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COMPREHENSIVE SOLDIER FITNESS STRONG MINDS,
STRONG BODIES
BG Rhonda Cornum Army Family Covenant ILW Panel 7
October 2009
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full spectrum operationssimultaneous
offensive, defensive, and stability or civil
support operationsis the primary theme of this
manual.
FM 3-0, Operations (February 2008)
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CSF - What is it? What is it not?
CSF is A structured, long term assessment
and development program to build the resilience
and enhance the performance of every Soldier,
Family member and DA civilian.
Gen George Casey, CSA

• CSF is not
• Not just another mandatory training
  requirement
• Not a screen for any physical or
  psychological disease or dysfunction, including
  suicide
• Not something we do after a Soldier, Family
  member, or DA Civilian has a negative
  psychological, physical, social, or professional
  outcome

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Comprehensive Soldier Fitness
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Pillars of the Program

• 1. Self assessment tool (Global Assessment Tool)
• Deploy to entire Force
• Adapt to Family members (GAT offered 1 January
  2010)
• 2. Self development modules queued by assessment
• Civilian-Military working group in five
  dimensions ensures
• quality (Physical, Emotional, Social, Family,
  Spiritual)
• On line and program training - available to
  Family members
• Training will be evidence based
• Family members will have access to the Fitness
  Tracker and will be able to see what modules they
  have or have not completed
• 3. Resilience training
• All TRADOC schools progressive, sequential
• Unit Training - varies by deployment cycle
• Will be offered at Family Forum events
• 4. Master Resilience Trainers (MRT)
• Teaches Leaders to instill resilience in
  subordinates
• Platoon, Company, Battalion level Soldiers
  Helping Soldiers

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1. Global Assessment Tool
Emotional Fitness Distribution
Emotional Results to date
As of 1200 24 SEP 09
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2. Resilience Training

• Develop critical thinking, knowledge, and
  skills to overcome challenges, mature, and bounce
  back from adversity
• All training is evidenced based
• Future curriculum development will be based on
  demonstrated quality, efficacy, and lessons
  learned
• Teaches people to see that
• Challenges are temporary - not permanent
• Challenges are local - not pervasive
• Challenges can be changed by your own effort

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3. Self-Development

• Soldiers, Family members, and DA Civilians
  directed to a menu of self-development modules
  based on results from GAT.
• Provides evidence-based training in each area
  of health available based on individual needs
• Offered on line to all Army Components and
  deployed Soldiers, Family members, and DA
  Civilians
• Military and civilian expert workgroups
  determined the knowledge, skills and attributes
  for each dimension
• Will utilize technology to integrate outcomes
  results inform decisions on which programs to
  continue to support, expand, or eliminate

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4. Master Resilience Training

• Increase core competencies such as optimism,
  mental agility, and self-regulation
• Soldiers helping Soldiers and Families
  helping Families
• Modify University of Pennsylvania materials to
  Soldier, Family member, and DA Civilian
  populations

Level I
Master Resilience Trainer
Level II
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Will it Work? Does it Matter?
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Navy Resilience Study
Williams, 2004
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Navy Resilience Study
Williams, 2004
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Treat Risk vs Enhance Strength
Navy Resilience Study
Lower 25
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness
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DISCUSSION