Founder & CEO, GORUCK
Past: 10th Special Forces Group
We recently launched a new website. It’s a bigger shift than what it looks like. The text below was first drafted by Andy, the project manager for the switch, then I added some commentary. One of our tenets to live by is Lead with Transparency. So here’s a lot of the what’s and the why’s. …
GRTs and future GRTs, We recently tasked you, as members of your community, to organize and perform a “Service Act” as part of your GORUCK Challenge (that means Heavy, Tough, and Light). We got a lot of positive feedback and some questions for more clarity. Points brought up centered around the process of organizing the …
July 4th, 2003 there I was, minding my own business crossing a sleepy enough side street in West Hollywood en route to my favorite LA spot. Scene of the crime and hey you two, stop! There was no talking ourselves out of anything, especially after Jack colorfully told the police officer he should hurry up and …
Meeting people and getting into adventures is surprisingly easy. As in real ones, with real people in the real world. “I had a great life in solitude” said nobody on their deathbed. So what are the hang-ups to meeting people? Well, mostly that life gets in the way because the things that take us away …
Waxing philosophic about service is not nearly as cool as doing something that helps someone else. So here ya go, how about a big change. Effective immediately, all GORUCK Challenges will have a Service Action component to them. That means the following: You as a team are expected to organize yourselves prior and pick something …
GR2 is my all time fave (40L to be more specific). London bound, here’s my packing list for the next almost two weeks. Not pictured – me, naked, taking this pic. Just kidding, I had a pair of Simple Pants on, I’m not a savage people. Also, my suit is under the flag. The flag …
