Podcasts about goruck constellation

Garret (aka Cadre Machine) joins to talk about the upcoming GORUCK Constellation events for 2020. There’s a lot of changes in the works and it will be very exciting to see how the events come together. This has been a very busy week for GORUCK so a huge thank you to Garret for taking the […] The post ADR 113: Cadre Garret Machine Talks GORUCK Constellation 2020 appeared first on All Day Ruckoff.

David joins me to talk about the GORUCK Constellation 12 event we completed together in 2019. It was interesting getting his points on the event because we were on different teams which means we had very different experiences. GORUCK Constellation is going to see a pretty major overhaul in 2020 so this interview may turn […] The post ADR 104: GORUCK Constellation 12 in 2019 with David Davenport appeared first on All Day Ruckoff.

Jon Faulkner provides an After Action Report on the GORUCK Constellation Course he recently attended. Survival Dispatch Survival Dispatch Store Survival Dispatch Facebook Survival Dispatch YouTube Survival Dispatch Instagram Survival Dispatch Amazon Lists

In this interview we’ve got Cadre Mickey dropping knowledge about the changes being made to the GORUCK Constellation events. It was great to have the opportunity to chat with him and hopefully you enjoy the stories in addition to the information in the episode. Cadre Mickey has been part of the GORUCK Expeditions event team […] The post ADR 032: GORUCK Cadre Mickey Interview (Constellation 2018) appeared first on All Day Ruckoff.

The new kid on the block for 2018 was definitely the Constellation line of events. There were Constellation 12 events run across the country but only one Constellation 24 event which occurred on the east coast. To get into the Constellation 24 event one must have completed a Constellation 12 event in advance. Steven Maske […] The post ADR 025: Steven Maske AAR (GORUCK Constellation 24) appeared first on All Day Ruckoff.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.  Batteries died, we drank more than expected and general shenanigans happened.  The video companion of this is on Foxwalk Primitive's YouTube channel.     Edit:  I claimed, for whatever reason, that I have done a Tough.  I have not.  I signed up for the Memorial day Tough years ago, but switched to a Light due to scheduling issues.  No GORUCK stolen valor here, move along.  

My iPhone vibrates and I quickly pull it out to see what the latest from Command is. As the designated Comms for the team, it is my job to stay on top of what other teams are doing and orders from on high. “Blue teams, you have two minutes until hunting of red teams begins.” I share the news with the team and we quickly scurry to our predetermined hiding spot. We were assigned call sign Delta. Some of us know each other. Others are strangers. But, for the night we are together and everything from building fires to reading maps will only be successful if we work together as a team. After a night in the darkness, the morning sun is arriving and her warmth feels good. Throughout the night we’ve talked to locals to gather intel, carried fallen comrades on stretchers made from what we could find and stopped the bleeding on our two-liter friends who took a knife to the heart. We weren’t sent out into the wild city of Boston without knowledge to help us survive the night or beyond. Two Special Forces veterans shared what they learned in the mountains and deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan. They instructed us on the differences between bugging out in Idaho versus North Carolina. They did their best to instruct the eighty or so of us who had signed up to be part of this unique experience. I had several rucks to choose from and opted for my trusty black GR1 and Dylan was using his gray wolf Rucker for the night. As the hours rolled on, I knew we had both overpacked, but there were no regrets for being prepared. Taking cover next to a U-Haul, I quickly texted the rest of Team Delta. We had become split up since the last hunting season began and it was my job to ensure that everyone knew what was going on and where we needed to be. Earlier in the night as Dylan and I had taken cover in decorative bushes in the middle of the street. Cars and pedestrians passed us by without any knowledge that we were there. Nearby the rest of our team were under cars and in the shadows of entry ways as the Cadre hunted for us. I’ll never forget those damn bushes. Might have something to do with my new “war paint” I was covered in from thorns ripping up my forehead while hiding. That and the man sitting on a bench nearby and what he must have thought as two dark figures rose out of the bushes in front of him and his look of shock as he let out a, “Whoa!” upon seeing us. Most of Delta has regrouped. We back into our hobbit hole and replace the pallet we’ve added as a bit of extra concealment. We hear approaching feet and recognize that it is the final member of our team. We fit him in and bunker down for the next wave. My iPhone goes nuts again and again. The blue teams don’t seem to be able to tell time and are not sure if hunting has begun for them or not. We chuckle silently and wait. Down the alley, we spot someone turn the corner. They look directly at us, do a double check and then leave. We are one with the shadows. The alley was an obvious hiding spot, but we’ve taken it a step further. We are never found. Returning to base, the doors to our HQ are closed. Rarely a good sign because you never know what dragons may pour forth as they roll up. Our final dragons of the night are named Mike and John and they have an evil grin of delight on their faces as only GORUCK Cadre can flash. Our improvised gas masks are needed. We line up as ordered. One final test for the night? Mention of a new formation inside and no more teams moving forward, but one single unit. Smells like citrus. Burns like being tattooed by the sun. Glad we learned how to make these masks earlier in the night. We enter headquarters and see the patches. We are one unit now. GORUCK Constellation #008 Now it is your turn. The hardest part is signing up.

The heat of summer has rolled in. My least favorite time of year and one that I don’t mind rolling past as quickly as possible. Last week was one full of emotional swings. It started on Sunday with Dylan graduating from high school. It wasn’t as emotional as I was expecting it to be. We are so proud of him and what comes next in his life. It’ll hurt to see him go, but knowing that he is starting the next phase of his life excites me. Plus, that next phase starts with a cross-country road trip. I can’t wait for that! The end of the week had me crashing into a wall of frustration thanks to the less-than-fine folks at Hootsuite. I’m not going to go into all the details since it is still not resolved, but long story short is that after years as a happy paying customer, they’ll never see another dime of my money again. The perfect way to get rid of that stress arrived Friday night though when Dylan and I took part in GORUCK Constellation #008. Nothing like spending a night learning about and putting into practice urban survival techniques to clear your head. In the middle of all this, I continue to love the work I’m doing with the National Council of Teachers of English. They are a great team to work with and I love working on projects that matter to the greater good of our country rather than only be angered by the situation surrounding us. Plus, I published the latest episode of the Why I Write podcast I produce for them. If you need a pick me up, I suggest you listen to this episode with Brad Montague of Kid President fame. All in all, I have to say it was a good week. I’m vertical and not sick, so that is a good week in my book. This week is starting off quieter than the last. Last days of the school year on deck for Emily and then it will officially be summertime around the Chapman household. no