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. 27, 2019 | 1:00

I'm Corporal Nathan Hall with your Marine Minute

Last Friday, a Martial Arts Instructor Course at Camp Pendleton, California, made the final push towards awarding Marines the prestigious responsibility of developing professional warriors. These Marines endured challenges that not only tested them mentally and physically but also tested their character. A key component to the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program is the ethical warrior concept. Units from all over the Marine Corps sent their best NCO’s to earn the right to be Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructors. For three weeks, the Marines were put through different challenges like physical and combat conditioning, plenty of sparring, and also honed in on their spiritual fitness. During their final week of training, the Marines took everything they learned and applied it to their final exercise. Once they completed the course, these Marines were qualified to bring back what they learned to their unit.

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