Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Jaquetta Gooden | Staff. Sgt. Barnes, 94th AAMDC Unit Victims Advocate, stands by the SHARP tree during...... read more read more
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Army’s Ready and Resilient Campaign combines multiple efforts and initiatives to improve the readiness and resilience of the total Army.
Initiatives on Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention, Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness, Master Resiliency Training, Suicide Prevention, Equal Opportunity, and Spiritual Fitness, has reached across the ranks as the Army’s top priorities to ensure zero tolerance and maintain Soldier readiness.
The 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command compiled all of these initiatives and established the Ready and Resiliency Team. The team is comprised of certified trainers in SHARP, MRT, EO, and the command Chaplain for spiritual fitness and guidance.
“The Ready and Resiliency Team serves as a one stop shop uniquely organic to the 94th AAMDC,” shares Chaplain (COL) Ken Revell, 94th AAMDC Chaplain.
“We are the first line of defense when it comes to issues surrounding these initiatives, our task is to train and educate,” explains Revell.
The Ready and Resiliency Team was created for the command to have a platform to raise awareness and prevention year round.
Although April is SHARP awareness month, the 94th AAMDC Ready and Resiliency Team’s mission is to ensure that awareness and prevention is present every day.
“We want to enforce that every day, 365 days a year, is sexual harassment and sexual assault awareness and prevention day, everyday!” said CW4 Sherri Campbell, 94th AAMDC SHARP program manager, during a ribbon tying ceremony held in front of the 94th AAMDC Headquarters and Pacific Air Force Headquarters building, April 1.
The ceremony which consisted of tying a teal ribbon around the trees outside of the headquarters signifies that each Soldier in the command accepts the responsibility to look after one another, and to not be a bystander in the U.S Army Garrison Hawaii’s Take a Stand campaign.
“Our team continues to put together special events and ceremonies like the ribbon tying ceremony to enhance Soldier awareness and knowledge” shares Sgt. 1st Class Philip Wagers, 94th AAMDC Equal Opportunity Adviser and Master Resiliency Trainer.
The Ready and Resiliency Team has made great strides since its launch, from the development of the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training or ASIST program, to orchestrating three Equal Opportunity observances alongside U.S. Army Pacific, to monthly MRT and SHARP training to the command.
“Being a part of something that was at just an idea, and to see that idea transform into a reality, speaks volumes of this great command” explains Master Sgt. Anthony Wyatt, 94th AAMDC SHARP representative.
“This is for the Soldiers, all of us must know our part and do our part in order to eliminate sexual assault/harassment from our ranks and organization,” shares Wyatt.
“We will continue to maneuver forward in our efforts,” said Revell. “It is incumbent upon all of us to get better, get healthier, and to become more adaptable when it comes to engaging the complex challenges of life, and that is why programs like the Ready and Resiliency Team are set in place”.
The resiliency team has been very effective for the 94th AAMDC. They will continue to focus forward on their lines of effort which includes refining policies and prioritizing resources to support Soldiers’ resiliency; building and maintaining Soldier readiness; strengthening Army professionals; and communicating change.
This initiative highlights the Army’s SHARP and Ready and Resilient Campaign, while keeping with the Army values, which are the back bone of a healthy, steadfast organization.
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 04.02.2015 22:58 |
| Story ID: | 159053 |
| Location: | HONOLULU, HI, US |
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