The investigative minds at How to Survive demonstrate how to master the basic tools of survival, from starting a fire without matches to finding a reliable source of clean water.

A new five-level qualification program will replace the current three-tier system of basic, intermediate and advanced swim qualifications.

Beginning Oct. 1, Marines will qualify under five water survival levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient and Advanced.

“The changes are designed to be progressive, requiring an increase in both swimming proficiency and the ability to tread water for longer durations at each level,” Capt. Colton Martin, a spokesman for ...

A single birth year is suddenly being pulled into three very different military-service plans, each with its own high-stakes catch.

Andrew Evans, from Shelby County appears on ‘Naked and Afraid,’ surviving Zambia’s harsh terrain and hoping his journey ...

In a previous column, I discussed the approaching dilemma of conscription in the future of warfare. Now, with the recent ...

Croatia is set to resume mandatory military service for the first time in 17 years as part of the European Union member's ...

The Marines will now have five water survival qualification levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient, and Advanced.

Experts have weighed in on what skills you should pick up amid esculating conflict in the Middle East, including knitting, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has up to 150 rescue missions a year. Here's how to avoid getting lost on a hike - and how to stay safe if you do.