Interested in Building Up Mileage? Here's the Twelve-Mile Run Plan. The focus is to run shorter and faster runs in the week and a long, slower run at a comfortable pace on the weekend.
One Civilian's Journey to Become Navy SEAL Fit Bringing change requires a stimulus that is usually external, but equally important is a person's will to succeed and make...
How to Lose Stubborn Love Handles The number one item if you will notice is food intake. As with any fitness and health goal - nutrition and exercise are...
What You Should Know About Any Military Physical Fitness Test Physical fitness tests for all branches of the military and other special units have differing exercises, standards and...
What's Included on a Service Academy or ROTC Fitness Test Each branch of military service has similar requirements in its fitness testing, but there are some differences.
How to Prepare for the Physical Training Demands of Boot Camp The Naval Academy's Summer Seminar attempts to show future midshipmen that physical training can be a stress reliever.
What You Should Know About Military Body Composition Tests All services use the body composition test, which requires all military personnel to weigh in and have their height measured.
10 Frequently Asked Questions About Service Academies Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith goes over the ins and outs about the military service academies.
What You Should Know About Group PFT Training Many of the issues the Navy is having with its physical fitness training mission stretch across the board within all branches...
What It Takes to Become a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer The physical fitness training to become a Navy or Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmer is some of the most grueling in the...
Ramstein Squadron Whacked for 'Irresponsible Alcohol Consumption,' Banned from Drinking Outside Barracks Strict alcohol bans are rare but not unheard-of in the Air Force, and they're notably only used for extreme measures.
One Recruiting Environment, Two Different Outcomes for Army and Marine Corps The Army and Marine Corps are set to fall on opposite sides of what has become a recruiting crisis as enlistment estimates...
Marine Corps Leaders Struggle with How to Train Female Infantry Officers Amid Worries About Standards In 2018, a Marine general who heads the service's training command wrote about his concern that the "pursuit of ensuring fair...
Video Provides First Clear Views of WWII Aircraft Carriers Lost in the Pivotal Battle of Midway Julian Hodges, one of the last living veterans who served on the Yorktown, teared up as he watched the footage.
This Taylor Swift Song Is a Tribute to Her Marine Grandfather's Service at Guadalcanal Written during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, "Epiphany" explores the similar emotions experienced by soldiers...