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 Nutan Chada

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Decision Advantage: The Human-AI Advantage, Episode 2: Partnership (Emblem, open captions)

Defense Logistics Agency

June 1, 2026 | 2:03

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Welcome to Season 1 of Decision Advantage: The Human-AI Advantage. In this series, we explore how humans and AI work together to navigate complexity, accelerate insight, and create real-world operational advantage.

In Episode 2, discover why the future of AI isn't about replacing people—it's about partnership.

Like a trained K-9 working alongside its handler, AI excels at finding patterns, signals, and connections at a scale humans cannot. But judgment, context, and decision-making remain firmly in human hands.

The Human-AI Advantage emerges when people and technology work together—combining speed, scale, expertise, and trust to accelerate the mission.

A trusted partner.
Guided by human expertise.