In 2008 my friend Chad, a Marine combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom weighed 230lbs. In 3 months, he went from 230lbs to 170lbs. One of the things he heard during those exercise videos was “Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was your body. Just keep pushing play.” And that is what he did. He just kept pushing play. He kept pushing play through the frustration, the exhaustion, the disappointment in himself, the anger at how he allowed himself to gain so much weight. ..

An emphasis on military personnel being cared for and developed physically, emotionally, and spiritually is crucial to developing a hardened resolve and will to win that prove decisive in future combat. However, just as the force of yesterday needs to be redesigned to meet future battlefield conditions, the way soul care is done currently must change both in and out of combat because current operating concepts will not hold up in the crucible of the security environment mentioned above.

A chaplain who was interested in Freedom Fitness America the other day asked me how should he go about gaining the appropriate resources to include finances to enhance the total fitness of his unit by utilizing our tools. Understanding how to navigate supply, logistics, finances, and personnel resourcing is crucial if a chaplain or unit leader is to be successful in advocating for limited resources. In this blog post, I will show you how you can maximize your potential to do just that.