After the successful development of GORUCK’s very first footwear item, The MACV-1, the jungle boot team was back together for a new challenge: a training shoe. Spearheaded by Paul Litchfield, shoe dog and inventor of the Reebok Pump, they were ready to break the rules. BEGINNING CONCEPTS Our goal was to create the best functional …
Wool has been a clothing staple for our military and outdoor enthusiasts for hundreds of years and our earliest soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines all relied on wool for their uniforms. It is still seen in their dress uniforms, combat uniforms, and barracks wool blankets with the US Insignia. But there was a time when …
The process of developing MACV-1 mirrored a Special Forces mission. Lots of planning, lots of testing, and a relentless pursuit of excellence against all odds. We went through dozens of pairs of tests and hundreds and hundreds of miles. The wear and tear on all of the shoes was rough and they were all put …
Custom GORUCK Challenge Events: Our Special Forces Cadre will meet you there with smiles and a plan. Our most popular custom event is the GORUCK Challenge. Our Special Forces Cadre build better teams and better leaders. We do this by teaching the best practices of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication (TLC), learned in the most hostile, …
There are very few moments in your life that will change the very fiber of your soul. Getting married, finding religion, having children… completing GORUCK Selection. To say that my training to endure the toughest endurance event in the world came down to the past 3 years of training would be a lie because …
I’m Chad Belger and I’ve been an alcoholic since I was 13 years old. I’ve spent the majority of my life not giving a shit if I lived or died. One night about 4 years ago I had a bottle of pills in my hand and enough booze already in my system to make sure …