Q-School 2022

2022-05-03Leave a comment

QIC: Slapshot
When: 05/16/2022
Posted In: Clydesdales, Currahee, Laces In, Pre-Blast, Sweep The Leg, The Hive

Have you not Q’d a workout yet in the Fort?
Have you not Q’d in a while?

Then you may be a perfect candidate for Q School.

Starting the Week of 5/16 we will be hosting 5 separate sessions of Q school throughout the Fort. Each Q school session will give PAX an overview on the fundamentals of being a Q and an intro into a specific type of workout.

It doesn’t matter if you are a seasoned PAX or a newcomer these sessions will provide important reminders and tips on how to execute a challenging workout.

What we’ll cover:

How to Prep
Safety
Disclaimer
Cadence
Workout Routines
COT/Naming of FNG’s
Backblasts

This year, for this first time we’ll be offering Q school with Ruck and Run options. This is an awesome opportunity to sharpen skills, learn new skills, and introduce yourself to workouts you haven’t experienced in the past.

The Lineup:

5/16 Sweet the Leg – Running Bootcamp

5/17 Curahee – Ruck

5/18 Clydesdales – Run

5/19 Laces In – Boot Camp

5/20 The Hive – Kettlebell

If you have any questions or thoughts, please feel free to reach out to SlapShot.

SYITG!

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F3 The Fort – Adopt a Highway (#2)

2022-01-032022-02-18Leave a comment

QIC: Fogerty
When: 03/05/2022
Posted In: 3rdF, Abyss, Alcatraz, Beyond, Block Party, Bushwood, Chupacabra, Clydesdales, Convergence, CSAUP, Currahee, Fire Ant, Flight Plan, Footloose, Golden Corral, Honey Badger, JOC, Laces In, Millllkshake, Minnow Pond, Pantheon, Pathfinder, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Run 'n Gun, Slow Burn, Soul to Sole, Sweep The Leg, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Varsity

****March 5th 2022- 7:45am – 8:00am****

Men,

We have officially signed up for the Adopt-A-Highway Litter pick-up program. Our adopted Highway is US21 from Peachstand south to Sutton Rd. (2 miles). We will have a sign installed to promote this section of the highway. We are encouraged to complete 4 pick-ups a year (once a quarter). All supplies will be provided. All we need to do is show up. The SC DOT will come out and pick up our bags along the route after completion.

**Our NEXT Clean-up date is tentatively scheduled for March 5th. (start time ) 7:45 am – 8:00am**. There is no time expectation for participation. Stay as long as needed or head out early. Modify as needed. Plan for 2 hours if you complete the 1-mile loop. We split up into two groups last time and met at the halfway point.

We will begin at the Peachstand (rear of the building) and coordinate. I have 30 vests and all supplies.

Fogerty will be the main contact for this event over the next two years.

Here are some of the logistics:

• Make sure your group knows that in case of bad weather the cleanup will be postponed. Litter collection should never be done in the dark or in bad weather.
• Notify local news media who may have an interest in publicizing your group’s activities. • Remind your group of the appropriate clothing. Long pants and long-sleeved shirts and sturdy shoes help avoid scratches and irritation from poisonous plants. Light or brightly colored clothing will make them easily visible to passing traffic.
• Be sure you have all the materials and supplies you’ll need beforehand, including first aid kits.
• Check with members of your group to be aware of any allergies that might be important (such as bee-stings, etc).
• Work out a plan for what you will do in the event of an emergency. Find out what the quickest route to the hospital is.
• Park vehicles at both ends of the adopted section.

• Volunteers must be at least 13 years old to participate in Adopt-A-Highway cleanups. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult on all Adopt-A-Highway cleanups.

The state does provide adopt-a-highway orange and blue bags. Orange bags are for trash and blue bags are for recyclables if you want to recycle. Your group is also provided with orange safety vests. We do require four pickups every year, usually once every quarter. All that is needed to be done after trash is picked up is to call or email me and I will send one of our crews to pick up the bags.

It is volunteers like you who are going to make a difference by speaking up and doing what they can to help their community. Please let me know If you have any questions, I will be glad to assist you.

