How New Recruits Should Prepare to Visit a Military Recruiter and Why It Matters Too many young people looking to join the U.S. military treat their first visit to the recruiter as a job fair, not a job...
What Recruits Should Know About Physically Preparing to Join the Military Consider joining once you hit a certain level of physical performance and activity.
How to Cross-Train Effectively for Special Operations Jobs For the spec-ops tactical athlete, you need to get good at all of the fitness elements, including strength, power, speed...
The Differences Between Swimming With and Without Fins Preparing for a future in military diving, special ops programs and rescue swimming requires the mastery of several water...
Wanted: Airmen and Guardians Urged to Apply to Grueling Army Ranger School The 62-day course is filled with difficult physical training and exercises designed to educate participants on elite squad...
US Military Searching for New Long-Range Sniper Rifle in Bid to Keep Edge over Russia and China U.S. Special Operations Command is searching for an "Extreme Long Range-Sniper Rifle" to replace the Barrett M107 and Mk 15...
These Goals Can Improve Your Running, Swimming Times for Special Ops Fitness Tests Setting fitness performance goals is a fun way to help you stay consistent with your weekly training.
Bodies of 3 Soldiers Recovered from Helicopter That Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea According to the Army's Special Operations Command the aircraft was recovered on Dec. 15 and the remains of three soldiers...
How to Add Extra Training to Prepare for Army Special Forces Army or Marine Corps boot camps already do a great job preparing you for special operations programs, but additional training...
How to Boost Your Strength and Size for Special Operations Training Preparing for any special operations selection involves making sure you have no weaknesses and have properly developed your...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
'Band of Brothers' Actors Are Training to Parachute into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day With the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy approaching in June, some of the actors decided they would...
Army 4-Star Who Pressured Panel to Help Career of Unfit Officer Suspended, Facing Pentagon Investigation The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, was also referred by the Army to the Defense...
The State Department’s New Armored Vehicle Is on Another Level As if you needed another reason to apply for embassy duty.
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...