Military How the American War Machine Ran Out of Gas, Bloomberg U.S. Air Force in a Big Lie About the A-10, Asia Times Army Expects to Miss Its Recruiting Goal Again This Year, Military.com U.S. Shipyards Can’t Build Destroyers Fast Enough; Not Even Two/Year, RCD U.S. Navy Is Hobbled by Failures, Bloomberg Their plane went […]
Knowledge
Common Sense Under Pressure: The Naval Aviation Rescue Swimmer School Approach to Selection
By Calvin Dykhuizen, MTI Contributor BUD/S, SFAS, Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer School (RSS), along with other programs, run efficient selection processes. Each candidate is evaluated for possessing a minimum threshold of skills which lend themselves useful in highly stressful situations. Currently, Coast Guard RSS sits between 50% and 75% attrition. Most other programs hover around […]
How Army Leaders Can Embrace Drinking Without Glorifying Its Use
By Matt Lensing, MTI Contributor The Army has a long history with alcohol and the mentality amongst today’s Soldiers still includes regular alcohol consumption at unit sponsored events. Ironically leaders aggressively punish Soldiers that abuse alcohol, or drive under the influence, but will encourage members of their command to drink to excess during social gatherings. […]
Q&A 4.29.23
QUESTION I have been bouncing around your programs for awhile building overall fitness. I just finished two cycles of your 6 hour adventure racing plan and I can verify it definitely produced demonstrable improvement. However, at 61 I have decided I don’t really want to train exclusively for AR events anymore as it is unlikely I will […]
Arete 4.29.23
Military Disabled Air Force vet Brian Kolfage convicted in ‘We Build the Wall’ fraud gets 51 months in prison, Task & Purpose Pentagon reports huge drop in troops court-martialed for sexual assault over last 10 years, Task & Purpose Medal of Honor recipient’s remains identified 73 years after he was killed in the Korean War, […]
Q&A 4.22.23
QUESTION Do you happen to have a program to combine selection type training with olympic lifts focusing on technique not necessarily reps? I want to train for SFAS while just maintaining my Olympic lift technique. ANSWER Closest I would have is the Big 3 Strength + 6-Mile Ruck Training Plan. You could sub in the snatch, clean […]
Arete 4.22.23
Military Our Rotten Military Promotion System, Real Clear Defense Accountability for Biden’s Botched Afghan Withdrawal?, Real Clear Defense Recruit or Retain: DoD’s Manpower Problem, Real Clear Defense Logistics Could Doom the Mighty F-35 In a War, 1945 ‘He Was the Worst Leader I’ve Ever Had’: Suspended Brigade Commander Accused of Toxic Leadership, Military News New […]
Carbohydrate Deep Dive Q&A
Questions by Rene’ Eastin, Answers by AI What is a carbohydrate? A carbohydrate, also known as a saccharide, is a biomolecule composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Carbohydrates are one of the three macronutrients, along with proteins and fats, that are essential for human nutrition. They play an important role in providing energy to […]
Creatine Deep Dive Q&A
Questions by Rob Shaul, Answers by AI What is creatine, and how does it work as a nutritional supplement? Creatine is a naturally occurring substance found in the body that plays a key role in energy metabolism, particularly in muscle cells. As a nutritional supplement, creatine is typically consumed in the form of creatine monohydrate, […]
Q&A 4.15.23
QUESTION Is your program good for another sports? (Bjj, basketball, ecc) ANSWER We have a sport specific training plans for BJJ, but none for basketball. – Rob QUESTION I’m looking for a plan to help in my workouts in the gym I do powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting ANSWER Big 24 Strength. – Rob QUESTION I am […]