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 …
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 …
I found GORUCK through the obstacle racing community on Facebook. Many OCR enthusiasts were also doing GORUCK events and I decided to check them out online. I was immediately drawn to the mental and physical challenge to completing them, so I signed up for a Light, then a Challenge (now Tough). After losing about 100 …
Anyone else starting to feel like this weird pandemic isolation period is becoming “normal”? Yeah, me neither. For now though, this is our new normal. We are learning to create and adapt to new schedules and routines. The anticipation of knowing we will eventually be able to gather again with people at our favorite local …
In times of uncertainty, fear and stress we tend to revert to our roots, base learnings and heritage. And that is where these vignettes fall. As I look back over them, I think of the parallels between my military deployments in the past and what we’re facing as a nation now. In the military, when …
Hosted by Melissa Ross, First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, along with spot news features and a weekly roundtable of local journalists. Families in Lockdown Emily McCarthy, chief of staff at GORUCK, shared her family’s story of how they …
