Army vice chief talks resiliency in return to Campbell

Army vice chief talks resiliency in return to Campbell
Kentucky New Era
By Carla Jimenez, New Era Staff Writer
Aug 2, 2013

Former 101st commander touring posts in effort to promote health, save money

A former Eagle 6 stopped by Fort Campbell on Thursday as part of a tour of U.S. Army installations to promote a holistic approach to soldier and family health.

Gen. John F. Campbell, vice chief of staff of the Army and former commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), met with current Fort Campbell commanders and soldiers to discuss Army-wide efforts and promote total-health programs.

The programs include physical, mental and spiritual aspects. Many of these programs are already in place, such at as soldier resiliency training and embedded mental health staffs.

Fort Campbell has already been promoting resiliency, and Campbell spoke highly of the effort.

“I’ve seen a lot of great initiatives here at Fort Campbell. They’re leading the way in many things in the ready resilient campaign,” he said. “If you go around and ask, ‘Hey, do you understand ready and resilient?’ They may not know it in that term, but they understand bits and pieces of it.”

Campbell said now the Army is trying to determine how different installations approach resiliency and which programs are working. He said the Army is trying to eliminate redundancies in an effort to save money and streamline the effectiveness of such programs.

“I’m really focusing on health of the force and the ready and resilient campaign,” he said. “As we move forward and as our budget decreases, we can only afford certain programs, and I want to make sure we get the right programs for our Army.”
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