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 Ricardo Reyes-Guevara

Walter Reed director's message on Pearl Harbor

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Dec. 7, 2023 | 1:14

U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's director, addresses Walter Reed staff about the significance of the events of Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2023. At 7:48 am Hawaiian Standard Time on December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This tragedy set a chain of events that led to the United States' formal involvement in World War II, its emergence as a world power, and the establishment of its military as the world's preeminent fighting force. (DOD video by Ricardo Reyes)