I've been looking over some of the TO&Es for the 1970s and 1980s, and there was no authorized weapon for the chaplain, the captain's assistant was authorized an M-16. There were two MTO&Es, one for 2nd Armored Division Forward, dated May, 1981 and one for 2nd Infantry Division, dated January, 1985 that authorized pistols for the chaplain. Both of the MTO&Es were removed within the same year of issue.
These were the only two of thirty-one reviewed that mentioned armed chaplains.
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