“There’s still time to back out,” Lieutenant Commander Joseph Wood informs me with a grin. I’m standing opposite an assortment of heavy sand-filled “powerbags”, wooden boxes, dumbbells, kettlebells ...

The Navy finally stopped grading knife fighters like office workers. For years, elite maritime operators were judged on a physical fitness test that rewarded jogging endurance and polite calisthenics, ...

The new test is unlikely to be much of an issue, as Navy SEALs are among the most physically fit people on the planet. The Navy has released its latest physical fitness standards and a new combat arms ...