Ask Stew: How to Adapt to Swimming with Fins Swimming with fins during rigorous military training, such as BUD/S and Army Ranger/Special Forces training, is required for...
3 Reasons Not to Practice Holding Your Breath for Underwater Swims Practicing holding your breath for underwater swims is not a good idea, and neither is swimming underwater without a...
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...
Tactical Fitness: How to Become a More Efficient Swimmer in the Military Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith says that to become a more efficient swimmer, a special-ops trainee must get...
Tactical Fitness: How Hard You Should Train Before Military Service Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith explains how to be smart about your pre-military training to achieve special...
Tactical Fitness: Critiquing the Combat Swimmer Stroke A reader asks Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith how he can improve his sidestroke through the combat swimmer...
Tactical Fitness: Are Boots or Socks Best for Swimming with Fins in BUD/S? Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith advises a reader about whether dive boots or dive socks work best while...
This 'Dirty Dozen' Test Will Gauge Your Military Tactical Fitness Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith creates an all-inclusive military tactical fitness challenge called the...
Tactical Fitness: How to Prepare for Cold-Water Military Fitness Training Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, explains why it is not a good idea to train for military fitness tests by...
Common Questions About Swimming with Fins in Military PT Tests Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers some questions about swimming with fins during military PT tests.
Cuts to Cost-of-Living Allowances 'Make It Hard Just to Exist,' Military Families in Germany Say Spouses in Germany say it is not an affordable place to live right now as the country is being hit by skyrocketing costs.
Last Known Survivor of WWII POW Massacre Dead at 99 Harold Billow, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest in...
Marine Corps Considers Abandoning Parris Island Amid Rising Extreme Weather Threats A string of recent reports has predicted that Parris Island will face increasingly frequent and ferocious hurricanes, floods...
VA Offers $20 Million in Prizes for New Ideas to Reduce Suicides Among Veterans To drive innovation on suicide prevention, the VA is offering prizes for individuals, organizations and industry to develop...
Fort Liberty? Bragg and 8 Other Bases Get New Proposed Names to Scrub Confederate Links The proposed names must now go to Congress and be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
