LTC Wright is not a "supervisor" he is a superior. A big time military no-no.
You dont have to respect the man but you must repsect the rank.
It was against the rules to do what the Chaplain did...if he had a problem he must go through channels...
If not resolved and he cannot live with the results...time to take a discharge and work for change from the outside...
As his or her conscience dictates
Unless of course we are talking 'criminality'...but we arent.
imo
It wasn't really clear to me whether LTC Wright was a technical chain supervisor or a command chain supervisor. Chaplains must answer to their line commanders and also to a chain of supervisory chaplains. My guess is that it's his command chain supervisor, probably his battalion commander.
If he did not attempt to go through his chain of command and his technical chain BEFORE he spoke to a newspaper, then the chaplain is wrong. Obviously, he knew his praying in Jesus' name at a command required event would be an issue. Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought it up. (The old adage: better to ask forgiveness than permission.)
He should have asked to be relieved of the assignment if he could not in good conscience perform it.
However, he should not be forced to participate in a government created neutral religion. If he is required to pray, then he should be permitted to be himself.
ALL OF THIS takes a back seat initially to whether or not he attempted first to address this throughout his chain of command.
His army career is probably over unless he's a baby chaplain. As a battalion chaplain in an Arty slot, that's a good possibility.