Life Skills Training for Soldiers Arriving at Their First Duty Location

Conditions

• Mental Health
• Performance at Work
• Resilience
• Risk Reduction Behavior
• Risky Behavior
• Suicide Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Level Up — BEHAVIORAL
  The Level Up program components include: * A 90-minute live group session during Soldiers' in-processing week at their first duty station * A mobile app/online platform/workbook with brief, interactive self-guided exercises in core skill areas (e.g., managing stress, tactical thinking, healthy relationships) * Personalized coaching via messages from trained Level Up staff during the first month of app use * Virtual booster sessions over one year, focused on practical domains like finances, leadership, promotion tips, and personal relationships
• ENGAGE — BEHAVIORAL
  ENGAGE training is a single 90-minute workshop aimed at developing leadership skills and confidence in handling professional and personal confrontations.

Study Details

This project will evaluate the effectiveness of Level Up: Boost Your Life Skills ("Level Up"), a strengths based, military-specific life skills training program. The goal is to determine whether Level Up can decrease suicidal-related behaviors (SRBs) and other harmful behaviors, improve mental health, enhance job performance, and reduce early military separation. The Level Up program components will be made available to participants through an online platform or mobile app that can be downloaded onto their personal mobile devices. These training materials will help Soldiers learn and practice skills. The Level Up program will also involve personalized messages from a Level Up trainer and virtual booster sessions. Soldiers arriving at their first duty location will be randomized to receive either Level Up or a single session Army bystander intervention program. Participants will complete baseline and follow up surveys 1, 3, and 6 months post-baseline.

Key Dates

Start date

Dec 10, 2025

Status verified

Dec 2025

Primary completion

Jul 1, 2028

Completion

Jul 1, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment

5,000 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• Experimental: Level Up Program
  The Level Up program is a hybrid intervention combining interactive learning, mobile/online technology, personalized coaching, and on-demand virtual booster sessions. The evidence-based training program was designed to build life skills and coping strategies that can protect against suicide, other harmful behaviors, poor work performance, and premature separation during a Soldier's first duty assignment.
• Active Comparator: ENGAGE Training
  ENGAGE is an existing single session Army bystander intervention program. The training program is based on bystander intervention and prosocial behavior research.

Primary Outcome Measure

The occurrence of any harmful behavior [ Time Frame: Within the 12 months after intervention randomization ]

Central Contacts

• Life Skills Study Team
  301-295-9711
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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