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. Anthony Rayis

Night Crew Marines Ensure Jets are Ready to Fly During Southern Frontier Exercise

AFN - Iwakuni

July 15, 2014 | 1:51

Keeping the aircraft of Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 in keen fighting condition is a twenty-four hour job. It’s up to the night crew maintainers to ensure the jets are up so the pilots can fly. Corporal Anthony Rayis reports from the flight line. Includes interviews with Marines from Baton Rouge, La., and Atlanta, Ga. Includes sound bites from Cpl. Terrence Watts Jr., Collateral Duty Inspector and Lance Cpl. Austin Wagner, Plane Captain. Also available in high definition.