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 Michelle Gonzalez

PX ScriptCenter Inauguration

Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center & Fort Meade MEDDAC

Aug. 19, 2022 | 0:31

Col. Michael Sapp, Fort Meade commander, tests the functions on the ScriptCenter automated pharmacy pick up kiosk at Fort Meade Post Exchange after an inauguration ceremony held Aug. 19. The PX ScriptCenter is the second kiosk installed on Fort Meade and provides a safe, secure and controlled way to pick up refill prescriptions after the PX Pharmacy has closed. The installation of the ScriptCenter was a collaboration between the Pharmacy, Fort Meade and AAFES teams. Beneficiaries will be able to pick up medications directly at the kiosk by-passing the calling process. In one week of being operational, PX Pharmacy staff have loaded more than 130 prescriptions into the ScriptCenter. (Defense Health Agency video by Michelle Gonzalez)