an award called \u2018First Time, Every Time.\u2019 That means in every graded evolution that we did, all the drown-proofing and diving, I passed my very first time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite those accolades, Miller recalls still feeling unfulfilled. He remembers asking himself, \u201cHow is it I\u2019ve done all this, but inside I feel just as unfulfilled as I did before I ever joined the Navy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/572505\/beyond-trident-former-navy-seal-redefines-strength-through-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><u>Miller\u2019s life changed during a six-hour drive<\/u><\/a> back from training in California with another SEAL. The man began talking about his Christian faith and his time as a missionary in Russia before joining the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faith had not been significant in Miller\u2019s life growing up in Kansas. But that conversation would eventually lead him to explore a faith that shaped his career and sense of purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller remained in the Navy until 2006. He later attended Lancaster Bible College and Capital Seminary, intending to minister to veterans in a hospital setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fellow student serving as a chaplain candidate connected Miller with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Miller eventually commissioned as an Army chaplain assigned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/572505\/beyond-trident-former-navy-seal-redefines-strength-through-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller\u2019s SEAL background gave him a point of connection with soldiers who might otherwise be hesitant to open up to a chaplain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen a soldier\u2019s in front of me and they see, \u2018Oh wow, he\u2019s got a combat diver badge and all of that stuff,\u2019\u201d Miller said, \u201c\u2018This isn\u2019t just a pastor who stepped in off the street and put on camis. Here\u2019s someone that shared some of the things that I\u2019ve done.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/572505\/beyond-trident-former-navy-seal-redefines-strength-through-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/572505\/beyond-trident-former-navy-seal-redefines-strength-through-service\"><u>Miller said that some of the strongest soldiers<\/u><\/a> he has encountered are often the more private ones, whose character and perseverance never receive public recognition through badges or awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. David Boyles, a Pennsylvania Army National Guard chaplain who has worked alongside Miller for several years, said Miller is quiet, reserved and humble, contrary to expectations for someone with his military background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller also serves as a civilian chaplain at a senior living community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis willingness to step into an environment where growth and change in the people you care for are not likely &#8230; is a testament to his servant\u2019s heart and a desire to care for people regardless of any noticeable outcome,\u201d Boyles said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared with his 19-year-old self, Miller now measures strength differently. 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