Spirituality and the Effect on Readiness

Abstract

Maintaining readiness in the U.S. Army has been and will be a concern for the U.S. to provide a ready and capable force to defend against threats. Mental health issues plague soldiers and veterans and is a detriment to unit readiness. The health of the force is a product of the readiness and resilience of individual soldiers. Spirituality has shown to have a positive effect on treatment in post-combat stress. Several reports conducted by Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness authors provide evidence that resilience training may have a protective effect on mental health issues. While individual spirituality and religious practices are a constitutional right, the Army places a very small portion of emphasis on the training of spiritual fitness. An analysis of several studies show the positive influence of spirituality on psychological resilience and the potential benefit to military readiness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 2019
Accession Number
AD1106892

Entities

People

  • Kevin P. Johnson

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chaplains
  • Combat Injuries
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Depression
  • Education
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.