1. The intellectual and moral components of
fighting power represent the human
dimension of warfighting. They are
concerned with how people, individually
and collectively, apply their non-materiel
resources (intellect, emotions, motivation
and leadership) to fight and win. The
capacity to apply these resources is a
critically important element in the human
dimension of warfighting. It enables
individuals and small teams, isolated in a
complex and chaotic battlespace, to
understand and act despite friction, danger,
uncertainty and chance.
The Fundamentals Of Land Warfare”, LWD-1

2. Comprehensive Soldier
Fitness Concept

3. Background
• Load carrying & nutritional intake (AFG)
• Post-deployment reconditioning
• Reintegration adjustment & mental health
• Reckless behaviour
• Moral dilemmas of 3 block war

4. CSF Construct
• Underpinned by four pillars
– Nutrition, healthy eating, hydration
– Physical conditioning & active lifestyle
– Mental Health: resilience
– Moral and ethical soldiering
• Applied across the FGC
• Based on hierarchy of values
– Ethos: integrity, courage, teamwork
– Nine core soldier behaviours
– Fighting power: intellectual, moral, physical
• Effects
– Enhance raise, train, sustain function of FORCOMD
– Meet foundation warfighting standards
– Ramp up to current operational requirements

5. CSF Construct
• Address the whole soldier
– 24/7 lifestyle so ethos & core behaviours applies to
social life & family life
• Soldiers are army’s “smart weapon”
• Start point is individual and the context is the
team
• Fighting power is about capability and soldiers
are army’s capability
• We do something unique
– We have agreed that there is ONE thing worth dying
for…what other civilian job expects that?

6. Scheme of Manoeuvre
• Purpose: Improve health status of FORCOMD
personnel.
• Method:
– coordination of STSR WRT nutrition
– Dev COMD FORCOMD philosophy on Health and
Wellness.
– Implement series of Health and Wellness initiatives.
• Specifically: Physical Conditioning, Mental Health
(resilience) and Nutrition (education and product)
• Endstate:
– Comprehensive Soldier Fitness.

7. Lines of Operation
• Research and development.
• Education, promotion and awareness
packages
– Comd
– Staff
• Training delivery
– Ab initio
– Force generation cycle
• Product Delivery

8. CSF Effects
• Education and awareness
• Nutrition programs & products
• Incorporate into MST package
• Improved clinical outcomes
• Evidence based
• Resonate with soldiers
• Address individual needs within organisational
requirements

9. Comprehensive Soldiers Fitness
HANDOVER FOR
OPERATIONS
READY
DEMOUNT TO
FORCOMD
FORCE GENERATION CYCLE
RESETREADYING
FGC

10. NUTRITION
Comprehensive Soldiers Fitness
HANDOVER FOR
OPERATIONS
DEMOUNT TO
FORCOMDMISSION SPECIFIC
EDUCATION EG:
WEATHER, ALTITUDE,
FOOD SAFETY
Education on appropriate
use of CRP
IMPROVED logistic
chain for just in time
rationing
Adequate fresh food
provision
Health monitoring &
nutritional support
Superior feeding systems Mission specific CRP
Nutrition policy
Access to nutrition
support
Targeted health &
wellness initiatives
MGTHE
Education for PTI and
catering staff
MULTI MEDIA
Education at
Training
establishments
Field kitchens

11. REHAB
Comprehensive Soldiers Fitness
HANDOVER FOR
OPERATIONS
DEMOUNT TO
FORCOMD
Welfare Boards IMMEDIATE CLINICAL REHAB
SUPPORT NETWORK
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT
INTEGRATE INTO UNIT
TRANSITION

12. Comprehensive Soldiers Fitness
LOW TO MODERATE LINTENSITY
STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE
COMMENCE STRENGTH
DEVELOPMENT
TEAM AND COLLECTIVE
PT FORMAT LOW INTENSITY
INDIVIDUAL EXERCISE
PERSCRIPTION IN THE
COLLECTIVE
ENVIRONMENT
BASIC MOVEMENT
FOUNDATION SKILLS
SPECIFIC FOUNADTION
SKILLS FOR OPERATIONS
ADAPTION TO ENDURANCE
SKILLS AND POWER
ASSESSMENTS
PROTOCOLS FOR
DEPLOYMENT
SPO
RTS
SKILLS
LEISURE AND HEALTH
ELEVATE TO MODERATE INTENSITY
WEIGHT LOAD ENDUARANCE
ACCLIMATISATION
LEISURE ACTIVITIES
FOR DEPLOYMENT
MAINTENANCE OF CONDITIONING
PHYSICAL
CONDITIONING
INDIVIDUAL
TRAINING
PROGRAMMES

13. Mental Health in Deployment Cycle
PULSE
POPS
PRIMARY
SURVEY II
BATTLESMART
RESILIENCE
UPDATE
(BATTLESMART)
MENTAL HEALTH
FIRST AID
PSYCH SPT TO BG
MST/MRE
REINTERGRATION
“STAY ARMY” AND CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
COMMANDER’S
AMHOO
TUSK / AMHOO
RTAPS DECOMPRESSION
MENTAL
HEALTH
OP FATIGUE TRG
PTSD DVD

14. Comprehensive Soldiers Fitness
3 BDE
3 BDE
3 BDE
3 BDE
3 BDE
HANDOVER FOR
OPERATIONS DEMOUNT
TO
FORCOMD
DATA
COLLECTION
AND
ANALYSIS

16. QUESTIONS