Thank you,

Sherry J. Johnson
Administrative Specialist/
Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator
SC Department of Transportation
803-327-6186 O I 803-327-6184 F
JohnsonSJ@scdot.org

District Four Maintenance
338 Robertson Road West
Rock Hill, SC 29730

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1st Annual The Fort Weight Loss Challenge

2022-01-02Leave a comment

QIC: Fogerty, Uhaul
When: 01/03/2022
Posted In: Alcatraz, Block Party, Bushwood, Chupacabra, Clydesdales, Currahee, Flight Plan, Footloose, Golden Corral, Honey Badger, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Minnow Pond, Pantheon, Pathfinder, Ring of Fire, Slow Burn, Soul to Sole, Sweep The Leg, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, Varsity

The weight-loss challenge for 2022 has been established to create some focus on the Queen. The goal is fellowship, accountability, support, discipline, and a little motivation. Pax will depart on a 90-day journey beginning January 3rd, 2022, and ending on approximately April 2nd or 3rd.

There will be a buy-in and payouts to the top 3 places – determined by “percentage of weight loss”. Uhaul has agreed to be the holder of the buy-in with a tracking spreadsheet created for each pax to help monitor their progress. Good Luck Pax!

T-Claps to Uhaul for assisting with this endeavor!

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Clydesdales: Training like a Boss!

2021-11-10Leave a comment

QIC: CakeBoss
When: 11/10/2021
Pax: Airborne, Anchorman, Assassin, Barry Manilow, Bass-o-matic, Bonsai, Boss Hogg, Cake Boss, Change Order, Cobra Kai, Console, Corruption, Everest, Fire Marshall Bill, Fogerty, Fun House, Jekyll, Maquaver, Nasa, Pusher, Spiderman, Twister, Vuvuzela, White Lightening
Posted In: Clydesdales

24 PAX arrived for a pre Charlotte Marathon run.
The disclaimer was given but no FNGs this day

The route was simple but flexible so PAX could push as hard as desired

we crossed over to Kingsley and down to back traffic circle ⭕️

we did laps between the circles which have slight hills on both ends

some PAX took the full around the block of Kingsley as an option as well

Of 24 PAX 11 were respectable

was great mumble chatter and some encouragement by running in close proximity of each other

thanks Greenwave for the opportunity 👏🏻💥👍🏻

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F3TheFort Holiday Drop-In

2021-10-26Leave a comment

QIC: Backdraft
When: 12/03/2021
Posted In: 3rdF, Abyss, Alcatraz, Bermuda Triangle, Beyond, Block Party, Brothership, Bushwood, Cannonball, Chupacabra, Clydesdales, Convergence, Crows Nest, CSAUP, Currahee, F3 Dads, Fire Ant, Flight Plan, Footloose, G-Fit, Golden Corral, Guidance, Honey Badger, JOC, Laces In, Laces Out, Mettle Forger, Millllkshake, Minnow Pond, Pantheon, Pathfinder, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, RPG, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Soul to Sole, Spoke and Mirrors, Sweep The Leg, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Bubble, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Uncategorized, Varsity

The Forts annual holiday party will have a different feel this year.
With COVID still lingering we have decided to have a gathering but it will be a bit different.

We are encouraging The PAX to go to dinner with your M and either your Shieldlock, Whetstone, or small group of fellow PAX and their Ms. After dinner we will all gather for an hour or so of a social hour(s).
This will give our Ms the opportunity to meet the crazy fellas we spend the early mornings with but more importantly their M.

We are all fortunate to have this crazy group it is also just as important to try and let our Ms meet some other ladies in the community and possibly let them start great friendships as well.

Make it a day of F3. Start with the golf outing, go to dinner and then grab a couple beers, a bottle of J Lohr wine, a cocktail and let’s kick off the holiday season.

If COVID worries you or your M we will have an outdoor area to hang out at as well as indoor areas.

Where- Springfield Community Center- by the tennis courts/pool
420 Horton Grove, Fort Mill, SC 29715

Time- 7pm-9pmish

When- Dec 3rd, 2021

Contact- Backdraft with any concerns…

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F3 The Fort Anniversary Party

2021-08-212021-09-01Leave a comment

QIC: Backdraft
When: 09/17/2021
Posted In: 3rdF, Abyss, Alcatraz, Bermuda Triangle, Beyond, Block Party, Brothership, Bushwood, Cannonball, Chupacabra, Clydesdales, Convergence, Crows Nest, CSAUP, Currahee, F3 Dads, Fire Ant, Flight Plan, Footloose, G-Fit, Golden Corral, Guidance, Honey Badger, JOC, Laces In, Laces Out, Mettle Forger, Millllkshake, Minnow Pond, Pantheon, Pathfinder, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, RPG, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Soul to Sole, Spoke and Mirrors, Sweep The Leg, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Bubble, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Uncategorized, Varsity

Get ready to celebrate the Anniversary of The Fort. Location will be next to The Springfield neighborhood pool under the pavilion. but the date is set Sept. 17th, 2021. 1830-2130 or 630pm- 930pm for anyone that dosn’t know how to do military time. Cant wait to see you all. It will be the same as last year and bring your own dinner and drinks. We will have a few people speaking.

