Army tosses out its Spiritual Fitness Guide after four months
The recently launched effort to boost resilience in the “spiritual domain” is already canceled.
Nicholas Slayton
Published Dec 20, 2025 3:31 PM EST
The Army is scrapping its Spiritual Fitness Guide after less than five months in use.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the change in a video on social media on Tuesday. He largely addressed changes to the Army Chaplain Corps, in which he said that “chaplains have been minimized, viewed by many as therapists instead of ministers.” As part of his comments he criticized the recently implemented tool, saying that the Army is “tossing it.”
“It mentions God one time. That’s it,” Hegseth said. “It mentions feelings 11 times. It even mentions playfulness, whatever that is, nine times.”
Army spokesman Tony McCormick confirmed to Task & Purpose that the directive went into effect “immediately.”
“We are aggressively moving forward with Secretary Hegseth’s intent to discontinue the Army Spiritual Fitness Guide,” he said.
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/army-tosses-spiritual-fitness-guide/
