Ask Stew: Preparing Your Body for Military Service Here is an email from a young man who knows he wants to serve his country but is still on the fence regarding which branch of...
Ask Stew: 'I Need a PFT Starter Kit' Preparing for a fitness test to get selected into a training program, as well as training for the selection course, is an...
Ask Stew: Summer Seminar Workouts The Naval Academy Summer Seminar training for high school candidates starts before 6 a.m. and continues for a long day of...
Ask Stew: Treading Water Tips Make every swim workout end with a prolonged tread session of 10-15 minutes, just to get used to the suck factor of treading...
Ask Stew: The State of Generation X (born 1965-1981) The main issue with recruitment of military members is no longer a high school education or criminal record. It's height and...
Ask Stew: Navigating Performance Nutrition/Supplements — Yes or No? The U.S. military is researching many products to help alleviate issues that contribute to high failure rates for many...
Ask Stew: Midlife Exercising Routine Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith is not a fan of repeating the same workouts every week, with no varsity.
Ask Stew: Lose Weight, Prepare for Army PFT and Training The main reason why the current population of recruits cannot join the military is a failure to meet the physical, body-fat...
Ask Stew: Navy PFT Preparation for OCS Candidate You need to begin your preparations far ahead of submitting your application for Officer Candidate School.
Tactical Fitness: Pushing a 7-Minute Mile to a 6-Minute Mile Working up to a seven-minute mile isn't too hard, but pushing to a six-minute mile takes focused training. Learn to work out...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...