These stress relief drills can help slow your heart rate, lower your blood pressure and reduce the level of stress hormones in your body. Audio sessions include guided meditation exercises and sleep music that you can play with or without an internet connection. By doing these drills regularly, you can lower your baseline stress level and be better prepared to deal with stress in the future.
Chill Drills Table of Contents
1. What’s a Chill Drill? – an overview of chill drills and how they help service members
2. Tuning In – progressive muscle relaxation exercise to help reverse the symptoms of stress
3. Releasing Stress – helps you relax by focusing on different parts of your body
4. Easing Back Pain – helps you release stress in your neck, shoulders, and back
5. Getting to Sleep – helps you fall asleep and improve the quality of your sleep
6. Music to Chill By – plays music to help you fall asleep and improve the quality of your sleep
Chill Drills by Military OneSource is part of a family of apps from the War Department and Military Community and Family Policy. These apps support service members from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard and Reserves, their spouses, immediate family members, survivors and other members of the military community.
Military Community and Family Policy is the office of the DOW that addresses quality-of-life issues to help service members and their families live their best military lives. MC&FP offers a suite of programs, tools and services — including My Military OneSource and Chill Drills — that connect the military community to resources they can use every day, from relocation planning and tax services to confidential counseling and spouse employment.
Download this free app today from the DOW and Military OneSource and put personalized support to work for you, anytime, anywhere.
I have a awful time sleeping but this app has helped a lot the only reason it’s not a 5 star is because the auto repeat box doesn’t work when checked so I have to keep restarting it.
Developer Response
Hi Morgan, we're thrilled to hear the app is helping you sleep better! We'd love to help with the auto repeat box issue. Could you let us know what version of the app you're using? What device you're running it on? This information will help us get to the bottom of it. Thank you! The Military OneSource Team
It helps me sleep
Joe six-pack
It’s one of the few things that helps me calm down at night. The narrator/voice is really good they sound like a friend sitting next to me while guiding through the exercises
Quit Working
Jwat36
Nice little app. Unfortunately it just stopped working.
Developer Response
Hi, we’re sorry to hear the app stopped working for you. Please contact us at 800-342-9647 or https://public.militaryonesource.mil/feedback and share details about what you’re experiencing so we can assist. Thank you for letting us know. The Military OneSource Team
Improved iPad Experience: Enhanced experience across iPad devices, including smaller screen sizes.
Better Android Experience: Updated layouts for greater consistency across Android devices.
Performance Updates: General bug fixes and updates to improve app performance and reliability.
Version 1.3.8
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Information
Seller
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Community and Family Policy
Size
46.4 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.