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 Airman Sieana Mackiewicz

Not Just Another High School Play

AFN Superstation Sembach

May 19, 2014 | 1:14

HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN YOUR GRADUATING CLASS? HUNDREDS?
STUDENTS AT INCIRLIK HIGH SCHOOL HAVE A BIT OF A DIFFERENT STORY.
SB: JOSEPH GALBREATH, STUDENT DIRECTOR
“I think there’s 50, 60 kids maybe. I know there’s eleven seniors.”
HAVING SUCH A SMALL STUDENT BODY CREATES UNIQUE CHALLENGES. FOR EXAMPLE, HOW DO YOU HAVE A DRAMA DEPARTMENT WITH ONLY 8 PEOPLE?
SB: MS. HEATHER MORGAN, PLAY PRODUCER
“It’s always hard to match up a play with the number of kids you have. Bailee had to play a boy in the play we did last year. We just go with the flow.”
SB: BAILEE ROYER, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
“A lot of cooperation with other students. Keeping a good vibe with everyone is hard sometimes but it helps being so close.”
THIS YEAR, THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT IS PUTTING ON JUST ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL PLAY.
SB: JOSEPH GALBREATH, STUDENT DIRECTOR
“Even when you’re ready for it, you’re still stressed out about it. Cause you’re always worrying, what if I drop my lines? What if someone else forgets my cue line that leads me in? What if, what if, what if.”
SB: MS. HEATHER MORGAN, PLAY PRODUCER
“All of a sudden they’re put in that position and they have to perform, they have to come up with something.”
THIS SMALL GROUP OF ACTORS HAVE LEARNED TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES BY LEANING ON EACH OTHER, BECAUSE IN THE END, THE SHOW MUST GO ON.
REPORTING FROM INCIRLIK AIR BASE, I’M AIRMAN SIEANA MACKIEWICZ.