SOF Selection PT Preparation 3.12.2017

Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: Warm Up 1-minute Alternating (30 seconds each) Mountain Climbers, Spiderman plank 3 x 20 Pullups (or to muscle failure) 3 x 20 Dips 3 x 50 Situps 4 x Shuttle Run 5 Mile Ruck with 45lb minimum under 75 minutes Stretch well after completion

SFAS Getting Yourself Ready: Know Your Pace Count (Part 4)

Read Part 3 here So, you’ve volunteered to be in Special Forces and you’re getting ready to go to SFAS. This is the time to prepare yourself for the grind that is to come. There are certain tips, such as the PT program which will help you attain the level of physical fitness that you’ll need […]

SFAS Getting Yourself Ready: Land Nav Primer (Part 3)

Read Part One and Part Two. So, you’ve volunteered to be in Special Forces and you’re getting ready to go to SFAS. This is the time to prepare yourself for the grind that is to come. There are certain tips, such as the PT program which will help you attain the level of physical fitness […]

SFAS Getting Yourself Ready (Part 2)

Read Part One HERE So, you’ve volunteered to be in Special Forces and you’re getting ready to go to SFAS. This is the time to prepare yourself for the grind that is to come. There are certain tips, such as the PT program which will help you attain the level of physical fitness that you’ll […]

The First Few Days at Selection

The first few fearful days at Selection are nerve-racking but eventually subside. The first few days at selection are disorienting and scary because you have no idea what’s coming and how you can prepare. You’ll become a number over night. You’ll be addressed as candidate followed by whatever number you get. God help you if you […]

Veteran Marine explains how to survive a Zombie Apocalypse

In my recent article discussing zombies in popular culture, I brought up three common movie tropes that would actually get you killed in a real-world disaster.  These errors pertained primarily to the things people might do in the hours immediately following the onset of global zombie Armageddon.  Today, I’m going to address three more things […]

U.N. prepares for possible chemical attack in Mosul and civilian exodus

The U.N.’s public health agency said Thursday it has trained 90 Iraqi medics in “mass casualty management,” with a special focus on chemical attacks, as part of its preparations for Iraq’s operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group. The extremist group, which has ruled Iraq’s second largest city for more than two years, […]