SHOOTING | Sunday Gun Day Ben isn't a SOF guy, in fact he's a former officer (Every SOF NCO's worst enemy). But, he was infantry,…
MINDFULNESS | Chronicles of Failure Vol. 2: Resilience If something ain’t broke, break it Around 2014, you might say I had a late quarter life crisis. All…
MINDFULNESS | Life Balance: The Lie The Self-Help Books Lied to You Over the years I have worked around a lot of people who try hard…
ADVENTURE | BASE Jumping Norway Fjords - Chris Carnahan, SOFLETE Athlete SOFLETE Athlete Chris Carnahan travels to Norway for a 4 day Heliboogie BASE Jumping trip in the majestic fjords. Die…
ADVENTURE | SOFLETE - A Visual History Not a day passes that we aren't asked about what SOFLETE means, who we are, what we do, and where…
OP-ED | Where Conan Steered Me Wrong No shit, there I was… I was standing in front of a stacked array of monitors among a half dozen…
ADVENTURE | Speedwing Riding In Chamonix SOFLETE Athlete Zach Carbo travels to beautiful Chamonix, France, for an epic week of Speedwing Riding in the big mountains.…
OP-ED | All Quiet On The Western Front, But What About The Eastern One? Foreign Policy released this piece talking about an interesting move by the German Government. Since 1945, there has been an…
OP-ED | How To Lose The Next War In The Middle East In 2007, Michael Scheuer wrote the seminal book, "Through Our Enemie's Eyes." A decade later, thoughtful military leaders…
MINDFULNESS | What Would Papa Say? "But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated." - Hemingway The…
ADVENTURE | Die Living Imagine You're walking out of your doctor's office. In your mind you keep replaying the part of conversation where you…
FITNESS | 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…
MINDFULNESS | The Chronicles of Failure: A Guide to Understanding the Benefit of Setbacks “Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” - C.S. Lewis My name is Douglas Kiesewetter. I am…
GEAR | Forget Diamonds - Why You Want A Month's Salary On Your Wrist In the early 1960’s a trend started to reveal itself amongst discerning Special Forces soldiers. On trips to Southeast…
NUTRITION | Get Your Ass in the Kitchen Every week we receive a number of questions that essentially ask the same 2 things: Will your program allow me…
MINDFULNESS | 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…
PODCASTS | DIE LIVING Podcast Ep 39 - Holistic Life Practices George is in town and he's got health on his mind. He, Brooke, and Chris VB huddle up to talk…
FITNESS | 5 Ways to Warm Up More Effectively Over the past few decades, the world has evolved to understand the myriad benefits of an active lifestyle. With each…