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By Seung Ho Choi The Universal Challenge I’ve had the opportunity to serve in both the Republic of Korea Army (18 months) and as a personal trainer for the Temple University ROTC program. Despite the cultural and organizational differences between the Korean and U.S. military, one reality remains constant: military personnel must be physically prepared […]

By Rob Shaul, Founder Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Eight members of a 20-person part-time SWAT team at a rural sheriff’s department in the Southeast U.S. completed MTI’s 5-week Part-Time SWAT Fitness Assessment Training Plan. Below are their pre- and post-training assessment results. In addition to physical fitness, one of the goals of this cycle […]

Military / National Security How the US Military Is Redefining Zero Trust, DarkreadingUS Troops Test Overland AI’s ULTRA Vehicle in Tactical Scenarios, Fedcyber.comTrump Taps Senior Air Force Commander for European Command, military.comArmy Officer Sentenced to 53 Years in Prison on 20 Rape, Sexual Assault Convictions, military.comHow Israel failed in Iran, Al JazeeraThe Air Force fitness […]

By Rob Shaul, Founder You train hard. You’re disciplined. You don’t miss workouts. You show up early, stay late, and eat clean. To the outside world—and your colleagues—this makes you admirable and disciplined. You’re setting the example. But there’s a quiet, hard harder question you need to ask. Is your fitness a tool in your mission-performance […]

Military / National Security China Loses Big In Israel-Iran Conflict, ForbesOver 40 NATO warplanes to exercise near Russian border, UK Defense JournalDoes Xi Have Trump’s Number?, Foreign PolicyThe Battle for TikTok Is at the Forefront of a Deeper Geopolitical Trend, The DiplomatNATO learns as Ukraine’s ‘creativity’ changes battlefield, Space WarChina’s Nuclear Arsenal Surges 20% in One Year, Reaching […]

By Rob Shaul, Founder Mental fitness doesn’t transfer cleanly across domains. A Special Forces soldier can endure unimaginable hardship in combat but break down during a divorce. A wildland firefighter might thrive in a burn zone but shut down in a staff meeting. A CEO can make decisions under financial pressure but emotionally disintegrate at […]

By Rob Shaul, Founder Mental fitness is a term often thrown around without clarity or consequence. It’s mistakenly conflated with motivation, toughness, or even morality. But for tactical athletes, mountain professionals, and all professionals in high-stress occupations, mental fitness must be something far more precise, actionable—and most importantly, trainable. Semantics matter. I’ve deliberately chosen the […]

By Seung Ho Choi Before I share my thoughts on the Korean military, I want to clarify that everything here is based solely on my personal experience during my year and a half of service. In South Korea, all healthy males are required to serve in the military for approximately 18 months. This mandatory conscription […]

Military / National Security Congress Must Constrain Trump, Foreign PolicyBragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump’s Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance, military.comThis French Senator Has Become Trump’s European Nemesis, NY TimesMarines tasked with LA mission have not yet completed use of force and nonlethal training, T&PNATO to boost missile defences 400%, allies to […]

By Rob Shaul, Founder Exceptional Work. A professional doesn’t cut corners. He never half-asses it. His work is clean, correct, and complete. It’s durable. It lasts. If someone double-checks his work, the professional doesn’t get defensive. He doesn’t treat scrutiny as an insult. He welcomes it. Not because he’s blindly confident—he can make mistakes—but because […]