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 Lance Cpl. Savannah Mosby

Marine Minute

Defense Media Activity - Marines

April 12, 2017 | 1:00

I'm Lance Corporal Savannah Mosby with your Marine Minute.

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis held a press briefing at the Pentagon April 11th to explain the reason the U.S. took action against Syria.

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"The president directed military action consisted with our vital national interests to deter the use of chemical weapons. This military action demonstrates the United States will not passively stand by while Assad blithly ignores international law and imployes chemical weapons he had declared destroyed."

Also in the corps
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducted a scout sniper screener April 3rd through the 7th at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Marines conducted foot patrols and land navigation, then were tested on their skills as basic riflemen. Out of 41 Marines only 11 qualified for scout sniper basic course and six were picked to be part of a platoon.

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