Ask Stew: Older Guy Wants to Join Special Ops The term "older guy" is used often for someone in their late 20s who is nearing the age cutoff for recruits to enter SEAL...
Physical Preparation and Mindset Development Require Patience Just looking at a motivational poster can't get you ready to challenge yourself and achieve a goal.
Ask Stew: CSS Breathing and Turning Around Questions The specialized combat swimmer stroke (CSS), also known as the combat side stroke, is just a modified version of the...
Top 5 Timeless Workouts for Your Fitness Routine Some classic workout routines still work today and are just as effective now as when you did them in the 1980s (or earlier).
Air Force Special Warfare Physical Ability and Stamina Test and Recruitment Changes 2020 Over the last decade, the U.S. Air Force has changed significantly the way special operations units do business.
Ask Stew: Getting Ready to Move from Infantry to Special Ops A young man in the Marine infantry is considering transferring into Navy SEAL training after his initial four-year contract.
Here's What Being 'Mentally Ready' Means for Special Ops Selection While training, working even when you do not feel like it and pushing toward your goal, you’ll develop a mental readiness...
How the Tactical Population Should Tackle Testing, Keeping Up with Health and Job Performance “Tactical athletes” often are left to maintain their fitness levels on their own unless they’re in a unit with regular...
Ask Stew: Gut Checks Your future in any tactical profession will require you to succeed in challenging selection programs with high attrition...
What Comes Next After You Accomplish Your Primary Goal? Time to Assess Yourself Even when you have accomplished a task you have prepared for a long time, the training continues.
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...
