Tag: Military

GORUCK Cadre: Teaching An American State of Mind

http://goruck.wistia.com/medias/lka9fpfxd7?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=960 The foundation for everything GORUCK is the wartime experience of our 70+ Cadre, all of whom are decorated combat veterans of Special Operations. At our Events, their main task is to teach you how to overcome adversity by working together as a team. Anyone can lead a bootcamp for civilians, anyone can tell you …

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Baseline: Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT)

Whether you’re Jason Bourne or new to fitness, you have to test (and monitor) your baseline. We use the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) because it requires no equipment, it’s easy to score, and it helps measure where you are. EVENTS Push-Ups: 2 Minutes Sit-Ups: 2 Minutes Two-Mile Run Do these three events in sequence, …

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War Stories, GORUCK’s Mission, and Building Bridges

http://goruck.wistia.com/medias/0axs24yg1j?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=960 America fights wars for the last 13 years which means Americans fight wars for the last 13 years. And I love my generation and what’s not to love. But what are the costs, what does it mean to serve in a time of war? Too soon the wars will be forgotten, abstracted in books …

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Homage to Wild Bill

Lt. Col. William Donovan Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, 165th Infantry, 42d Division Place and date: Near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, 14-15 October 1918 Medal of Honor Citation: Lt. Col. Donovan personally led the assaulting wave in an attack upon a very strongly organized position, and when our troops were suffering heavy casualties he …

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