Ask Stew: The Road from USMC to Navy SEAL BUD/S Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran, answers a question from a reader about how to enter the Marine Corps and transition to being...
Ask Stew: Advice for Your Younger Self Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, explains how best to prepare for SEAL training.
5 Navy SEAL Workout Recovery Tips Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, gives his advice for how to recover quickly from...
Ask Stew: How to Train for BUD/S While on a Ship Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers a question about how to train for BUD/S...
Ask Stew: All Prepared – Now What Should My Focus Be? Stew Smith, MIlitary.com's tactical fitness expert, answers a question from a young recruit about to head off to BUD/S...
Seal Training Via Officer Candidate School So you have a college degree and are thinking about what to do with your life? Many attempt to join the military through...
How Non-Swimmers Can Get Ready for BUD/S or Aquatic Special Ops For the non-swimming athlete, preparing for jobs that are aquatic in nature is a progression of learning and conditioning.
Does Physiological Training Matter for Special Ops? Getting good at all the elements of fitness that apply specifically to your selection program is critical to success.
Navy SEAL TAP Test Pyramid Workout Sometime throughout the training pipeline, a SEAL candidate will be introduced to the SEAL Tactical Athlete Program (TAP)...
Here’s How to Find Your Military and Special Ops Fitness Weaknesses If you’re getting ready for the future challenges of military training and testing, it’s smart to be honest with yourself.
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services. It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long...
'In No Way Incompatible': Service Academy Alums Sign Letter Supporting Transgender Cadets, Midshipmen Alumni representing every academy and a broad spectrum of generations have signed onto an open letter aimed at providing...
Military Retirees Say They Were Denied Extended GI Bill Benefits Despite Supreme Court Ruling The officers had extensive service under the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills yet were not given an extra 12 months of...
Why You Should Buy a Tank You can buy surplus military vehicles, and yes, that includes tanks. Here's how to get the hottest set of wheels (sorry...
No Deal: White House Says DC's F-16 Transfer to Maryland Is Off the Table A deal last year to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the District of Columbia Air National Guard to Maryland...