Army Well-Being: Mission and Goals

The mission of Army Well-Being is to improve and sustain the institutional strength of the Army through a comprehensive strategy that integrates well-being initiatives, programs, and resources to meet the well-being needs of the Army.

Army Well-Being intends to:

• Implement a comprehensive strategy that integrates well-being initiatives, programs, and resources to meet the well-being needs of the Army.
• Provide a competitive standard of living for all Soldiers, civilians, and their Families. (Essential Function)
• Provide a unique culture, sense of community, and a record of accomplishment that engenders intense pride and sense of belonging among Soldiers, civilians, and their Families. (Defining Function)
• Provide an environment that allows Soldiers, civilians, and their Families to enrich their personal life by achieving their individual aspirations. (Enhancing Function)
• Ensure leadership that maximizes the positive, combined effect of intangibles on the outcomes of well-being programs and the integrity of the institutional strength of the Army. (Intangible Function)

The objective of Army Well-Being is an integrated system of programs that:

• Recognizes that meeting the personal needs of Army Team Members is the only way to adequately address the institutional needs of the Army.
• Accounts for the dynamic nature of the Army's operational challenges and America's societal changes.
• Maximizes institutional outcomes such as performance, readiness, retention, and recruiting.
• Contributes to an institutional strength that enables the Army to accomplish its mission.

Well-Being programs are categorized within the following seven lines of operations (LO):

LO Title	LO End State
Command Programs	An operating environment characterized by safety, security, positive command climate, optimum personal readiness, and effective command programs (defining/enhancing).
Pay and Allowances	Comparable compensation (essential), complemented by training and programs to assist individuals in achieving their personal financial aspirations (enhancing).
Health Care	Quality, accessible, cost-effective health care services that meet national civilian benchmark standards (essential) and that promote healthy Army lifestyles and disease and injury prevention (defining).
Housing and Workplace Environment	An environment characterized by quality, affordable housing for single Soldiers and Army Families (essential) and a quality workplace environment for Soldiers and civilians (defining).
Education	A system that promotes continuous personal and professional learning, provides ample educational opportunities for Soldiers and civilians (essential), and addresses the individual needs of military Family member students (defining / enhancing).
Family Programs	An environment that develops self-reliant and resilient Army Families, connects Families to the Army (defining), and creates opportunities for Family members to pursue employment and career opportunities (enhancing).
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation	Services and programs that help connect Soldiers, civilians, and their Families to the Army (defining) and provide access to a wide spectrum of individually fulfilling activities (enhancing).

Army Soldier and Family Well-Being and Comprehensive Soldier Fitness principles