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Army chaplains receive war zone stress training
Stars and Stripes
Mark Abramson
Jun 15, 2009
 
Army chaplains receive war zone stress training


By Mark Abramson, Stars and Stripes

European edition, Monday, June 15, 2009



Army chaplains and their assistants who have deployed downrange received some guidance themselves to help deal with the stresses of working in a war zone and giving the troops a shoulder to lean on.



The chaplains got that help during last week’s Resiliency Training Conference in Mannheim, Germany. Similar training has been done in the States, but Col. Doug Kinder, Installation Management Command-Europe’s top chaplain, said he believes this is the first time it has been done overseas. The training was conducted by the San Antonio-based U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School.



"They talked about being able to bounce back during difficult times," said Chaplain (Maj.) Greg Edison, who is with the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. "Personally, it definitely is a tool that I can add to my spiritual toolbox."



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