New Partnership Between PODS and Operation Healing Forces A new partnership between PODS based in Clearwater, FL and Tampa Bay nonprofit Operation Healing Forces launched this year...
Ask Stew: Running Out of Gas on the Navy PST Have you ever noticed that when you take a fitness test, your individual scores are much better than your scores when tested...
Ask Stew: Swimming with Fin Pain and Other Issues When swimming with scuba fins, especially the type that the military issues, Rocket or Jet Fins, you may find a learning...
Ask Stew: How Often Should I Train Treading Water (No Hands)? Stew, do you have any recommendations on how much I should be treading before Navy Dive School?
Here’s the New Navy Combat Fitness Test for SEALs, SWCC and EOD/Divers, Plus What It’s Missing The Navy has a new fitness test for active-duty “combat arms personnel,” including members of Naval Special Warfare and Naval...
How Navy SEAL and SWCC Training Is Alike and Different Navy SEAL and Navy SWCC training share a foundation rooted in rigorous training, water competency and high fitness standards.
Special Warfare Sailor Dies in Parachute Mishap, Navy Confirms Special Warfare Boat Operator 2nd class Noah Tobin, a sailor assigned to Special Boat Team 20, died "while participating in a...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
