The H2F System has five critical elements: governance, program, equipment and facilities, personnel, and leadership education.
These elements are distilled from careful doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities (known as DOTMLPF) analysis and research into past and present H2F-related initiatives.
These elements are essential to the future success of Army readiness. They ensure and sustain Soldier readiness. These elements are driven by three governing principles: optimization, individualization, and immersion.
GOVERNANCE
In the H2F System, the governance element is defined as the command and control, regulations, policies, evaluation and resourcing provided by DA H2F leadership.
For the H2F System to work it must be implemented properly.
Governance at the senior leader levels ensures consistent adoption, application and compliance.
H2F System governance includes an Army H2F steering committee, an Army H2F Capability Development Integration Directorate, and an Army H2F Program Manager.
These groups work with existing Army organizations and industry, inform science and technology efforts, and integrate H2F programs and initiatives.
Other key components of the governance element are surveillance and quality control, enabling leaders to track program execution and program results to hold subordinate leaders and trainers accountable.
Governance allows the H2F System to be rapidly modified based on outcomes and lessons learned.
PROGRAM
The program element for the H2F System is the doctrinal description of how leaders will implement the H2F System in their units.
The program includes the five domains of physical readiness, nutritional readiness, spiritual readiness, mental readiness, and sleep readiness.
The doctrine provides the foundation for all Soldier readiness programs.
It is the standard to optimize Soldiers’ performance as they move about the Army and the battlefield.
The physical programming includes a much broader range of physical readiness training modalities than has previously been described in doctrine.
It includes programs such as Army Water Survival Training, Running Skill, and Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Training.
The program also includes nonphysical domains of readiness.
Nutritional readiness emphasizes eating for performance in garrison and operational settings.
Spiritual readiness is contextualized for all Soldiers and their leaders against the Army’s moral and ethical fabric without regard for specific religious beliefs or traditions.
Mental readiness includes techniques to improve cognitive thinking skills, emotional control, and interpersonal skills.
Sleep readiness directs Soldiers on the proper dosing and techniques for maintaining the health of their most important body part—the brain.
PERSONNEL
The personnel element in the H2F System are those Soldiers, government service and contracted performance experts who are assigned to brigade-sized units.
They have been validated by the Army as experts in H2F programs and know how to synchronize each domain to optimize Soldier readiness.
These personnel form the commander’s H2F performance team—a team dedicated to performance readiness.
They include individuals such as physical therapists, registered dietitians, occupational therapists, and strength and conditioning specialist and athletic trainers.
These highly qualified experts work with the brigade chain of command, unit-level H2F trainers, master fitness trainer (MFT) instructors, and ACFT graders, as well as unit medical and installation personnel to develop and coordinate performance readiness.
EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
The equipment and facilities element in the H2F System refers to the world-class, standardized training equipment and facilities organic to the unit.
The facility, known as the Soldier Performance Readiness Center (SPRC), houses the unit’s H2F personnel in a space open all day on a schedule that accommodates the unit’s physical and nonphysical training, readiness education, and performance coaching.
The SPRC keeps Soldiers focused and motivated to build their personal readiness in a setting in which they can safely progress alongside all members of their unit—including new Soldiers and those who are pregnant, deconditioned, ill, or injured.
The SPRC provides a supportive individually-focused environment where comprehensive, integrated, and immersive physical and nonphysical programming is delivered.
In locations in which a unit has not contracted or adopted a SPRC, leaders will adapt existing facilities and other programming modalities to meet the intent of the command.
LEADER EDUCATION
The fifth H2F element, leader education, describes H2F education that Soldiers receive across their career.
Soldiers and their leaders must understand the foundations, standards, and rationale for the H2F System and requisite resources.
Leaders must understand their roles as trainers, resource providers, role models, and coaches.
These roles depend on their grade and assignment.
Their professional military education must contain more than a casual understanding of this doctrine.
Leaders must fully understand all H2F topics to include the physiological and psychological foundations of the H2F programs in their units.
Command teams and their Soldiers must know and understand the tasks, conditions, and standards described in this doctrine and how to develop and execute periodized programs on the training field and in the SPRC.
Leader education—delivered through professional military education (known as PME), cadre and pre-command courses—self-development settings, and civilian education programs will be contextualized for rank and mission.