Abstract:

Resilience was described as one of the key competency when preparing military students in the Czech Republic for their future career in the army. This article deals with stress and stress resilience as one of the identified military commander's competencies.

First part of the article analysis the current methods commonly used in the army in the Czech Republic and outside, as well as new methods of the HearthMath Institute. It is a US-based organization dealing with stress research and education for over 20 years. The Institute investigates and cooperates with soldiers, military veterans, private entities and schools.

Main objective of my research was to analyze different stress resilience methods that can be used at the University of Defence and describe results from testing sessions with the military students. In order to train military students, it was necessary to combine several research methods to be able to reveal the stress profile of an individual that can outline the possibilities of training according to the current state of the person.

Second part of the article describes research itself and research outcomes. Object of investigation was a group of military students and the data collection was carried out during the winter training course for randomly selected students. During the course, it was applied a series of chosen psycho-tests, physical tests and throughout the course their heart rate was measured during activities and also during sleep.

Final part of this article brings concrete examples of research results. Given the complexity of research and the number of measured values, I have interpreted the results of research using case reports. Each tested person needs to be approached individually and results need to be interpreted specifically. Described outcomes bring possibilities of using the diagnostics for the military environment.

Keywords:

Stress, Stress Resilience, Strain, HeartMath, Diagnostics, Competency, Leader.