A Fire Department responds to a fire every 23 seconds in the United States. It takes a lot of training, hard work, and courage to do so. Firefighters are pillars of our communities, and our way of life, and over a million firefighters in America stand ready to serve you and your community whenever you …
Tag: Service First
Service First Story 003: A Dog Named Leia
Veteran transition issues are a big deal these days. We hear about PTSD and TBI and the effects of war. It’s easy to imagine how some might wonder if all Veterans are damaged goods, or broken, or whether we can recover in the civilian world. There’s plenty of examples to suggest that Veterans are, and …
Service First Story 002: SWAT
The connection between law enforcement and the military is a strong one, grounded in service before self and a commitment to the values we hold dear in the United States of America. Those who choose this life, to protect and serve, are increasingly held to impossible standards – even perfection. One wrong move, one …
PRESS: GORUCK Launches Campaign to Share Stories of Those Making Difference
From Jacksonville.com: “Jacksonville Beach-based GORUCK has unveiled a new video campaign to tell stories of individuals and organizations that are making a difference in communities across the country. The gear manufacturing brand, which also hosts more than 900 endurance events per year for civilians and combat veterans of Special Operations, launched in 2008 by Jason …
Service First Story 001: Stop The Bleeding
Trauma medicine – how a first responder should treat someone hurt or injured – has evolved rapidly based on lessons learned in the post-9/11 wars. One example is that yes you should use a tourniquet sooner – it stops the bleeding to save a life. But reading that is like reading about leadership and hoping …
GORUCK Challenges and Serving Your Community
Waxing philosophic about service is not nearly as cool as doing something that helps someone else. So here ya go, how about a big change. Effective immediately, all GORUCK Challenges will have a Service Action component to them. That means the following: You as a team are expected to organize yourselves prior and pick something …