“...They want “Morale Officers”, not Chaplains...”
I think Obama would prefer “Commissars”.
Ultimately, I believe you’re correct.
For now though, “Morale Officer” sounds so much more inviting and “inclusive”.
Truthfully though, during DS/DS, our Chaplains were called Morale Officers because we weren’t supposed to be open about non-islamist services.
I use the term quite loosely here as our military is not what it was 20+ years ago.