Ask Stew: Night Shift (Training, Living, Eating and Sleeping) Working the night shift is common for any tactical profession. Here is an email from a man who is joining the military but...
PT Pyramid Warmup and Advanced Progressions If you are looking for a good workout with a warmup, max-out and cooldown built into it, look no further than the Classic PT...
What Is in Your Snack Drawer? The secret to summer survival is keeping the good snacks in the open and hiding any junk food out of sight.
Should You Work Out with a Cold? A National Guard soldier who is preparing for his PFT asked a common question: "Since I have a cold, is it OK to PT or run?"
What Causes Nausea During a Workout? A majority of the time, the causes for exercise-induced nausea are motion sickness or lower blood-sugar levels.
The US Military Is Growing ... Around the Waist In this article, we will discuss the recommended courses of action to obtain healthy screening numbers.
Ask Stew: How to Recover After an Injury After an injury, starting to train again can be difficult, depending on the type of injury and progression to recovery.
Ask Stew: Joining the Military in Medical Services Here is a nurse who is seeking to join the military, in part to help with student loans, but faces a hurdle: the physical...
Self-Motivation — The Wanna-Be and Gonna-Be Most people who email me are pretty motivated but need guidance on how to get to a new level of fitness and health.
Gear to Help Your Post-Workout Recovery Stew Smith, a Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, offers recommendations on gear to help you...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...