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 Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Clay, Austin Rooney, Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Tyson

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Boxing places Midshipmen in a high-stress environment, to prepare them for combat leadership in the fleet.

United States Naval Academy Boxing Club began in 1865 and has been training future Officers for combat ever since. Jim McNally has been coaching at Navy since 1986 and has trained 56 individual national champions who have won 77 national titles. Dive into his philosophy of fighting, and the experiences of the champions he trained. (U.S. Navy video Austin Rooney and Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Tyson/released)