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 Cpl. Carlos Parra

Soldiers of the Arizona National Guard Compete in the FY 24 Best Warrior Competition

Arizona National Guard Public Affairs

March 6, 2024 | 0:32

U.S. Army Soldiers of the Arizona National Guard participate in a series of vigorous events over the course of four days during the Arizona Best Warrior Competition, March 4-7, 2024 at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix, AZ.

The Best Warrior Competition is an annual competition that tests soldiers’ mental and physical toughness through a gauntlet of events designed to simulate real-world scenarios. Each event is designed to hone and build upon hard-earned skills that will help balance the Nation’s need to maintain a large and more expansive active-duty force. The music contained in this video is sourced from Soundstripe under a business subscription license. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Carlos Parra)