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. Ernesto Lagunes

NMCB 5 airfield damage repair training on Kadena AB

AFN Okinawa

Oct. 24, 2024 | 1:00

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jake Hagan, the training and readiness officer for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, speaks about bilateral airfield damage repair training held at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2024. U.S. service members and Japan Self-Defense Forces service members trained together on using construction equipment, tools, portable equipment and temporary surfacing material to provide a minimum operating surface using expedient repair methods in any environment, including austere, overseas and deployed locations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes)