AR 350-53 — Comprehensive Soldier And Family Fitness

AR 350-53 governs the Army’s CSF2 and R2 programs, including resilience training, online assessments, performance enhancement, and reporting.

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  • Publication number: AR 350-53
  • Title: COMPREHENSIVE SOLDIER AND FAMILY FITNESS
  • Date: 10/04/2024
  • Proponent: G-1
  • Status: ACTIVE

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AR 350-53 covers personal readiness and resilience, ArmyFit assessments, Master Resilience Trainers, spouse training, and program delivery. It requires annual Soldier training and Azimuth Checks, certified trainer staffing, formal training hours, and internal control evaluations.

Topics covered

  • Personal readiness and resilience
  • ArmyFit assessments
  • Azimuth Check
  • Master Resilience Trainer training
  • Resilience and performance enhancement skills training
  • Spouse Master Resilience Trainer
  • Internal control evaluation

Questions and answers

How often must Soldiers complete resilience and performance enhancement training?

The annual training of the resilience and performance enhancement skills to every Soldier. (paragraph 2-1)

How often must Soldiers complete the Azimuth Check?

All Soldiers must complete the Azimuth Check annually unless they are in a deployed status when their Azimuth Check expires. (paragraph 4-1)

Are Azimuth Check results confidential?

All individual Azimuth Check results are completely confidential. (paragraph 4-1)

Can the Azimuth Check be used for promotion or assignment decisions?

The Azimuth Check will not be used as a selection tool for promotion, command, assignment, or schooling. (paragraph 4-1)

Who can access the MRT Resource Center?

Only certified Level 1 through Level 4 MRTs (and battalion commanders, command sergeants major, and DAC equivalents) are permitted access to the MRT Resource Center located at the ArmyFit website. (paragraph 4-2)

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