Not long after converting to Islam — facing discrimination from other soldiers, disappointment from his Lutheran family, and with more than one citation for insubordination on his record — Shabazz was ready to quit the military. But a chance encounter with a Christian army chaplain not only convinced him to stay in the military but to pursue chaplaincy himself. Nearly three decades later, with his 2018 promotion to colonel, Shabazz is the highest-ranking Muslim chaplain in the U.S. Military. He serves as command chaplain for U.S. Army Central, the three-star command responsible for land operations in the Middle East, according to Army Times. As a child, Shabazz was molested by a family friend — an experience, he said, that put him in an emotional tailspin and left him an angry young man. He spent the 8th grade in special education and failed the 9th and 12th grades. Colonel Shabazz shares his story of having to come back from many setbacks in life, including falling in with the wrong crowd, drinking alcohol, which led to many drunken brawls, being beaten with a shovel, and then shot in the back. His story will inspire and challenge you to believe, belong, and become.
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