One of our greatest sources of strength to meet the unique challenges of military life comes from our connection with others across a Spectrum of Resilience. Ourselves, our family and friends, our peers and social networks, as well as support agencies and clinical/medical health professionals, all influence and contribute to our personal resilience.

The Spectrum of Resilience also emphasizes our individual responsibilities as Wingmen to our co-workers, friends, and families. Be present and ready to help your Wingman should you see, there could be a need. That is the embodiment of community, connection, and care that we all (at any rank) deserve and want in our culture. Set the example with your own Resilience and support the resilience of those around you.

Integrated Primary Prevention Trainers (IPPT)

IPPTs are volunteers who meet eligibility and training criteria, as determined by the Integrated Resilience Office, to conduct IPP trainings (e.g., Suicide Prevention, Sexual Assault Prevention & Response, Wingman Intervention, etc.)

Master Resilience Trainers (MRT) and Resilience Training Assistants (RTA)

MRTs and RTAs are volunteers certified through Air University to conduct resilience training at the installation under the guidance of the local Integrated Resilience Office.  MRTs and RTAs provide resilience training at the First Term Airman Center, all levels of Professional Military Education, commander courses, Executive Group development, senior spouse orientations, and other venues as directed.

Becoming an MRT

MRTs are Uniformed, Civilian, and Key Support Liaison volunteers. Following a self or leadership nomination, volunteers are trained locally as RTAs and then submitted to attend the official MRT Course (MRTC) through Air University. Following successful graduation from MRTC, volunteers serve as embedded support across their assigned installation. Contact your local Integrated Resilience Office for additional details.

Department of the Air Force Master Resilience Trainers (MRTs) are taught Resilience skills and how to use them, including but not limited to:

• Express gratitude
• Develop values-based goals
• Bring personal strengths to task
• Reframe thoughts, emotions and actions
• Practice mindfulness
• Improve physical resilience

MRTs are force multipliers who teach skills and application to others.

Mental: Approaching life's challenges in a positive way by demonstrating self-control, stamina and good character with choices and actions; seeking help and offering help.

Physical: Performing and excelling in physical activities that require aerobic fitness, endurance, strength, flexibility and body composition derived through exercise, nutrition and training.

Social: Developing and maintaining trusted, valued friendships that are personally fulfilling and foster good communication, including exchange of ideas, views and experiences.

Spiritual: Strengthening a set of beliefs, principles or values that sustain an individual's sense of well-being and purpose.

Spiritual fitness is about having a sense of purpose and meaning in your life. It's essential to an individual's resiliency as esprit de corps is vital to a unit's mission accomplishment.

It includes but not limited to worldviews, religious faith, sense of purpose, sense of connectedness, values, ethics and morals.

Six Core Competencies
Airmen Resiliency training focuses on building six core competencies:

Emotional Awareness
Identify and manage ones emotions

Control
Control of ones self despite environment

Optimism
Normalizes experiences

Social Support
Provides emotional health and well being

Perspective
Gives perspective and meaning

Perseverance
Persistence in course and action