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. Savannah Mosby

Marine Minute

Defense Media Activity - Marines

Aug. 3, 2018 | 1:00

I'm Corporal Savannah Mosby with your Marine Minute.

Marines with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Shooting Team competed in the Infantry Trophy Match August 2, at Rodriguez Range during the 2018 Civilian Marksmanship Program National Matches. In 1903, President Roosevelt and congress established the National Trophy Rifle Matches, which are an annual sporting festival that Marines still participate in to this day.

In the Pacific,
U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducted charge employment training July 31 through Aug. 2, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines used a remote Operator Control Unit to maneuver the platforms from afar. They trained with the Mark II Talon Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robot and the iRobot 310 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle to become more confident in safely neutralizing improvised explosive devices using robotic platforms.

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