Contact information:
1LT Michelle Reitzner
2801 West 2nd St.
Appleton, WI 54914
920-832-2712
DSN: 724-8121

Oscar Gollaz
2400 Wright St.
Madison, WI
608-242-3655

PBS

Army Program Aims to Build Troops’ Mental Resilience to Stress
In 2009, the Army launched a program designed to help the country’s 1.4 million people in uniform cope after tours in Iraq or Afghanistan. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the goals of the $140 million Comprehensive Soldier Fitness initiative, and the controversy it has created.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec11/ptsd_12-14.html

Health Experts Question Army Report on Psychological Training
Mental health experts say a U.S. Army report on training aimed at enhancing soldiers’ psychological resilience is flawed.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/military/jan-june12/csf_training_01-02.html

CNN

Making soldiers fit in body and mind
A new Army project is aiming to make soldiers fit both physically and mentally for war and peace. http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2011/12/28/nr-army-comprehensive-soldier-fitness.cnn#/video/us/2011/12/28/nr-army-comprehensive-soldier-fitness.cnn

LA Times

Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program aims to equip troops mentally
Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum of Gulf War fame has been deployed to lead the military’s new program to prepare soldiers for the psychic trauma of war and its aftermath. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/26/nation/la-na-military-stress-resilience-20111226

Links:

fishfulthinking.com

facebook – Wisconsin Resilience Training

 

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