Tactical Fitness: How to Prepare for Your First Ruck March A teenager interested in military service asks Military.com's tactical fitness expert the best way to prepare for ruck...
What to Do When There Is Little Time to Train for a Military Fitness Test If your military physical fitness test is in a few weeks and you haven't prepared properly, Military.com's tactical fitness...
Tactical Fitness: Remedial Military PT Ideas for Weekend Reservists An Army reservist asks Military.com's tactical fitness expert about suggestions for remedial PT for those who fail a military...
Tactical Fitness: Is Firearms Training a Prerequisite for Military Service? The military is exceptional at teaching individuals how to shoot, regardless of their experience with firearms.
Ask Stew: Former Marine Who Wants to Rejoin Military Must Lose Weight First Here is a common story of a Marine who turned soft after several months of not training or being as physical as he was while...
Ask Stew: How to Prepare for the Shock of BUD/S Handling a new culture is part of growing up and moving away from home. This is a part of BUD/S.
Ask Stew: Examining the Pros and Cons of Wearing a Weight Belt Here is a question concerning the use of weight belts, using some of my personal workouts designed for the tactical athlete.
Is There a Test to Predict Success in Military Special Ops? We're constantly creating a foolproof selection program, as well as finding the right requirements to test special-ops...
Tactical Fitness: Advice for Young Teens Considering Military Service If you're just entering your teen years and want to join the military in the future, Military.com's tactical fitness expert...
Tactical Fitness: How to Become Comfortable Running Three Miles for the PFT A future Marine asks Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, how to train for a solid three-mile run on his...
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...
![A petty officer second class is weighed aboard the USS Harry S. Truman.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-03/biggestloser.jpg?itok=P9LQggj2 "Chief Petty Officer Terence Newton weighs Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Miller during the 75-day "Biggest Loser" weight-loss competition aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, Sept. 1, 2010. (Seaman Apprentice Tyler Caswell/U.S. Navy photo)")
