Articles
Rucking Gear Manifesto
This may be the most controversial article that we ever write. We’re about to embark on a journey through some of the most tribal territory imaginable…boots, socks, and rucks. People (and by people, I mean me) are incredibly defensive, loyal, and almost rabid about what constitutes the best gear.
90 Days to Victory – A Checklist for Elite Performance
The New Year is upon us. This is when we make our grand declarations of an improved life. A new job, lose weight, gain muscle, less booze, and God help us maybe even “I want to go to Selection.”
18X - Updating the Numbers
We’ve published several articles on the challenges and benefits of the 18X program, the comparison of 18X vs Option 40 vs. Option 4, and no small amount of consternation about “gaming” the system to get you both a good shot at getting Selected but also a tenable fallback for if you don’t. Along the way I always get questions about the numbers.
What Else Can I Train?
Lots of guys want to know what else they can do to prepare beyond the ubiquitous PT stuff. We cover the PT stuff in excruciating detail in Shut Up and Ruck, and of course Ruck or Shut Up talks about SFAS in depth. But we haven’t really deep-dived this ‘other stuff’. So here is a non-exhaustive list of other stuff that you can work on. The devil find work for idle hands, so get busy…
Area J Land Nav Training on Fort Bragg
Resources on Fort Bragg for land navigation training.