Force Multiplication is Simple, Not Easy Send a small number of people into a place, befriend the locals, build trust, and grow your mission organically. Earn respect, win hearts and minds, build relationships that are long-lasting. Countries use this strategically to obtain a preferred outcome by attraction rather than coercion. Governments and militaries use …
Back in 2018, I had been training to attempt my first HTL in September in Pittsburgh alongside my sister and quite a few other Steel City Ruck Club GRTs. I’d been in the best shape of my life since having my two sons in 2011 and 2013. Then I found out I was pregnant, and …
A new book argues carrying weight for distance—not running—is what made us human Last fall I found myself standing on the Arctic Tundra. I was about 120 miles from civilization and taking the first steps of a rather epic ruck. One hundred pounds of caribou filled my pack, with four-foot antlers bursting from its top. …
JAX BEACH STAR COURSE-50 MILER-NOVEMBER 13, 2020 SIGH – I clicked on the link and registered…for the third time in three years. When the Star Course came out in 2018, I immediately jumped on the bandwagon. I had done 35+ events, some with nearly that many miles and a few with more. So, in November …
Here is the run-down on all details for March 2021 including the patch design, workout, rucking requirement, book of the month, and additional tasking. MARCH 2021 EXCLUSIVE PATCH “MISERY” GORUCK was born of misery. In a short period of time, I lost all the major support structures in my life (job, mission, wife). …
Here is the run-down on all details for February 2021 including the patch design, workout, rucking requirement, book of the month, and additional tasking. FEBRUARY 2021 EXCLUSIVE PATCH “PAIN” In honor of those Marines who began the battle for Iwo Jima in February of 1945. Of note, 3 of the 6 Marines …