Around Chaplain Gordon Ritchie’s office at Marine Corps Recruiting Command are samples of the birdhouses he builds as a hobby. Ritchie has taken over as the Protestant chaplain for the Marine Memorial Chapel, and in March he’ll become the senior chaplain for Headquarters and Service Battalion. - Around Chaplain Gordon Ritchie’s office at Marine Corps Recruiting Command are samples of the birdhouses he builds as a hobby. Ritchie has taken over as the Protestant chaplain for the Marine Memorial Chapel, and in March he’ll become the senior chaplain for Headquarters and Service Battalion.