by: Jason McCarthy, 10th Special Forces Group, 2006-08 What does the backwards American flag mean? The backwards flag (formally and officially known as the Reverse Flag), dates back to the Army’s early history when both cavalry and infantry units would charge ahead as the Stars and Stripes streamed backwards. When assaulting forward, the star field …
“If Al-Qaeda is the guy outside your house with a shotgun, Hezbollah is the guy already holding a gun to your head,” a senior officer presented this chilling perspective while I sat in a briefing on terrorist threats during my time in the Agency. In other words, are you focusing your intel collection efforts on …
“You deserve a vacation. So there!” After almost two years of COVID hell, one of my dear friends, Winnie, realized that I was in dire need of a break. She had recently started working for a travel agency specializing in Moroccan tourism, and her company wanted to send her to Morocco for two weeks to …
Push Your Limits With Our Monthly Rucking Workouts Since the first GORUCK Challenge in 2010, GORUCK has been synonymous with the harder path. To push yourself, and to be pushed daily. To find meaning in the beauty of shared pain, to seek challenges that demand growth, to serve something greater than yourself. To be a part of …
Tribe Kids: Seek Growth The theme for January is “Seek Growth.” This month we are focusing on fostering a growth mindset in children by encouraging them to set goals both big and small; to learn from their failures and grow. In order to encourage children to set big goals, we’ve chosen two amazing stories to …
Here is a rundown on all details for January 2022: Risk The world keeps going round and round, and if we’re not careful that’s all we’ll end up doing, too. Day after day, the choices that matter the most can escape us. We overthink the truth, we rationalize the distractions, and we doubt whether we’re …
