The recommendations noted are not offered as a panacea to solve all the Army's human-dimension ills. As stated in the Ready and Resilient EXORD, "Science will improve our understanding of resilience and assist us in determining best practices for developing and maintaining resilience, but it cannot, by itself, create or sustain resilience." At the end of the day, people will make the difference in the lives of our soldiers. There is great work being performed by so many in researching the effects of religion; their findings appear to have corroborated the many positive effects of religious activities. Soldiers should be made aware of such to enable them to make informed life choices with a totality of information. In the rest of the Army, proven research leads to more resources, time, and personnel, yet just the opposite has occurred at the intersection of religion and health. When a new battalion commander opens the Ready and Resilient Campaign documents, the commander should be able to read about the scientific research that strongly correlates the positive effects of religion on resilience; thus, he or she will immediately see the opportunities available for the commands soldiers to strengthen their resilience and well-being through their personal faith. The command would be enabled, through readily available resources, to provide robust religious support to those who conclude they need and want it.
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