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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Resiliency is a relatively new buzzword in the Army, only really becoming a common term within the past five years or so. The Ready and Resilient Campaign, launched in early 2013, really brought the concept as it relates to Soldiers to the forefront. The Army has been training master resilience trainers as fast as it can, but Hawaii units have either had to send leaders off island to take the training or bring mobile training teams here. That is no longer the case. The first master resiliency training class taught by local instructors graduated Nov. 21.
“Right now, we are one of five installations able to do this on our own without having to bring people in or send people TDY,” said Maj. Christopher Haynes, the 25th Infantry Division master resilience trainer and purveying medicine officer. “For the past year and a half, we’ve been working on creating the correct level of instructors so we can conduct this training ourselves.”
Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Olverson, a motor sergeant from 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th ID, attended the class and believes resiliency is a much needed skill in today’s Army.
“This course is not only going to make you a better leader,” he said, “but will enhance your character strengths and your ability to lead you Soldiers through tough times, deployments, family issues and day-to-day life.”
Maj. Gen. James Pasquarette, former director of the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Center and current U.S. Army Pacific Deputy Commanding General, came and spoke to the class the day before graduation and broke down the basics of what the course is about.
“Resilience is about two things,” he said. “Number one: it’s about problem solving. Number two: it’s about relationships. The intent of the program is to make everybody better than they would be without the training. The theory is, and the science is, that resilience can be taught and can be improved. That’s what this class has been about. We give you these skills so you can teach them to Soldiers and improve everybody in your company or unit.”
The first class graduating comes just as U.S. Army Hawaii is kicking off its new “Don’t Be a BySTANDer! Take a STAND!” campaign aimed at highlighting and preventing the 4 Ss: substance abuse, sexual assault, suicide and safety violations. Resilience plays a big part in the new campaign.
“It ties right into it,” said Haynes. “Having emotional and mental control ties directly back to the four S’s. If you’re emotionally in control, you aren’t going to do those types of things.”
Haynes also said that ultimately it boils down to improving our Soldiers.
“The more resilient our Soldiers are, the faster they will recover from negative events, giving us more time to complete our mission,” he said.
| Date Taken: | 11.21.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 11.25.2014 20:40 |
| Story ID: | 148856 |
| Location: | SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, US |
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