Father’s Day 2020 is Sunday, June 21, so there’s still plenty of time to find the perfect gifts for Dad. Even if the pandemic means your typical Father’s Day activities look a little different from last year’s or you have to settle for a Father’s Day ruck instead of the trip you had planned this …
From GORUCK Nation: Inspired to Serve and Create Ruck Kids
I am the most unlikely GRT in the history of GRTs. A not remotely athletic woman in her mid-forties, afflicted with vertigo and pretty accident prone, I didn’t find GORUCK through the OCR community, long distance running, or other endurance events. I found GORUCK quite by accident, and I am so grateful for all the …
From GORUCK Nation: Serving During a Pandemic
This week we celebrate EMS week and as life has been different for all of us, we can only imagine how it’s changed for those serving on the frontlines. Life as we know it has changed completely. We heard from a GRT Brett Hoversen who is an EMS in Leon County, Florida about how life …
Applying Lessons from GORUCK Events to Real Life
I hope you are all keeping your sanity during these strange days. During these times, we are all adjusting to a new normal, however temporary or permanent it is. I wanted to take a moment and reflect upon what I have been doing in Chicago, how GORUCK and my time with the Cadre have impacted …
From GORUCK Nation: Rucking to Honor Them
It’s not easy being a parent. Most would agree that we learn as we go, no matter how “prepared” we think we are. But when my youngest boy was two years old, our parenting skills were put to the test. In 2015, my wife and I were informed our youngest son, Devan, had Autism. He …
Mom Life: Building Strong Rangers
Our home is a little more lived in these days. This is not a complaint, merely a statement of fact. It seems like we are in a constant state of running the dishwasher, picking up toys, and doing laundry even though it seems like my boys hardly even wear clothing anymore. There’s a bit of …