PT

You don’t have to look like a Marvel superhero to make it—just show up, shut up, carry your ruck, and don’t quit, no matter how much the suck tries to make you tap out.

Rucking is as much about mindset as it is about muscle; practice the fundamentals, stretch those hips, and before you know it, the speed will come naturally—without (literally) running yourself into the ground.

Leaping into my combat-ready truck, I deftly navigate my morning with the precision of a finely-tuned machine, every second accounted for, every movement a testament to the rigor and discipline of Delta life.

Bob was so much larger than life, that eventually life could no longer contain him, and he was instructed by the Almighty to take one last boat excursion, this time to Valhalla.

In SFAS you will feel the pain as individuals, but you cannot hope to pass unless you think and act as a team.

One of the changes is there is no longer a grading scale based on age. Soldiers will have the exact same standards regardless of age. 

The Coronavirus pandemic has affected readiness in all of the military services. For the Army, it has impacted everything from deployments, permanent change of station moves (PCS), and the implementation of the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT).  The Army is still rolling out the new ACFT, as planned on October 1, but the results […]

U.S. Army medic paratroopers assigned to various battalions within the 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in an Army Combat Fitness Test during a Best Medic Competition on Caserma Del Din, Italy, June 4-5, 2020. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States Europe, […]

U.S. Navy SEALs train with Special Boat Team 12 on the proper techniques of how to board gas and oil platforms during the SEALs gas and oil platform training cycle. SEALs conduct these evolutions to hone their various maritime operations skills. Scaling a moving ladder in rough seas, and most probably at night if we’re […]

U.S. Marines conduct individual physical training (PT) at the High-Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) centers at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan April 23, 2020. The HITT centers re-opened on Okinawa after a thorough deep cleaning and new safety guidelines in place to include: social distancing, wiping down of equipment before and after use, no spotting each others […]

New Marines with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, swim across the pool during a water physical training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, April 16, 2020. As a graduation requirement, recruits had to perform various swim exercises.

The impact of the COVID-19 on Individuals and Communities has taken its toll. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has the potential to increase stress and anxiety, both because of the fear of catching the virus and because of uncertainty about how the outbreak will affect all us socially and economically.  The pandemic is presenting every level […]