Founder & CEO, GORUCK
Past: 10th Special Forces Group
And then there was one. I learned early on in my Army days that you can’t stop Father Time. Just keep your head focused on the task at hand while the sand flows south, and embrace whatever comes at you. It’s their game, their rules, and you’re playing by them. Which pretty much sums up …
SELECTION 018 – PART 2 The quiet passes and the storm is here. The dubiously named Good-Bye Party at GORUCK Selection is 4 hours. Not a minute less, not a minute more. It’s loud, it’s intense, it’s stressful. Tonight, it’s a low of 39 degrees. Up the hill down the hill in the water rucks …
We’ve underestimated your appetite for the details. I spend a fair amount of time on social media, primarily Facebook (GORUCK Tough Group) and Reddit. And it’s pretty great from my vantage point to be able to keep my finger on the pulse of what people are saying, and doing. Change is hard and there’s …
On Veterans Day November 11, our nation honors 21.8 million Veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve for the common good. There are parades and yellow ribbons and we give a little more thought to what it means to Support the Troops. At GORUCK, we turn the thinking and parades into …
I placed an ad on Craigslist NYC for a “backpack designer”, and a couple called the Wookey’s in Montana replied with a link to their website and a “we can do that.” They had recently set up a design studio after working in manufacturing forever, and were scouring to pay the bills as start-ups must. …
Blue jeans are a good look when they don’t put diamonds and sparklers all over ‘em. Simple and classic is better, and I’ve been a Levi’s 501 wearer for a long time. But my 501’s get wet and they’re twice as heavy. I’m on the move and they fight back. If I’m rucking or biking …
