Save Lives
Prosper Lives
Build Legacies
The Battle Initiative
The Battle Initiative provides peer-to-peer resiliency and recovery programs that serve as the catalyst to assist our Nation’s Warriors dealing with challenges related to the struggles of daily military life, combat deployments and the symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS) offered at no cost to our Nation’s Warriors, including travel at beautiful locations across Australia.
Who We Serve
Veterans
Active Service Personnel
First Responders
Spouses
Our Common Enemy
Suicide
Veterans: from 1997 to 2021 =1677
3/Fortnight
Substance Abuse
47.5% of veterans
Criminal Activity
5% of discharged veterans are arrested or incarcerated
Marriage Breakdowns
1/5 in the ADF
Our Common Challenges
Mental Health Illnesses
3/4 veterans
PTSd
1/4 veterans
We will take the initiative in the battle.
Our purpose is to heal the brokenhearted by addressing the spiritual injury of trauma and to reverse its effects on these families that have already sacrificed so much for our nation.
For our Warriors who are struggling, The Battle Initiative journey begins with our intensive peer-based Legacy Program.
Through instruction, sharing of our faith in Jesus, life-skill projects and team building, we challenge our Warriors to overcome their past experiences and move forward into a life of purpose fighting for the things they are purposed to fight for.
The Solution
Our Goals
1. Eliminate suicide in the Military and First Responder communities.
2. Break the cycle of divorce in the Military and First Responder communities.
3. Develop healthy family legacies.
4. Train Warriors to be resilient in the face of everyday trials.
5. Encourage Warriors to serve and impact their communities.
Our Programs
Legacy Program
Our five-day intensive peer-to-peer program serves as the catalyst to help Warriors in our veterans, active service personnel and first responder communities and their spouses discover the answers to the big questions in life. Challenges related to the struggles of daily military life, combat deployments and the symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS) surface during these five days. (Spouses are on separate courses).
Resilience
A resilience program run by our veteran team leaders who personally share their journey of resilience. Building and empowering strength in the mind, body, spirit and social for our active service personnel.
After Care
In addition to the Outposts, contact from mentors every month over 12-18 months will be provided. A mentor from the Legacy program will send out an email and video per month with encouragement and reminders of the content and decisions made on the course. More in-depth biblical counselling is also available through the After Care Program if required.
Outposts
The Battle Initiative will be providing outposts for local veterans, service members, first responders, spouses and future Battle Initiative program alumni to find support, healing, and camaraderie.
These meetings aim to support each other as the members continue to grow and face challenges pre or post future legacy programs and are a part of our aftercare and accountability program.
Our Mentors
The Mighty Oaks Foundation
“On behalf of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, I am writing to formalise our agreement to support The Battle Initiative Ltd. in delivering resilience and recovery programs for veterans, active military, frontline workers and their families. This partnership represents a commitment to transferring our extensive knowledge and expertise to enhance the effectiveness and reach of your programs, ultimately benefiting Australia’s warriors in their journey towards resilience and recovery.”
Jeremy Stalnecker
CEO Mighty Oaks Foundation
USMC Infantry Officer
Iraq Veteran
The Legacy program was founded by the Mighty Oaks Foundation in the USA.
They have and maintain one of the highest success rates of any recovery program in preventing veteran suicide and divorce.
Mighty Oaks Statistics From 2012 - 2024:
327 programs
5,960 Graduates
4,689 Commitments & Baptisms
519,309 Graduates Resiliency Reach
500 Graduates International Reach
Clinical Study on the Effectiveness of Mighty Oaks Legacy Programs:
A 2020 study conducted by Dr. Curtis Solomon has revealed compelling insights into the effectiveness of the Mighty Oaks Legacy Program in treating Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSd). The results demonstrate that faith-based approaches significantly enhance the healing process for those suffering from trauma.
Before attending Mighty Oaks, many of our Warriors feel helpless and hopeless, often battling suicidal thoughts due to their PTSd symptoms. However, after completing our program, graduates report life-changing outcomes: