My hope is that everyone who comes to Selection passes Selection. You can expect zero help once it starts, but we owe you more explanation of how to prepare and how to show up ready. In this post you’ll find a lot of lessons learned from Special Operations training as well as some better techniques …
You show up because you want to know if you have what it takes, but you don’t even know what that is. From the outset, you’re on someone else’s terms, playing someone else’s games. You control nothing except your attitude and your gear, so you better master both. This is what I expected going into …
Local spots are my favorites and I try my best to support them wherever I am. The kind of places that are full of an owner’s pride and if you had to recreate them somewhere else, you couldn’t. Something about local shops drive local economies, but also important to me — local pride drives the …
Jack and I grew up together in Jacksonville and didn’t know any better than to spend all our time outside. Old habits die hard, so when we were back in Action-ville together, we crashed his parents backyard, sent out an open invite to old friends, and started backyarding. Smiles come easy, there’s no rush, and …
We heard the party Sirens from the beach and went to investigate. Drinkin’, I mean Dancin’ in the Streets plays hosts to all kinds of good, wholesome fun. Our kind of fun. Live music, food that’s terrible for you, walking beers, and a lot of smiles. And as the night descends, the street becomes the …
Class 001 at Beached finned and ran and paddled all over Key West. Necessary to a surreptitious presence included a link up at the friendly Dive School and classes on maritime-based fieldcraft, Robinson Crusoe survival skills, and mission execution. All taught by Special Operations combat divers. The scenario’s conclusion was mission success as teams successfully …
