There are days where everything is going right… to hell. On those days the SNAFU patch needs to be broken out to remind yourself that this is the normal. This is especially relevant in the first few hours of a GORUCK Challenge where there’s a lot of “storming” going on. People will be dropping shit, […]
Morale Patches
GORUCK Challenge 053 Patch
This is the patch from the first GORUCK Challenge that I ever did. Notice how it was their old logo (basically the Tough Mudder logo minus the person and adding their branding.) This was by far the toughest patch for me to earn as I had no idea what to expect going into the event. […]
ITS GORUCK Ascent Green Beret Foundation Patch
This patch was available for sale in small quantities from ITS Tactical to support their 2011 GORUCK Ascent adventure. They have since put the patch up for sale again to fund future GORUCK Ascent trips which I think is an awesome idea. I honestly never wore the patch since I did not attend Ascent, but […]
Embrace The Suck Patch
The “embrace the suck” patch was one of the first patches I bought for myself. I purchased it when I was training for my first GORUCK Challenge (class 053) and promptly put it on my GORUCK GR1. I did this to remind myself that I need to “embrace the suck” sometimes when things got rough […]