How to Do Marines’ Versatile ‘Shamrock’ Workout Here is a classic style of workout that can be changed depending on the equipment available, such as weights and pullup bars...
Ask Stew: How Often Should I Train Treading Water (No Hands)? Stew, do you have any recommendations on how much I should be treading before Navy Dive School?
Here’s the New Navy Combat Fitness Test for SEALs, SWCC and EOD/Divers, Plus What It’s Missing The Navy has a new fitness test for active-duty “combat arms personnel,” including members of Naval Special Warfare and Naval...
How to Gain Strength While Maintaining Cardio and Muscle Stamina Here is a typical leg day routine for athletes do who need a foundation of strength, load-bearing stamina, and to maintain...
Ask Stew: Does ‘Well Rested -- Well Tested’ Apply to Military PT Tests? This short saying should be a mantra for any testing you do in the future to achieve the best results.
Struggling to Start? This ‘ACTION’ Plan Helps Turn Ideas and Goals Into Reality Here is how I like to break down action, with the ACTION acronym helping to solidify those steps into a practical strategy.
Waist-to-Height Ratio Now Central to Military Body-Composition Standards The military’s new height to waist standards aim to better measure health and readiness, but raise concerns about fairness...
Advanced Upper-Body ‘Push’ Workout With Running Here is a favorite “push” day workout with running we do for our special ops candidates.
Ask Stew: Should I Take a Scuba Course Before Military Dive School? Does getting scuba qualified before military dive school training help?
Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail—and What Actually Works Every January, millions of Americans set New Year’s resolutions with genuine intent. And every February, most of those...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.
Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return...
How Veterans at Grey Bull Rescue Are Bringing Americans Home From the World’s Most Dangerous Places When Americans become trapped in some of the world’s most dangerous places—inside active war zones, under collapsing...
Veteran Writer Says FBI Visit Followed Her Criticism of Student Veterans of America Marine veteran writer Elizabeth Hartman says FBI visited her after she criticized Student Veterans of America leadership...
In UK, Veterans Age 65 Told to Prepare for War As the UK readies for possible military conflict, low numbers in the Armed Forces are pushing the British government to bring...