How Proficient Should You Be at Swimming? While it is true the Navy recommends you have an above-average swimming ability, it does not require you to be a world-class...
How to Swim the Combat Swimmer Stroke When people first try the combat swimmer stroke, they often can look silly. Even swimmers have issues with this stroke.
Don't Get Discouraged by Failing at Workouts. Get Motivated. Motivation through times of growth is critical. It is no one’s job but yours to motivate yourself to train and put in the...
Don’t Get Confused by the SEAL/SWCC Draft The Spec War Draft that is now being used to screen recruits before they get to SEAL or SWCC training is different from the...
Stew’s Favorites: The Navy PST Practice taking the test you have to pass on a regular basis. And if you want to crush it, do it twice.
Stew’s Favorites: The Special Ops Triathlon You can arrange the run, swim and ruck of the Special Ops Triathlon in any order, but we often like to make it like a...
Stew’s Favorites: Spec Ops Triathlon Buildup with Leg PT As we prepare for an upcoming Special Ops Triathlon, we are adding in a few combo workouts mixed with leg PT to prepare for...
Ask Stew: Will Playing Sports Help in Preparing for BUD/S? Being a competitive person with a history of active competition and a no-quit attitude will help you become a BUD/S graduate.
Ask Stew: Suggestions on How to Improve on Your Fitness Test There are not many fitness tests out there that exposes a weakness quite like the way PT tests for special-ops courses do.
Mix of Weights, Calisthenics and TRX Check out this mix of lifts, calisthenics (weights optional) and the TRX as a balance to the previous lifts.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...