Why You Should Get Comfortable Doing the 'Grinder Reminder' There are places that are not comfortable when doing sit-ups. Certainly, you can think of better places to practice than...
Favorite Swim Workouts for Military Training Programs There are many military training programs that require some level of proficiency in swimming. Here are a few workouts to...
Ask Stew: Is Adding Women into the Spec Ops Pipeline a Good Idea? Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers an email about incorporating women into Special Operations units.
Ask Stew: What Is a Ruck? Defining "ruck" is difficult to someone who has never moved out with 50+ lbs in a backpack for many, many miles.
Tips for Training in the Heat of the Summer Training in the summer takes some special consideration, especially if you live in a hot and humid environment.
Does CrossFit Have a Place in Special Operations Training? If you like to lift or do CrossFit, do it, but make it your warmup for the many other events you will be tested in at your...
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...
Here's an Ailment That We All Need to Know About Rhabdomyolysis is a deadly condition that is very common in many challenging training programs such as military boot camps...
Weekly Workout: How Weight Vests Can Add a Degree of Difficulty to Your Workout If you've mostly been doing calisthenics, here's a new workout that will help you transition to weight training.
Here Are Some Favorite Core Training Exercises Using the TRX Some of the favorite exercises used by Stew Smith's Military Preparation Group-Heroes of Tomorrow are the following upper...
The Best World War II Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans These are the best World War II movies of the past eight decades, according to a Military.com survey of U.S. service members...
Veterans Could Get Free Gun Safes Under Suicide Prevention Proposal Introduced in House Any veteran who wants a lockbox to store their firearm would be able to get one for free from the Department of Veterans...
Marines Surpass Enlisted Recruitment Goal by 1, Officers over a Dozen in Sharp Drop from 2023 Officials said that the service sought to recruit 36,257 Marines this year, squeezing by with 36,286 total -- a difference of...
Annual Cost-of-Living Boost for Veterans Benefits Finalized by Congress The increase applies to disability benefits, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving...
ROTC Scholarships Could Be Slashed This Decade as Army Deals with Glut of Officers The Army is eyeing a roughly $100 million cut to Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarships through the rest of the decade...