The intellectual and moral components of fighting power represent the human dimension of warfighting. They are

concerned with how people, individually and collectively, apply their non-materiel resources (intellect, emotions, motivation

and leadership) to fight and win. The capacity to apply these resources is a

critically important element in the human dimension of warfighting. It enables

individuals and small teams, isolated in a complex and chaotic battlespace, to

understand and act despite friction, danger, uncertainty and chance.

The Fundamentals Of Land Warfare”, LWD-1

Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Concept

Background

• Load carrying & nutritional intake (AFG)• Post-deployment reconditioning• Reintegration adjustment & mental health• Reckless behaviour• Moral dilemmas of 3 block war

CSF Construct• Underpinned by four pillars

– Nutrition, healthy eating, hydration– Physical conditioning & active lifestyle– Mental Health: resilience– Moral and ethical soldiering

• Applied across the FGC• Based on hierarchy of values

– Ethos: integrity, courage, teamwork– Nine core soldier behaviours– Fighting power: intellectual, moral, physical

• Effects– Enhance raise, train, sustain function of FORCOMD– Meet foundation warfighting standards– Ramp up to current operational requirements

CSF Construct• Address the whole soldier

– 24/7 lifestyle so ethos & core behaviours applies to social life & family life

• Soldiers are army’s “smart weapon”• Start point is individual and the context is the

team• Fighting power is about capability and soldiers

are army’s capability• We do something unique

– We have agreed that there is ONE thing worth dying for…what other civilian job expects that?

Scheme of Manoeuvre• Purpose: Improve health status of FORCOMD

personnel.• Method:

– coordination of STSR WRT nutrition– Dev COMD FORCOMD philosophy on Health and

Wellness.– Implement series of Health and Wellness initiatives.

• Specifically: Physical Conditioning, Mental Health (resilience) and Nutrition (education and product)

• Endstate:– Comprehensive Soldier Fitness.

Lines of Operation

• Research and development.• Education, promotion and awareness

packages– Comd– Staff

• Training delivery– Ab initio – Force generation cycle

• Product Delivery

CSF Effects

• Education and awareness• Nutrition programs & products• Incorporate into MST package• Improved clinical outcomes

• Evidence based• Resonate with soldiers• Address individual needs within organisational

requirements

Comprehensive Soldiers Fitness

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READY

DEMOUNT TO FORCOMD

FORCE GENERATION CYCLE

RESETREADYING

FGC

NUTRITION

Comprehensive Soldiers Fitness

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DEMOUNT TO FORCOMDMISSION SPECIFIC

EDUCATION EG: WEATHER, ALTITUDE,

FOOD SAFETY

Education on appropriate use of CRP

IMPROVED logistic chain for just in time

rationing

Adequate fresh food provision

Health monitoring & nutritional support

Superior feeding systems Mission specific CRP

Nutrition policy Access to nutrition

support

Targeted health & wellness initiatives

MGTHE

Education for PTI and catering staff

MULTI MEDIA

Education at Training

establishments

Field kitchens

REHAB

Comprehensive Soldiers Fitness

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DEMOUNT TO FORCOMD

Welfare Boards IMMEDIATE CLINICAL REHAB

SUPPORT NETWORK

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT

INTEGRATE INTO UNIT

TRANSITION

Comprehensive Soldiers Fitness

LOW TO MODERATE LINTENSITYSTRENGTH AND ENDURANCE

COMMENCE STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT

TEAM AND COLLECTIVE PT FORMAT LOW INTENSITY

INDIVIDUAL EXERCISE PERSCRIPTION IN THE

COLLECTIVE ENVIRONMENT

BASIC MOVEMENT FOUNDATION SKILLS

SPECIFIC FOUNADTION SKILLS FOR OPERATIONS

ADAPTION TO ENDURANCE SKILLS AND POWER

ASSESSMENTS

PROTOCOLS FOR DEPLOYMENT

SPORTS SKILLS

LEISURE AND HEALTH

ELEVATE TO MODERATE INTENSITY WEIGHT LOAD ENDUARANCE

ACCLIMATISATION

LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR DEPLOYMENT

MAINTENANCE OF CONDITIONING

PHYSICAL

CONDITIONINGINDIVIDUAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Mental Health in Deployment Cycle

PULSE

POPS

PRIMARY SURVEY II

BATTLESMART

RESILIENCE UPDATE

(BATTLESMART)

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID

PSYCH SPT TO BG MST/MRE

REINTERGRATION

“STAY ARMY” AND CAREEROPPORTUNITIES

COMMANDER’S AMHOO

TUSK / AMHOO

RTAPS DECOMPRESSION

MENTAL

HEALTH

OP FATIGUE TRG

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3 BDEHANDOVER FOR OPERATIONS DEMOUNT

TO FORCOMD

DATA

COLLECTION

AND ANALYSIS

QUESTIONS