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I see no problem here.

The overall goal of encouraging marital faithfulness is consistent with a military purpose. Adultery is a violation of the UCMJ and contrary to good order and discipline.

Strong families make for stronger and more prepared units. A torn apart family reduces a soldier's mission focus and can lead to a loss of unit cohesion if more than one unit member is involved. Unscrewing the problems caused by martial infidelity is a tremendous distractor and drain on the time and energy of the command. Military service is 24x7 and makes you a part of community that goes beyond "the job." What happens in quarters affects what happens down range, and vice versa.

Each chaplain supports the commander's overall goal of "strong families" in a way that is consistent with his or her faith. Soldiers are free to accept or reject whatever the chaplain has to offer. Chaplains can use faith-based material that is consistent with their own theology. Some chaplains apparently have requested this particular material; others haven't. The material is offered to those who want it, as an extension of that particular chaplain's ministry.

Personally, it's not my cup of tea. No chaplain that I know would be offended if I simply said, "No thanks."

As I said, I see no problem here.

CNN had an interesting story...several months ago...one of their reporters had been following one particular squad...all young of course. Four members of the squad were married, and by the end of the deployment...all of their marriages were finished. In all four cases, it was the wife back home who did all the damage. When you look at the huge divorce rate with young Army officers now...its the same way. The military has been successful in making threats and keeping tabs on folks and lessening adultry...but there isn't a thing they can do about the wives back home.