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 Spc. Armani Wilson

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South Carolina Apache helicopter pilots train with Iowa Army National Guard at XCTC

135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

July 26, 2024 | 1:55

Six AH-64 Apache helicopter crews from the 1st Attack Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, 59th Troop Command, South Carolina Army National Guard, participated in the Iowa Army National Guard’s eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) rotation at Camp Ripley, Minn., July 2024. This marked the first time Apaches operated at Camp Ripley, providing around-the-clock aerial support to Iowa's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division ground forces. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Armani Wilson)