It's something he could not rule out in the future, but it's very early days for the organization.

After a reasonable amount of time, the secretary will likely deem this set of guidance as the final version, but the Air Force will need experience with how the guidelines work in practice before deciding on the finalization date.

The basic intent of the guidelines has not changed from the first version. We've also changed language where comments indicated that the original language had been misunderstood.

Chaplains will remain an integral part of military service.

Ms. Walker's conduct was looked at by the [Department of Defense inspector general] and … no negative findings were made,

I'm relieved. I can't believe they went on strike to begin with.