Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Steven A. Schaick is the Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  As a member of the special staff of the Chief of Staff, Chaplain Schaick assists the Chief of Chaplains in establishing guidance on all matters pertaining to the religious and moral welfare of Air Force personnel and their dependents and directing and maintaining a trained, equipped and professional Chaplain Corps of more than 2,200 chaplains and chaplain assistants from the active and Air Reserve components.  As a member of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, he and other members advise the Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff on religious, ethical and quality-of-life concerns.

Chaplain Schaick is a native of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1976 serving four years as an F-15 Integrated Avionics Component Specialist.  He was commissioned in the Air Force Reserves as a chaplain candidate in 1985 and into the active duty chaplaincy in 1988.  Chaplain Schaick served three different major commands as a staff chaplain, followed by special duty assignment to Arlington National Cemetery.  He led a division in the Center for Character Development at the U.S. Air Force Academy and went on to serve as a wing chaplain in Air Force Special Operations Command.  Chaplain Schaick served as the deputy command chaplain for both Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command. He served as the Senior Staff Chaplain for the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency and the command chaplain for Air Education and Training Command.  An ordained Presbyterian minister, Chaplain Schaick is endorsed by the Presbyterian Church, USA.

EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Wis.
1986 Master of Divinity, McCormick Theological Seminary (PCUSA), Chicago, Ill.
1994 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 
1995 Master of Business Administration, Webster University, Washington, D.C.
1999 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Air War College, by seminar, Eglin AFB, Fla.
2005 Doctor of Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, Calif.
2009 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1976 – September 1976, Student, basic military training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. October 1976 – June 1977, Student, integrated avionics, Lowry AFB, Colo.
3. July 1977 – July 1980, F-15 Avionics Specialist, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. May 1986 – July 1988, Reserve Chaplain, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. August 1988 – August 1991, Installation Chaplain, Eaker AFB Ariz.
6. September 1991 – August 1994, Protestant Chaplain, Rhein-Main AB, Germany
7. September 1994 – July 1995, Protestant Chaplain, Bolling AFB Washington, D.C.
8. September 1995 – July 1998, Chaplain, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
9. August 1998 – May 1999, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 1999 – May 2002, Director, Spiritual and Character Development, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
11. June 2002 – May 2004, Senior Protestant Chaplain, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
12. June 2004 – January 2006, Wing Chaplain, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
13. February 2006 – June 2008, Deputy Command Chaplain, AFSOC, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
14. July 2008 – May 2009, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
15. June 2009 – May 2011, Deputy Command Chaplain, ACC, Langley AFB, Va.
16. May 2011 – July 2012, Senior Agency Staff Chaplain, Air Force ISR Agency, Lackland AFB, Texas
17. July 2012 – September 2015, Command Chaplain, AETC, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
18. September 2015 – present, Deputy Chief of Chaplains, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Navy Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Captain  Aug. 27, 1988
Major  April 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel  March 1, 2004
Colonel  Oct. 1, 2009
Brigadier General  Nov. 2, 2015

(Current as of November 2015)