Do You Have a Personal Mission Statement? You are probably familiar with the concept of a mission statement. Many organizations have one. As an example, ours at the Navy SEAL Foundation is “to provide immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Naval Special Warfare community and its families.” For a company, especially a non-profit, …
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GORUCK Community: Enduring the 50 Miler Solo
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 …
Seeking Pain and Finding Humility at Bragg Heavy 2021
“Humility” comes from the Latin word humulis which means being low to the ground. A person who exhibits humility, or is humble, is not arrogant or overly proud. Last weekend, at the GORUCK Ft. Bragg (double) Heavy event, we were literally on the ground, being humbled. We not only learned about ourselves and each other, but …
From GORUCK Nation: Love At First Ruck
After being an avid runner for years, I started obstacle course racing to try something new and I tried a few Spartan Hurricane Heats as well. While training for a 12 hour version back in 2016, people on Facebook were sharing notes on the best rucksack to use, and everyone recommended a GORUCK rucksack for …
Looking Back to Move Forward: Nashville D-Day HTL 2020
“We’re here to mark that day in history when the Allied peoples joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried out for liberation. Europe was enslaved, and the world …
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 …