I’ll cut to the chase. Dan changed GORUCK for the better, forever. Fate smiles on those she loves kind of deal. Dan and I are both Green Berets, which means we share a bond I would best describe as brotherhood with all the fights and all the smiles. But truthfully it’s all smiles. Dan was …
Tag: Green Berets
GORUCK Origins
GORUCK ORIGINS LETTER Special Forces sent me to cities, mountains, jungles, and deserts, by day and night, in every condition imaginable throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. I surrounded myself with the best, a standard I grew to expect, and I trusted my teammates, my instincts, and my equipment. We never …
GORUCK Cadre Video
GORUCK Cadre have one main task: to teach the leadership lessons they’ve learned serving in the nation’s most elite units, in the world’s harshest environments. GORUCK is hiring. You’re probably a good fit if you love to drink beer, have a background in Special Operations, and hate the thought of being a drill sergeant. This …
Atmospherics at Special Forces Combat Divers School, Key West, Florida
Dive School is known to be one of the most challenging in all of Special Operations, which means the guys who pass are typically the work harder / play hardest type. And always characters, even by Green Beret standards. The question I’ve heard most often is why Dive School is necessary since wars are mostly …
A Christmas Tree Deployed
Josh and the guys wished us all well from their deployment, made complete only by a Christmas tree in the corner of their compound. Stay safe guys, and happy new year.
Green Berets at War, Part One
My buddies — dudes I love who happen to be veterans of war — are still in Iraq. And Afghanistan. And all across the world. I’d like to wish them all a Happy Veterans Day. They’re heroes, and my brothers forever, and from time to time I want to share their pictures, and their tales. …