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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Victoria Schiebel

Shanti Prayas IV | Cordon Coordination

Exercise Shanti Prayas

Feb. 29, 2024 | 1:02

Nepali Army Captain Shruti Kunwar, Field Training Exercise Instructor, describes the important elements of Cordon and Search during Exercise Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Centre on March 1, 2024. Kunwar emphasizes the importance of utilizing the Language Assistant and working with local authorities to assist the United Nations service members into integrating with the community they are assisting during Exercise Shanti Prayas IV. She hopes that this will give them experience they can draw upon when they are deployed for future UN Missions. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Victoria Schiebel and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caroline Strickland)