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 Lance Cpl. Oneg Plisner

Marine Minute: New SNCO Promotion Warrant

Defense Media Activity - Marines

Dec. 14, 2021 | 1:00

I’M LANCE CORPORAL ONEG PLISNER WITH YOUR MARINE MINUTE. A NEW STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION WARRANT WAS CREATED THAT SUPPORTS ENLISTED EMPOWERMENT AND FORCE MODERNIZATION.
PRIOR TO THIS CHANGE, JUNIOR ENLISTED AND STAFF N-C-O PROMOTION WARRANTS WERE IDENTICAL, IMPLYING THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH STAFF N-C-OS AND JUNIOR MARINES.
THE NEW WARRANT CLARIFIES THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT SET STAFF N-C-OS APART AND EMPOWERS THEM TO INSTITUTE THEIR LEADERSHIP AS A STANDARD IN ALL UNITS.
THE COMMANDANT’S PLANNING GUIDANCE STATES THAT THE MARINE CORPS WILL GENERATE A COMPREHENSIVE, YET SUCCINCT AND UNDERSTANDABLE HIERARCHY OF ORDERS AND DIRECTIVES THAT DEFINE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE ENTERPRISE.
SERGEANT MAJOR TROY E. BLACK SAID, “DOCTRINE IS A GUIDING DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES EXPECTATIONS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES. WHAT THE CORPS DEMANDS OF ITS MARINES MUST START ON PAPER.”
THESE CHANGES REQUIRE STAFF N-C-OS TO EXERCISE THEIR AUTHORITY AS THE CORPS SHIFTS TO A 21ST CENTURY WARFIGHTING MODEL. THAT’S IT FOR YOUR MARINE MINUTE. FOR MORE NEWS AROUND THE CORPS, GO TO MARINES.MIL.