Never a Dull Moment in West Africa
Adventure

Never a Dull Moment in West Africa

Last time the SOFLETE HQ Crew was in Ouagadougou, there was a coup (say that ten times fast). Looks like things were a little hot there yesterday as well. When you're traveling in the developing w...

HAPPINESSHOW TO BE HAPPY: A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE FIRST SOF IMPERATIVE

HOW TO BE HAPPY: A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE FIRST SOF IMPERATIVE

  As I sit in my cozy little corner of the Middle East, listening to the whine of my dying split unit air conditioner, counting the days until I return home to my sexy, brilliant wife and wildly...

FITNESSProgramming For Combat

Programming For Combat

It would be great to always have access to a completely outfitted facility when training, but some of us don’t have that luxury. Whether we’re training in our garage, our unit doesn’t have certain...

GEARForget Diamonds - Why You Want A Month's Salary On Your Wrist

Forget Diamonds - Why You Want A Month's Salary On Your Wrist

While limited in technological functions, the core automatic movements of mechanical watches are built to function in VERY adverse situations. They never run out of batteries because they have non...

ADVERSITYWhat Would Papa Say?

What Would Papa Say?

"But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated." - Hemingway The experiences of our generation have left great stories of overcoming incredible odds and great hardship in...

Chronicles of FailureConcussions: Prevention, Treatment, and How To Keep Living The SOFLETE Lifestyle

Concussions: Prevention, Treatment, and How To Keep Living The SOFLETE Lifestyle

The SOFLETE life is real.  We live it daily and are constantly pushing the limits of our own capabilities.  That standard of performance is accompanied by risk, we we gladly embrace, because the ...