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 Spc. Philemon Tan

Recap: Air Assault Course at Camp Dodge

Joint Force Headquarters - Iowa National Guard

Sept. 9, 2022 | 2:35

Nearly 200 Soldiers and Airmen participated in a 12-day Air Assault course held at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa throughout August and September 2022. Cadre from the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, traveled as a mobile training team to teach the course, which trains service members in sling load and rappelling operations. Two Kosovo citizens also made history by becoming the first members of the Kosovo Security Force to graduate from a U.S. Air Assault school. Kosovo is partnered with the Iowa National Guard through the Department of Defense State Partnership Program, which offers unique opportunities for joint training. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Philemon Tan)