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.

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VAT Office

AFN Stuttgart

June 23, 2022 | 1:17

Whether you’ve been in U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart for two years or two months, you may have noticed the price tags in Germany are different from those in the states. That’s because Germany has a Value-Added Tax (VAT) of either 19% or a reduced rate of 7% on most items/services purchased. You can pick up or pre-order VAT forms from the Tax Relief Office on Panzer Kaserne, building 2915, to reduce that sticker price. For more information, go to Stuttgart.armymwr.com or call the USAG Stuttgart Tax Center at DSN (314) 596-3678.