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When considering the requirements for mission readiness, what comes to mind?
Perhaps it’s the ability to pass required fitness and body composition tests, weapons qualifications, or pre-deployment medical and dental check-ups. Whatever the requirement, fitness of both the mind and body are important factors that impact mission readiness.
Service members experience a variety of operational stressors, both physical and mental, which contribute to allostatic load, a term that means “wear and tear” on the body. As these repeated stressors increase allostatic load, service members can face an increased risk of emotional distress, burnout, or illness.
Studies suggest certain traits such as mental toughnessHPRC webpage and resilienceHPRC webpage, as well as positive coping behaviors, such as seeking advice from a trusted source and enlisting emotional support, may help military personnel address and process these stressors and experiences. Psychological fitness is also linked to virtually every aspect of health, sometimes in unexpected ways. Ensuring that service members are not only physically fit, but also psychologically fit, can support the optimization of a medically ready force.
Perhaps it’s the ability to pass required fitness and body composition tests, weapons qualifications, or pre-deployment medical and dental check-ups. Whatever the requirement, fitness of both the mind and body are important factors that impact mission readiness.
Service members experience a variety of operational stressors, both physical and mental, which contribute to allostatic load, a term that means “wear and tear” on the body. As these repeated stressors increase allostatic load, service members can face an increased risk of emotional distress, burnout, or illness.
Studies suggest certain traits such as mental toughnessHPRC webpage and resilienceHPRC webpage, as well as positive coping behaviors, such as seeking advice from a trusted source and enlisting emotional support, may help military personnel address and process these stressors and experiences. Psychological fitness is also linked to virtually every aspect of health, sometimes in unexpected ways. Ensuring that service members are not only physically fit, but also psychologically fit, can support the optimization of a medically ready force.
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Posted 16 d ago
Responses: 2
"mission readiness" needs more context. Individual readiness? Platoon readiness? Company readiness? Combined Arms Team deploying as a unit readiness?
As well as "mission readiness" as a policy" or mission readiness at the soldier level?
I was "Non mission ready" according to regs and policy 2 of my 4 deployments. But those in charge asked If I needed to stay back, I said no, I deployed...Fractured hand once, Fractured foot another
As well as "mission readiness" as a policy" or mission readiness at the soldier level?
I was "Non mission ready" according to regs and policy 2 of my 4 deployments. But those in charge asked If I needed to stay back, I said no, I deployed...Fractured hand once, Fractured foot another
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