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. Nathan Hall

Marine Minute

Defense Media Activity - Marines

Aug. 14, 2019 | 1:00

I’m Cpl. Nathan Hall with your Marine Minute.

With heavy hearts the Marine Forces Special Operations Command recently announced the death of one of their finest, Gunnery Sergeant Scott A. Koppenhafer, a critical skills operator with 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, suffered fatal wounds while supporting Iraqi Security Forces. Koppenhafer joined the Marine Corps in 2005 and spent the last 10 years as a highly revered MARSOC CSO. Before joining MARSOC, he served as a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, and later as a scout sniper, completing deployments with both the 31st and 11th Marine Expeditionary Units. In 2018 he was selected as MARSOC'S Critical Skills Operator of the Year. He is survived by his wife and two children. The Marine Corps expresses its most sincere thoughts and condolences to the family and teammates of Gunnery Sergeant Koppenhafer during this difficult time. Rest in Peace Gunnery Sergeant, We've got the watch.

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