Today's Focus:
The Real Warriors Campaign: Reaching Out Makes A Real Difference
SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING
"The story of America isn’t about people who quit when things got tough. It’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best."
- President Obama, speaking to America's students about the importance of education
Remarks by the President: In a national address to America's schoolchildren
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
Year of the Noncommissioned Officer
"You have to be confident. The main thing is to maintain accountability and make sure everybody is doing what they're supposed to be doing. It's a lot to watch at the same time. I'm really pushing myself beyond a limit I didn't know was possible."
- Sgt. Sadie Tollberg, one of the 159 Soldiers in the Warrior Leader Course who are learning what it means to be an NCO.
Soldiers learn how to lead, be NCOs in Warrior Leaders Course
INFORMATION YOU CAN USE
- Early Bird News Site
- Information Papers with "2009 Army Posture Statement"
- Stories of Valor
- Army Public Affairs Portal
- Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace
- 2009 Strategic Communication Guide - Read the 2009 Army Strategic Communication Guide for key messages and updates
CALENDAR
2009 Commemorations :
Year of the NCO
Year of the Military Family
100th Anniversary of the Chaplain Assistant
September 2009
National Preparedness Month
Sept. 11: Patriot Day
Sept. 15 - Oct. 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 18: POW/MIA Recognition Day
Sept. 27: Gold Star Mother's Day
TODAY'S FOCUS
The Real Warriors Campaign: Reaching Out Makes A Real Difference
What is it?
The Real Warriors Campaign, sponsored by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE), is a multimedia public education campaign designed to reduce the stigma associated with seeking care or treatment with psychological health. With an estimated 1.8 million service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, psychological health is in the forefront for today's Soldiers and their families. In a recent Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) study, 12 percent of servicemembers exhibited signs of combat stress or depression during their first deployment. Those numbers rose to 19 and 27 percent during second and third deployments, respectively. These Soldiers are not alone.
The campaign seeks to remove the barriers that often prevent Soldiers from obtaining care or treatment for psychological health and traumatic brain injury the same way they would for a physical wound or illness. Seeking care and treatment can build resilience, facilitate recovery, and support reintegration for returning Soldiers and their families.
What has the Army done?
Through the Real Warriors Campaign Web site, Soldiers and families can chat online with health resource consultants, who are generally masters-level or higher health professionals. Health resource consultants can also be reached by calling the DCoE Outreach Center at 1-866-966-1020, any time, day or night. This allows Soldiers and their families to find the resources they need - when they need it the most.
Resources for active duty, National Guard, and reserve Soldiers are available as well as for family members, children and health professionals.
Information on Real Warriors can be found using various social media outlets including: TroopTube, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
Servicemembers who successfully sought care and treatment share their stories on the multimedia page of the Real Warriors Campaign Web site.
Why is Real Warriors important to the Army?
To achieve peak performance a Soldier must be physically, psychologically and spiritually fit. The Real Warriors Campaign is a part of that overall DoD effort to enhance psychological fitness by combating the stigma associated with seeking care and treatment.
Resources:
Real Warriors Campaign Web site
Real Warrior Profiles
Resources for Families
Real Warrior Partners
DCoE Website
Outreach Center Toll Free: 1-866-966-1020
STAND-TO! NEWS
ABOUT THE ARMY
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- Soldiers testing unmanned vehicles, sensors at Bliss (ARMY)
OVERSEAS OPERATIONS
- U.S. learned its lesson, won't abandon Afghanistan, Gates says (WP)
- Gates labels Iran as problem for Middle East, world (AFIS)
- Airstrikes in Afghanistan drop by almost half (USA)
- Big U.S. bases are part of Iraq, but a world apart (NYT)
- Attacks muddle American plans to draw down in Iraq (NYT)
- U.S. embassy expansion fuels rumors (WT)
- Eight NATO supply trucks torched in Pakistan: police (Yahoo)
OF INTEREST
- Pentagon keeps wary watch as troops blog (NYT)
- Eight years after 9/11, Al-Qaeda is weakened but still a threat (USA)
- Swine flu vaccine required for all military personnel (Exam)
- Gates to explore adding stateside DoD schools (AT)
- Opinion: New GI Bill helping build next great generation (KC)
- Army captain files suit over Obama's citizenship status (LE)
- Dogs may help ease post-traumatic stress (SDT)
WORLD VIEW
- Iran to present proposals to west "very soon" (AA)
- Nerve centre of search for bin Laden at Creech Air Force base outside Las Vegas (TO)
- British New York Times journalist freed by NATO forces in Afghanistan (LDT)
- Angela Merkel on defensive after Afghan tanker attack blunder by German forces (TO)
- Israel 'understated' Gaza deaths (BBC)
- Fraud claims mar Karzai poll 'win' (AJ)
- Pakistan battles for Khyber Pass (FT)
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