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What a year, folks. Another 12 months of bringing you the best in military news, pop culture, crime, politics, and nudity, now in the books. Here is a month-by-month breakdown of some of the stories we covered in an epic 2016. Thank you to each and every one of you out there for reading and […]
Special Forces taught me that life is a series of mistakes, small victories, and an overall pursuit to get it mostly right, but not all of it. I hope this article isn’t a complete bore – but it’s just some thoughts on the nature of striving for perfection and why I think that’s a waste […]
I remember the first time the realization that I might lose crept across my oxygen-deprived mind. It was my very first fight. My wife was there. All the Marines from my shop were there. My coach—also my battalion sergeant major—was calling to me, but as my opponent sunk his choke in a bit deeper, his […]
T.S. Eliot wrote the words found in the title of this article in his poem “Little Gidding,” about time, perspective, and human salvation. It seems only fitting to herald the end of 2016 not as a year passed in celebration, but as the beginning of a new year, lest some of us shoot ourselves in the face […]
Here is a list of the top ten SOFREP articles from 2016 based on viewer traffic. This past year has definitely been a crazy one. Take a look at the list below and let us know which article was your favorite from 2016? 10: https://sofrep.com/48753/proof-that-standards-will-be-dropped-for-females-entering-the-75th-ranger-regiment/ 9: https://sofrep.com/48122/tips-from-a-former-special-forces-sniper-on-judging-distance/ 8: https://sofrep.com/63764/us-special-forces-sabotage-white-house-policy-gone-disastrously-wrong-with-covert-ops-in-syria/ 7: https://sofrep.com/46878/watch-daesh-isis-fighter-get-dropped-by-sniper/ 6: https://sofrep.com/67808/three-green-berets-killed-isis-infiltrator-cia-ignored-warnings/ 5: https://sofrep.com/45855/jsoc-delta-force-operators-on-the-ground-for-el-chapo-capture/ 4: https://sofrep.com/54277/band-brothers-sex-crimes-cover-101st-airborne-division/ […]
“People like me think that if five or ten thousand people are marching and getting everyone’s attention, then it’s impossible that they would bomb you. I think if it really happened and they bombed a peaceful march, then this world is worth nothing,” Anna Alboth said. “People like me in safe countries can’t take it […]
REST DAY You only get so many new years. It’s one of the few days I give myself a pass on diet, drinking, and exercise. So, get out of town early and be with your family – or prepare for your party, whatever it is you’re going to do. So, Have a Happy New Year. […]
It was a good year for imaginative military innovations. From “Star Wars”-style speeders to an inescapable surveillance drone, many of the futuristic advances seem straight out of science fiction or Hollywood blockbusters. Here are some favorites from 2016. ‘Star Wars’- style speeders Remember those speeder bikes in “Return of the Jedi” that raced through the […]
There I was, on Christmas Morning, armed with a single weapons platform that had the ability to fire grenades, rounds of multiple sizes and varieties. I acquired my targets through my long-range optical scope. I controlled my breathing and squeezed the trigger. One enemy down. As his brother moved toward my position, I fired a […]
Most people are familiar with the British SAS and American Navy SEALs. Some may have heard of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and Selous Scouts, but nearly lost to contemporary military history is the South African Recces. These white, black, and interracial soldiers pulled off some of the most hair-raising operations that you have never heard […]
Your selection date is around the corner. Along with an extensive list of endurance races and ruck marches. They’re all challenging and will test your feet, stamina, endurance and mental toughness. Taking that test and passing feels incredible. Are you on the fence about stepping up your level of fitness – or heading to selection? […]
There’s a limited set of training options for rucking other than rucking itself. But, rucking is the one sport that requires practice in that act, only, to improve. To ruck you have to ruck. But, I say that with one caveat – endurance running helps a ton. Embracing longer runs, ten or more miles every […]
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