A Navy SEAL’s 5 Most Important Leadership Tasks
When the chips are down, it’s just you and your team that matter. Here are five leadership tips from former Navy SEAL on to get the job done.
Preparing for Selection
The Navy SEAL Decision-Making Mantra: Decide to Decide
It may sound circular, but it’s the rock solid truth. From Navy SEALs to renowned explorers, the moment of resolved decision is key.
Darn Tough: Finding the right sock for Rucking is incredibly important
One of the most frequently asked questions we get, from those of you who are about to embark on a career in Special Operations, concerns rucking and how to best prepare to hoist the big green pain pill around our southern military bases. We have written countless times about proper fitting boots and socks and […]
Quarantine: The best time to smash your PT numbers for SOF selection
Considering that I love to powerlift, do CrossFit workouts, and participate in mandatory arm day every Friday, this whole quarantine situation is a dark cloud over my gym life right now. In the past few weeks, I have found myself doing A LOT more running (not my most favorite form of working out), combined with […]
The UBRR Test: Designed by Delta Force for the SOF community
A few years ago, we wrote a piece about preparing our candidates for Selection and, in regards to the Physical Fitness test, training for the Upper Body Round Robin (UBRR) rather than the old, outdated 3-Event Physical Fitness test. The Army is finally ditching the antiquated 3-Event PT Test, for the new 6-Event Combat Fitness […]
Preparing for SOF Selection: Here is a different but still productive way
We’ve written a ton of different Selection preparation articles and, being creatures of habit, stuck with the tried and true methods that got us from point A to point B. And truth be told, there is no substitute for learning to navigate and carrying a rucksack. Because when a candidate is in his Selection course, […]
Special Operations Selection: Things get a lot easier when you decide you’re not quitting
First off, let me preface this article with the fact that I definitely don’t think I’m some gift from God that has come down from the heavens to judge others and act like I know everything. I do feel very fortunate and lucky to have accomplished and experienced the things that I have so far […]
We ain’t Navy SEALs: The path to becoming a Navy SWCC
Becoming a Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) is no easy task. The SWCC selection pipeline is designed to weed out the weak and to create a training environment that simulates the stressful conditions that are experienced in real-world situations. If an individual is not physically and mentally prepared, they have very little chance to […]
So, you want to be a Green Beret? Separating fact from fiction
Soldiers who came from a light infantry or a Ranger battalion will have already mastered the art of rucking for long distances. For soldiers coming from a different background, that is where they are sailing into uncharted waters.
No days off: Rucking early on Christmas morning
Before celebrating Christmas with the family today it was time for some exercise. I was up before the sun and since everyone was sleeping in as we had been out late visiting family on Christmas Eve, I decided to take advantage of the quiet time to get some rucking in…and to work off some of […]
Land navigation refresher: Helpful Spec Ops tips when navigating
“…We are what we repeatedly do, Excellence then is not an act but a habit” Aristotle One of the first questions we always get from any aspiring SOF candidate is, “What do I have to do to get Selected?” While it is a legitimate question, it is a bit simplistic. There is no one specific […]
Selection in Special Operations? Learn to love your ruck
We always get good questions about how to pass some of the various selection courses. And while certain things will be looked at differently, many of the key attributes are going to be the same in the successful candidate in any course regardless of the branch or unit. For today’s purpose, I’ll talk about SFAS […]
