The Creator of K-Rations Became a Healthy Eating Advocate You might not believe it, but the original creator of compact military rations later advocated for better dietary choices.
Sleep, Nutrition and Exercise: How to Get Enough to Perform Optimally Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, details how to get the best sleep, nutrition and...
Ask Stew: 4 Tips to Help Control Your Weight as You Age A daily exercise plan, stretching, de-stressing and eating nutrient-rich foods can decrease the effects of gaining weight...
How Low-Carb Diets Can Affect Your Physical Fitness Performance The body needs carbohydrates for fuel if you are attempting to score competitively on a military physical fitness test.
What Foods to Include in a Care Package to Send to Army Ranger School The mother of an Army Ranger candidate asks Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith what foods would be best to send...
Ask Stew: How to Find Motivation to Lose Weight and Recover from Surgery When it comes to giving advice to those who need a combination of motivation and basic fitness to lose weight, it is all...
Ask Stew: How Late-Night Snacks Can Torpedo Your Military Fitness Goals Managing portion sizes and avoiding late-night snacks are two ways to avoid gaining excess weight and having enough energy to...
How to Stick to a Fitness and Nutrition Plan Before Military Service Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, addresses how to lose weight to meet the height and weight standards of...
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...
National Dairy Council Explains the Benefits of Milk Regarding the best beverages to drink, we asked the folks who are in the business of dairy, the National Dairy Council.
Army ROTC Programs at Dozens of Campuses Are Being Shut Down or Reorganized The Army is undertaking a major shake-up of its Reserve Officers' Training Corps footprint, shutting down or reorganizing...
Afghan Ally Who Was Detained by ICE Now Facing Fast-Tracked Deportation Sayed Naser Noori, whose legal team has provided reporters with paperwork confirming he worked with the military as an...
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...
After Offer of Back Pay, Only 13 COVID Vaccine Refusers Returned to Military Service Months after the Pentagon rolled out a policy aimed at wooing back service members booted from the military over the COVID-19...
LA Army Veteran with Purple Heart Self-Deports to South Korea Under Threat of Deportation An Army veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart self-deported to South Korea as he was threatened with being detained and...
![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)")
