This came from the latest issue of Inside SWCS.
Richard
Soldiers: Make your resilience a personal priority this year
COL R.A. Warburg, SWCS CofS
Given 10 years of war, building resiliency is a critical task for our Army, its Soldiers and their Families.
The book definition of resilience is the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress. In other words, resilience isn’t only about strength, or knowledge, but about stamina and persistence.
Your mental, physical and spiritual well-being is what makes you an effective, professional military service member. Invest in that well-being in order to stay sharp and prepare yourself for your next mission, operation and assignment.
Our Army has created some quality programs to assist us in building resiliency. Web-based tools and instructions on how to tap into Army resiliency resources can be found at
www.resilience.army.mil.
“A performance-based diet and physical fitness routine improve all aspects of a Soldier’s life, from solving problems and making accurate decisions to preventing injuries,” said Maj. Jessica Orth, a command physical therapist with the Tactical Human Optimization, Rapid Rehabilitation & Reconditioning (THOR³) Program. “In order to maximize efficiency and longevity as an operator, these routines should be a standard part of the SOF soldiers lifestyle.”
Make it a point in 2012 to invest in your resiliency.
http://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/9691