How Military Veterans Can Train to Continue Serving Their Communities After a career in the military before retiring in your early 40s, you may feel like you have service left in you.
What Recruits Should Know About Physically Preparing to Join the Military Consider joining once you hit a certain level of physical performance and activity.
The Differences Between Swimming With and Without Fins Preparing for a future in military diving, special ops programs and rescue swimming requires the mastery of several water...
These Goals Can Improve Your Running, Swimming Times for Special Ops Fitness Tests Setting fitness performance goals is a fun way to help you stay consistent with your weekly training.
How to Become a Better Military Rescue Swimmer Many occupations in the U.S. military require you to be competent in the water, whether you are scuba diving, combat swimming...
How to Incorporate Stretches Before and After Workouts Whether to stretch or not is a common discussion among all types of fitness enthusiasts.
Struggling with a Military Fitness Test? Here’s How to Find Another Way Forward Whatever the challenge, look for another way to get there if something does not work for you and you fail to meet the...
How Focusing on Technique Can Make You a Smarter, Faster Swimmer Getting across the pool on pure guts alone, though, is no way to improve your swimming ability. In fact, learning proper...
How Pool Size Can Affect Your Swimming Fitness Test Scores If you are preparing for military swimming tests, you will encounter situations that have you guessing distances and times...
How the Beach Can Be an Effective Cardio Workout Option When Away from Home Getting creative with your training in new environments can be both fun and frustrating.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...