Tactical Fitness: How Hard You Should Train Before Military Service Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith explains how to be smart about your pre-military training to achieve special...
One Civilian's Journey to Become Navy SEAL Fit Bringing change requires a stimulus that is usually external, but equally important is a person's will to succeed and make...
Operation Red Wings Through the Eyes of the Night Stalkers When U.S. Army Capt. Matt Brady dropped off a team of four Navy SEALs in a remote area of Afghanistan, he didn't know three...
Determining What Special-Ops Training Program Is Right for You People have been graduating tough military special-ops programs long before there were books, DVDs, websites and pre-spec-ops...
Fitness Training Resources for a Military or Special Forces Career Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith provides a rundown of resources for those interested in a career in the...
Tactical Fitness: Are Boots or Socks Best for Swimming with Fins in BUD/S? Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith advises a reader about whether dive boots or dive socks work best while...
How to Prevent Losing Military Fitness Gains While Underway Even when training hard while in port, some of your endurance gains often can be lost or significantly decreased after a few...
Ask Stew: Is Officer or Enlisted the Better SEAL Option? Though there are several routes to get to BUD/S, there is only one way to become a SEAL, and that is through BUD/S.
Ask Stew: How to Prepare for the Shock of BUD/S Handling a new culture is part of growing up and moving away from home. This is a part of BUD/S.
How Assessing Your Fitness Can Save Your Life or Those You Love Assessing your abilities regularly can help you one day, when needed, to save yourself, your family, your teammates or other...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
