1. Mission and Vision Mission and Vision Mission: Implements the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program, identifies and trains Master Resiliency Trainers (MRTs) and commences annual resiliency sustainment training in order to enhance overall performance, improve unit level readiness, and sustain a balanced, healthy, campaign capable, expeditionary army End state: Will improve unit readiness and performance by implementing the Resiliency Training program. The end state will see a more balanced, healthy and capable Brigade Combat Team

2. Task, Conditions, Standards Task, Conditions, Standards Task: Learn that deep beliefs may be operating when an emotion or reaction seems out of proportion to what you’re thinking in the heat of the moment. Conditions: Within a classroom/small group environment and 90 minute timeframe. Standards: Understand that self-awareness and pre-deployment training can assist in preparing for deployment.

3. Pre-Deployment Module Pre-Deployment Module Why is it important to know what to expect? 3

4. Deployment Experiences Deployment Experiences • Activating Events • The Full Spectrum Environment: • What’s a deployment like? • Critical Incidents: • What’s a critical incident like? 4

5. Activating Events Activating Events See: 5

6. Activating Events Activating Events Hear: 6

7. Activating Events Activating Events Smell: 7

8. Thoughts Thoughts • Activating events lead to thoughts about: • The deployed environment • Critical incidents • Immediate (training kicks in/anger) • Delayed (full range) 8

9. Common Thoughts Common Thoughts 9

10. Common Thoughts Common Thoughts • This is pointless: • They should fight for themselves • There’ll always be war here • This matters: • I did my job • We’re a tight unit • I’m part of something bigger than myself 10

11. Consequences Consequences • Feel: 11

12. Critical Events Critical Events • Activating Events • Bad things happen • Resilient thinking means acknowledging that bad things happen • Your response to critical incidents defines your character • You can keep a bad situation from getting worse • Killing in the context of combat 12

13. Strengths and Skills Strengths and Skills • What personal strengths and skills do you have to face the demands of deployments? 13

14. Strengths and Skills Strengths and Skills • Know what to expect • Keep a positive attitude • Practice optimism and humor • Use resilient thinking • Recognize thinking traps on deployment 14

15. Practice Optimism Practice Optimism • Hunt the good stuff • Where do you find good stuff six months into a combat deployment? • Making a difference • Being there with your buddies • Beats shoveling sh** in Louisiana • Patton Speech 15

16. Common Thinking Traps Common Thinking Traps There are two seconds left in regulation. Your team is down by two and you’re on the foul line. You make one of two free throws, and your team loses the game. You think to yourself, “It’s all my fault. This was a big game and I lost it for us.” Me, Me, Me: Believing that you are the sole cause of every problem you encounter

17. Common Thinking Traps Common Thinking Traps Your unit screws up a training exercise. You think to yourself, “I’m stuck with a bunch of losers. These guys are bringing the unit down.” Them, Them, Them: Believing that other people or circumstances are the cause of every problem you encounter

18. Common Thinking Traps Common Thinking Traps You receive an Article 15 from your Company Commander. You think to yourself, “I’ll never become an NCO. My career is over.” Always, Always, Always: Believing that negative events are unchangeable and that you have little or no control over them

19. Thinking Traps Thinking Traps • What Ifs and Shoulds: things would have turned out ok if you had done something different • Critical Question: be objective • Could I reasonably have known what would happen? • Counter second-guessing/guilt with accepting and learning 19

20. Focus Focus • Energy Management: Grounding • Identify 3 things you can: • See • Hear • Feel (physically) • Practice 20

21. Reset Reset • Mindful breathing for quick recovery • Increase focused attention • Increase non-judgmental acceptance • Practice 21

22. Strengths and Skills Strengths and Skills • What strengths and skills does your unithave to face the demands of deployments? 22

23. Strengths and Skills Strengths and Skills • Battle-Buddies • Cohesion • Leaders • Training • Professional support • Family and friends 23

24. Strengths and Skills Strengths and Skills • Battle Buddies • Know your Battle Buddy • Acknowledge common reactions • Watch out for thinking traps • Ask critical questions • Listen 24

25. An Opportunity An Opportunity • How will you grow from the deployment? 25

26. Post-Deployment Growth Post-Deployment Growth • Appreciate what’s really important • Mature as a person and a Soldier • Use your skills and military training • Develop as a Leader • Show courage • Be part of a dynamic team • Serve your country 26

27. What makes you resilient?

28. AAR AAR What went well 1. 2. 3. What can be improved 1. 2. 3.