How to Increase Your Mental Toughness for Physical Tests Stew Smith has solid advice on how to increase your mental toughness in preparation for rigorous selection programs.
A PT Program for the Naval Academy’s Summer Seminar Every year, I have the honor to fill a guest physical training instructor spot at the Naval Academy Summer Seminar Program.
Try Out These Killer Combo of Pyramids and Five-Minute Sets Finding a workout that pushes the mind and body but allows for rest when needed requires a fine line between pushing your...
Why Military and Law Enforcement Have a Need for Speed More agencies around the United States are adopting the 300-meter run in addition to the 1.5-mile run as part of testing...
How Navy SEALs Grow During Times of Adversity There's a silver lining to adversity that is critical to know. It's the confidence you gain from overcoming it that can't be...
How to Transition from a Football and Powerlifting Background to Become a Navy SEAL People often ask me how I trained for SEAL training before there were movies, books and websites helping people prepare. This...
Delving into the Many Ways to Define Mental Toughness Mental toughness has many definitions and is not limited to athletic performance and pain tolerance.
Mentally Tough? Why the Power of the Mind Is Crucial in Spec Ops Training Preparing for any Special Operations training program can be challenging and often lead to questioning yourself if you are...
Ask Stew: How Did You Recover from BUD/S Training? A reader asks Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, what he did to handle the soreness from Basic Underwater...
Why Being Smart and Safe Is Key to Cold Water Training When I was attending SEAL training, the water off San Diego was brutal to new recruits.
VA Watchdog: Misdated PACT Act Disability Decisions Costing Government, Veterans Millions The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General found that the VA likely overpaid some veterans while...
Marine Corps Fires Commander of East Coast Air Station Col. Mark D. Bortnem, a former F/A-18 pilot with more than 30 years in the service, was relieved of his duties as commander...
Former Air Force Commander at Wright-Patterson Faces Court-Martial Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of the 88th Air Base Wing, was removed from his leadership position in late...
Shaving Waivers Revoked by Massachusetts Guard in Change Disproportionately Impacting Black Troops The Massachusetts Army National Guard has abruptly rescinded long-standing medical waivers that allowed certain soldiers to...
Key Details Still Missing on Why Biden Made Final Call on Space Command's HQ, New Report Details The investigation is the latest probe into the basing decision, which started late in President Donald Trump's first term and...
