When to Use a Heart-Rate Monitor in Your Military Fitness Training Training with a heart-rate monitor can offer immediate feedback and give you an indication of effort, Military.com's tactical...
How to Get the Most Out of Weightlifting and Military PT Workouts Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith suggests a 20- to 30-minute upper-body weight and military PT workout.
Tactical Fitness: How to Progress in BUD/S Warning Order Workouts A Marine in the BUD/S Warning Order reaches out to Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith after struggling to...
Common Questions About Swimming with Fins in Military PT Tests Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers some questions about swimming with fins during military PT tests.
Unlocking the Keys to Scoring Well on the World's Most Common Fitness Test The standard military and law enforcement physical fitness test (PFT) consists of push-ups, sit-ups, sit and reach, and a 1.5...
Tactical Fitness: The Best Way to Do Push-ups After a Collarbone Injury Collarbones have many ligaments and muscles attached to them, so breaking one can require a rigorous physical therapy routine...
How to Stick to a Fitness and Nutrition Plan Before Military Service Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, addresses how to lose weight to meet the height and weight standards of...
Ask Stew: Avoid Setting an Artificial Deadline to Meet a Military Recruiter Do not set a deadline in your head to enlist. You do not have to see a recruiter immediately after high school. Wait until...
Ask Stew: Finding the Right Fit for SCUBA Fins for SAR School There are a lot of lessons learned when it comes to swimming with fins. Here is a good question from a future search-and...
How to Build Speed and Power for PT Tests Depending upon the branch of service, the PT tests vary in exercises, timed events and run distances.
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones that Violated Its Airspace During Strikes on Ukraine Poland said that multiple Russian drones entered and were shot down over its territory with help from NATO allies, describing...
Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range The Army identified the 18-year-old on Monday but has not provided details into the circumstances of his death.
