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. Benjamin Whitten

Marine Minute

Defense Media Activity - Marines

Sept. 13, 2019 | 1:00

I'm Corporal Ben Whitten with your Marine Minute.

September 15th, 1950, The Battle of Incheon, code named Operation Chromite begins. The battle was an amphibious invasion during the Korean War involving nearly 75,000 troops and led to there capture of Seoul, South Korea. The 69th Anniversary of this battle is approaching and to celebrate the victory, the Marine House USA hosted their annual luncheon at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, commemorating the Incheon Landing to remember and strengthen the friendship between U.S. Marines and Republic of Korea Marines.
Also in the corps, Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 High Intensity Tactical Training Championships in Quantico, Virginia. The first place winners are Sergeant Kevin Fisch from Camp Pendleton, California, and Corporal Alexandra Martin from Camp Butler,Okinawa, Japan. Keep up the good work Marines and be on the lookout for next year's competition.

That's it for your Marine Minute, for more news around the Corps go to Marines.mil.