All those who believe that they have what it takes to be counted among those who serve in the Navy may now send in their applications to the United States Naval Academy. These applicants will enter the academy a year from now, in July 2012, and will comprise the Class of 2016. The Navy website [...]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) shared good news on Tuesday, at least in terms of its goals for military recruitment. The DoD revealed that based on data gathered in the present fiscal year, through the end of May, the military has met or exceeded its goals for troop recruitment and retention. In addition, according [...]

We have shared with you how the Navy is constantly on the look out for potential recruits, especially among high school athletes. According to a feature, however, starting a career with the military is becoming increasingly difficult – and it is not because of boot camp. The lack of job opportunities is reportedly encouraging more [...]

In a previous post, we shared with you the results of a study commissioned by the United States Navy last fall which sought to determine the ideal recruit who can successfully hurdle the challenges of being one of the elite Navy SEALs. Athletes have long been known to have the most potential of becoming a [...]

The National High School Wrestling Championships held last March 23 to 28 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center attracted more than just high school wrestling fans. Also present during the event, according to a feature on the Navy website, were members of the East Coast Navy SEALs and the SWCC Scout team. The SEALs, SWCC [...]

Based on a half-a-million dollar Gallup study commissioned by the US Navy last fall, if there was anyone who had twice as much of a chance as others would in completing the rigorous SEAL training with flying colors, he would be a water polo player. If he was a water polo player who could also [...]