Experts Tout Importance of Physical, Spiritual Health
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:22
The Army needs soldiers who are physically and spiritually healthy to perform the demanding missions required of them, said retired Maj. Gen. Tom Solhjem, the former Army chief of chaplains.
In a Nov. 13 Noon Report webinar hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army, Solhjem said readiness has “both a very deeply spiritual component … and a very physical component. We’ve got to have people to do what the nation needs them to do.”
“The soldier’s heart, soul and spirit are everything, and they must be sustained spiritually and physically, and if you don’t do those things, the soldiers will fail themselves,” said Solhjem, who retired in August 2023 after 49 years of service. “That’s tragic, and ultimately they’ll fail their country.”
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