Naval Education and Training Command: Warrior Toughness

Every U.S. Navy Sailor, enlisted or officer, could face life-threatening situations from combat or casualty. Each and every one needs to have the ability to persevere and perform under both immediate danger and long-term stress, both on the job and at home.

Warrior Toughness (WT) is a holistic human performance skillset that enhances the toughness of our Sailors with a focus on the pursuit of peak performance. The system emphasizes coequal development of toughness in the mind, body, and soul. WT combines performance psychology skills with character development, and teaches the Warrior Mindset, whose concepts were initially developed by members of the Naval Special Warfare community.

Designed to increase the Navy’s warfighting capabilities, WT is an enabler of the Culture of Excellence as part of the first line of effort – Developing a Lethal Warfighting Force. In place at Recruit Training Command since October 2018, the curriculum is now incorporated across all Navy accessions at Officer Training Command Newport, the United States Naval Academy and the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. WT will improve the performance of Sailors under stress and throughout their everyday lives, building lethal warfighters ready for the next mission.

Video by Cpl. Bryce Hodges

Marine Minute

Defense Media Activity - Marines

March 7, 2018 | 1:00

I'm Corporal Bryce Hodges with your Marine Minute.

Tuesday March 6 brought in a historic milestone for the Marine Corps as is marked the first time female Marines checked in to Marine Combat Training, at the School of Infantry West, on Camp Pendleton, California. Prior to this all new female Marines attended MCT at SOI East at Camp Geiger, North Carolina. This new intergration is part of an effort to create a enviorment that more closely reflects the operating forces while simultaneously enhancing and modernizing the Marine Corps entry level training. Approximately 1,700 female Marines are expected to be trained at annually MCT West.

Also in the Corps,

Marines from Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California are preparing to represent "Team America" in the first International Mountain Warfare Training Patrol Competition. This new competition is slated to take place in Ruhpolding, Germany and is designed to test the mountain infantry's capabilities.

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