U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) training is “so much longer” because even after a soldier has completed basic combat training/advanced individual training (BCT/AIT) or One Station Unit Training (OSUT), which combines BCT and AIT into […]
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A Navy SEAL teaches how to develop mental toughness
Being tough isn’t about your physical abilities, it is about your mental strength. How many times you had to think about toughness, ask yourself are you tough enough? Well, to be tough, you may need […]
Navy SEALs explain the dangers of overplanning in both the military and civilian
Former US Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin explain why it’s important to plan, but not overplan. In their book “The Dichotomy of Leadership,” Willink and Babin describe what it takes to be a […]
Green Beret Medic received Medal of Honor
An Army Special Forces soldier will receive the Medal of Honor for fighting through an enemy ambush and saving his teammates’ lives 10 years ago in Afghanistan, the White House announced in late September. Former […]
Don’t Be a Target: Protect Yourself When You Travel
When traveling to unfamiliar areas, whether it be a new city within the United States or traveling abroad, it’s important to travel smart in order to not present yourself as an easy target. The main […]
Test your fitness with this SOF Tier 1 PT test
The Upper Body Round Robin AKA the UBRR is a commonly used physical fitness test among many Tier I and Tier II Special Operations Units. This pt test goes well beyond the typical scoring of […]
7 Tips For Passing Special Forces Selection
No one can tell you that it will be easy, but here are some tips which should help you to pass special forces selection. Here are the 7 crucial tips to rely on during selection. […]
Stay Jacked on Deployment With These Workout Essentials
When going on deployments it can be difficult to maintain physical fitness. As it turns out many soldiers use this opportunity to pack on some lbs and gorge themselves on pop tarts, monster energy drinks, […]
The military date time group explained
The Military Date Time Group (DTG) format is used in everything from operations orders to airlifts, and it is essential for every service member to know how to put together a DTG format correctly. Date […]
What is a 9-line MEDEVAC and proper procedures to call it
Medical evacuation, often shortened to MEDEVAC or MEDIVAC, 9-line MEDEVAC is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to wounded being evacuated from a battlefield or combat zone to […]
The inspiring story of a fearless Navy SEAL Adam Brown
The story about fearless Adam Brown and his redemption is incredible. The biographies of most Navy SEALs probably don’t include a rap sheet — theft, possession of meth, possession of crack, and so on. But […]
Pilot was awarded Silver Star for his actions during Delta Force raid on ISIS
An Army helicopter pilot kept flying for five hours in support of a Delta Force ground raid into Syria in 2014, even after he was wounded by gunfire during the initial assault, according to new […]
Special Forces Soldier Was Saved by a Tiger and a Sawed-Off Shotgun
“The tiger kinda’ helped” in scaring off the enemy in March 1966, Special Forces legend and retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins said of the last hours of a four-day battle in Vietnam in which […]
75th Anniversary of Most Brutal Tank Battle in History
Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Prokhorovka. The battle, which commenced a Soviet counteroffensive in the wider Battle of Kursk, was a key episode in that titanic clash, and one of the […]
Johnny “Mike” Spann, the first US combat casualty in the war on terror
CIA agent Johnny “Mike” Spann was the first US combat casualty in the war on terror shown here in Afghanistan. Prior to his joining the CIA, Johnny “Mike” Spann was a captain in the United […]
Facts about French Foreign Legion you probably never heard about
The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère), also known as FFL among the westerners, is a military service branch of the French Army established in 1831. The Legion is unique in that it was, and […]