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.

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Session 4: Spiritual Fitness and Leadership

Defense Health Agency

June 4, 2024 | 01:00:12

The DHA Office of Religious Affairs conducted a six-session training series on the “Importance of Spiritual Readiness." This training is not specific to any particular religious or faith group, rather the training focuses on how Spiritual Readiness is important for all people of all faiths, for both the religious and non-religious, and was open to service members, civilians, and contractors. This is Session 4: Spiritual Fitness and Leadership.

The Department of Defense recognizes that Spiritual Fitness is an essential area that requires training and development for DoD personnel to be healthy, fit, and resilient. The DoD has included Spiritual Fitness as one of the major components of the Total Force Fitness Framework first established by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 3405.01. This DoD instruction applies to all members of the DoD, to include all military services.