How to Overcome Psychological Obstacles Here is a concerned future military member who is having a tough time with what we all have to conquer when exceeding...
Stew Smith's Fitness Training Pipeline In the military, training pipelines refer to a student's training cycle as they attend school after school to become...
Assessing and Preparing for Special Ops Training Want to train for special operations? Training for the PT test is not enough. Here's what to do.
How Special Ops Instructors View Candidates You will not get through Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) or other selection programs on your own.
Ask Stew: Preparing Your Body for Military Service Here is an email from a young man who knows he wants to serve his country but is still on the fence regarding which branch of...
Ask Stew: Adventure Racing Preparation As with any tough program in the adventure racing world, as well as the military spec ops selection programs, putting in the...
How to Maximize Your SEAL Swim Score Learn strategies for how to maximize the swim score on the Navy SEAL and other physical screening tests.
Ask Stew – Losing Momentum During Timed Swim Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, responds to a Navy service member training for...
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...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
Camp Pendleton Officer, Wife Sue Military Housing Company over Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Son A Marine Corps family whose 8-year-old son died last year after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Camp...
Coast Guard to Launch Service-Wide Physical Fitness Test for All Members Next Year Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026.
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
Rubio Says US Is Designating 2 More Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Groups The two new designees, Los Lobos and Los Choneros, are Ecuadorian gangs blamed for much of the violence that began since the...