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 Spc. Giuseppe Terrasi

Escape From The Tower 2022 Sanitized

AFN Vicenza

Sept. 23, 2022 | 0:53

Sanitized version. Service members and contractors from Camp Darby and Vicenza participate in the 2022 edition of Escape from the tower. The race starts from the leaning tower of Pisa and ends in Camp Darby.
Pisa, Italy

Colonel RN Giuseppe Milano
Camp Darby Italian Base commander

SPC Bailey Schmidt
Escape From the Tower Run Participant

Interviews shot by Richard Santiago Camp Darby Public Affairs Office