Former Navy SEAL John Doolittle says the military must move from reactive care to predictive readiness using data and human performance insights to sustain the force.
John Doolittle has spent a career at the intersection of combat and human performance. A retired U.S. Navy SEAL, he served in leadership roles across the special operations community, including helping shape programs designed to sustain the physical, cognitive and psychological demands placed on elite forces.
Since retiring, he has continued that work in the private sector, advising on human performance optimization and supporting Department of Defense efforts through industry partnerships. His perspective is shaped not just by years in combat, but by direct involvement in one of the military’s most consequential efforts to better care for its people.
In a recent interview, Military.com sat down with Doolittle to discuss what the broader force can learn from those efforts.