Military / National Security Age is no obstacle: Soldiers complete Army’s toughest schools after 40, Stars & Stripes Belarus leader says he wants closer ties to NATOStars & Stripes Air Force major under investigation in wife’s disappearance after buying ax, shovel, and gasoline, police say, Task & Purpose ATLAS: Killer Robot? No. Virtual Crewman? Yes., Breaking Defense Germany’s Policy Choices […]
Knowledge
Q&A 3.7.19
QUESTION I’ve been working your various plans for some time and was just about to begin the Alpine Rock Training plan for a trip I have in a couple of months. It will be the third time I’ve used it. Two questions: Do you have any thoughts on joint impact as a result of the […]
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for February 2019
MTI’s Top Selling Training Plans for February 2018 Athlete’s Subscription Bodyweight Foundation Training Plan APFT Training Plan Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) Training Plan Military On-Ramp Training Plan Core Strength Bodyweight Only USMC PFT Plan Hypertrophy for Skinny Guys Running Improvement Training Plan FBI Special Agent PFT Training Plan Ranger School Training Plan Chassis […]
Tactical Athlete Advanced Programming Course – April 15 – 17
By Rob Shaul Monday-Wednesday April 15-17, MTI will be offering an open enrolment Tactical Athlete Advanced Programming Course at our facility in Jackson, Wyoming. This is the first time in several years we’ve offered an open enrollment Advanced Programming Course and we’ll be taking applications for enrollment. Who Can Apply This course will be […]
Arete 2.28.19
Military / National Security This is how they’re going to raise the Norwegian frigate that sank, Navy Times RAND Study Claims Air Force Suffering From ‘Identity Crisis’, Real Clear Defense NATO’s Pointless Burden Sharing Debates: The Need to Replace a Mathematically Ridiculous 2% of GDP Goal with Real Force Planning, Small Wars Journal The Battle at the Venezuelan Border, […]
Q&A 2.28.19
QUESTION First off, good work with the Ranger Preparation Program. I used it prior to going to Ft. Bragg’s Pre-Ranger with enough success to make it to Ranger School where it allowed me to succeed at RAP week with no worries. The lunges were also much appreciated in Mountain Phase, just the mental aspect of […]
Fixing the Army’s Deep Reconnaissance Problem: Rebuild It’s Long-Range Surveillance Capabilities
By Josh Tawson In January 2017 the Army deactivated the last of its active-duty Long-Range Surveillance (LRS) companies in Fort Hood, Texas and by August 2018, all remaining National Guard LRS units met the same fate. The Army made this decision after using computer models to determine its future priorities to remain successful in a dynamic […]
Arete 2.21.19
Military / National Defense The Air Force’s new ‘deploy or get out’ guidelines are officially here, Task & Purpose Amid Trouble With the West, Saudi Arabia Looks East, NY Times Terrain Matters: Training and Basing in Alaska, Modern War Institute If America’s Unipolar Moment is Nearing Its End, What Comes Next?, Modern War Institute Lithuania widens espionage probe, several now […]
Rob’s Favorite Training Plans … Part 2: Overall Military, Strength, and Endurance
By Rob Shaul 1) Overall Military – Afghanistan Pre-Deployment Training Plan The Afghanistan Pre-Deployment Training Plan was the first plan I designed on the tactical side. At the time (2008) there was only Mountain Athlete, and I began getting emails from soldiers downrange in Afghanistan and Iraq. I was posting our daily training sessions, and […]
Q&A 2.21.19
QUESTION I’m going on a 9 month “deployment” to Europe as a medic in an aviation brigade. I know we will be going to the field occasionally but I don’t see us going for more than 2 weeks at a time every other month. During those 9 months I would like to maximize my time […]