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. Danilo Pascaretta

German Marksmanship Badge Qualification

AFN Bavaria

July 19, 2022 | 0:53

The Bundeswehr, or German Army, hosted United States Soldiers for a training exercise in Grafenwoehr Training Area on July 19, 2022. Select American service members took advantage of the chance to earn the German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship, or Schützenschnur. To earn the badge, U.S. Soldiers had to qualify using a German G36 rifle and P8 pistol. If successful, the U.S. Soldiers could walk away with a gold, silver, or bronze Schützenschnur.

This video was filmed on July 19, 2022
Video by SGT Danilo Pascaretta, AFN Bavaria
Produced by SGT Danilo Pascaretta, AFN Bavaria

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CW2 Christian Schreglmann
Range OIC

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Staff Sgt. Nelson Gabriel
3rd squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment