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. 1st Class Whitney Hughes

Guard Members March in Army's 250th Parade

National Guard Bureau

June 14, 2025 | 0:41

Soldiers with the 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard, march along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., during a parade honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, June 14, 2025. More than 600 Army and Air National Guard members took part in the parade and related birthday activities along the National Mall, both as participants in the parade and in behind-the-scenes roles such as manning traffic control points, crowd management and security operations. (U.S. Army video by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)