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Spiritual fitness is critical both for mission success and for your own personal success. As a United States Airman, you will face many challenges—personally and in your military service. This guidebook and the website, www.militarySFRS.org, offer resources and guidance to enable you to be spiritually fit and ready to serve. This guidebook defines being “spiritually fit” as being in a right relationship with God through Jesus Christ, which empowers you to be “ready to serve” those around you.
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Integrity First Service Before Self
Excellence In All We Do
The Air Force Values1 reflect the values that God desires for you to live out. Airmen are called to live out these core values in every area of their lives. What you will discover in the following pages is that God embodies these core values; you can even say that they come from him. You will see that true integrity, the ability to do what is right when no one is looking, comes from righteousness bestowed upon those who are connected to God and his family. As you read about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, you will understand what ultimate service before self looks like. The whole teaching of the Bible communicates God’s relentless commitment to his creation, and excellence in all he does.
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“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” — Philippians 4:8 (NLT)
Integrity First — “An Airman is a person of integrity, courage and conviction. They must be willing to control their impulses and exercise courage, honesty and accountability in order to do what is right even when no one is looking.”
Service Before Self — “An Airman’s professional duties take precedence over personal desires. Every Airman is expected to have the discipline to follow rules, exhibit self-control and possess respect for the beliefs, authority and worth of others.”
Excellence In All We Do — “An Airman strives for continual improvement in self and service in order to propel the Air Force further and to achieve greater accomplishment and performance for themselves and their community.”
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THERE ARE FOUR KEY AREAS OF FITNESS (PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL)
WHICH SUPPORT THE RESILIENCE OF AN AIRMAN. RESILIENT AIRMEN MEET THEIR DUTIES SUCCESSFULLY, WHILE DEPLOYED OR AT HOME STATION. YOU WILL BE FOCUSING IN THIS BOOKLET ON YOUR SPIRITUALFITNESS.
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Comprehensive Airman Fitness
The focus of Comprehensive Airman Fitness2 is “on the well-being and care for ourselves, each other and our families so we can be more resilient to the many challenges military service brings (Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, United States Air Force Chief of Staff).”
Mental Fitness (Mind) “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 Fitness (Body) “Performing and excelling in physical activities that require aerobic fitness, endurance, strength, flexibility and body composition derived through exercise, nutrition and training.”
Social Fitness “Developing and maintaining trusted, valued friendships that are personally fulfilling and foster good communication, including exchange of ideas, views and experiences.”
Spiritual Fitness (Spirit) “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.”
These four areas form an interconnected and indivisible unit —You. If one area is neglected or weakened, the efficiency and strength of the entire system is compromised. Think of an aircraft. It’s made up of several components, each of which is vital: engine, wings, stabilizers, controls, etc. If even one malfunctions, you wouldn’t want to fly it. In the same way, it is imperative that you nurture and develop each area of fitness in your life, especially the spiritual!
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