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 Sgt. Susan Noga

Sunshine Maintainers - Long Package

AFN Afghanistan

July 27, 2012 | 1:23

There are many missions taking place in Afghanistan on a daily basis, but there is one mission that is essential to the operations of a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter. It’s not the pilot, the cargo or the people it transports, but the soldiers who take care of this bird. This is the story about the technician and maintainer of the 1-111th Aviation Regiment Florida National Guard. Includes sound bites from Sgt. Wes Baity, B/Co 1/111th Aviation Regiment, Spc. DeAngelo Seales and Spc. Robert Turner, D/Co 1-111th Aviation Regiment. Also available in high definition.