Look forward to seeing everyone.

location- Springfield Neighborhood Pavilion, next to pool

time- 630pm- 930pm

what to bring- whatever you want to eat and drink.

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The Sweati 2020

2020-08-16Leave a comment

QIC: Backdraft and Gears
When: 08/15/2020
Posted In: 3rdF, Abyss, Alcatraz, Bermuda Triangle, Beyond, Block Party, Brothership, Cannonball, Chupacabra, Clydesdales, Convergence, Crows Nest, CSAUP, F3 Dads, Fire Ant, Flight Plan, Footloose, G-Fit, Golden Corral, Guidance, Honey Badger, JOC, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Minnow Pond, Pantheon, Pathfinder, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, RPG, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Spoke and Mirrors, Sweep The Leg, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Bubble, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Uncategorized, Varsity

The Sweati 2020-
79 HIM took to The Forts annual summer CSAUP event. It was 78 degrees when 24 Ruckers launched from The Coliseum at 0530. They had their disclaimer and direction to the first of the 3 pain stations. Just After at 0600 54 runners took to the route. They departed and ran about 2.5 miles and got to meet Bones at Golden Corral for the first pain station. He worked them over as they came in for about 10-15 minutes. Once he finished dishing the pain they took off to Pantheon only about 1.5 miles up the Road. Fishsticks was waiting for sprints and pain. He had the PAX attention for another 10-15 minutes. Once they left they brought the route back to YHC. While waiting for the PAX to return and doing burpees I decided that my other two Qs most likely put the PAX through so much I would give them a choice. Either 20 burpees at 5 light poles with bear crawls in-between or they could buyout of it for a $50. going to our brother Cash. Most wanted to take on both challenges. We wore black for Cash and am still amazed at the Photos coming in from across the Country showing support to this HIM. We love you Cash. Here is a link to the pay-pal account if you feel you would like to support.

paypal.me/f3thefort

Backdraft Out

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The Sweati

2020-07-152020-08-03Leave a comment

QIC: Backdraft
When: 08/15/2020
Pax: Bass-o-matic, Gears, Shady, Short Sale
Posted In: 3rdF, Abyss, Alcatraz, Bermuda Triangle, Beyond, Block Party, Brothership, Cannonball, Chupacabra, Clydesdales, Convergence, Crows Nest, CSAUP, F3 Dads, Fire Ant, Flight Plan, Footloose, G-Fit, Golden Corral, Guidance, Honey Badger, JOC, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Minnow Pond, Pantheon, Pathfinder, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, RPG, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Sweep The Leg, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Bubble, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Varsity

The Sweati
8/15/2020

Want to Run or Ruck and Sweat? Join YHC for both. Let’s get out of your comfort zone.

Come out and enjoy 5.75 miles of running or rucking. Included with your ticket is 3 pain stations that will test out if you have been posting to workouts over the summer/ Covid pandemic. This has been and will continue to be the summer sweatdown.

Launch from Coliseum (1025 Dave Gibson Blvd) you will be told where to go next.

Ruck- depart 0530
Run- depart 0600

Water will be available at pain stations. Bring your own if you are against trash.

Coffee will be provided by The Fort. Donations to the fund are accepted.

Q Source will follow at this site. Please bring chair and Q Source manual (not required)
Q source will start shortly after PAX catch there breathe.

Fellowship, popsicles, and coffee to follow.

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Preparedness- Are You Prepared?

2020-04-01Leave a comment

QIC: Duck Dynasty; HomeBrew
When: 04/01/2020
Pax: Flux, Maximus, Royale, Shady
Posted In: Abyss, Alcatraz, Bermuda Triangle, Beyond, Block Party, Brothership, Cannonball, Chupacabra, Clydesdales, Convergence, Crows Nest, CSAUP, Fire Ant, Flight Plan, Footloose, G-Fit, Golden Corral, Guidance, Honey Badger, JOC, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Minnow Pond, Pantheon, Pathfinder, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, RPG, Run 'n Gun, Sea Legs, Slow Burn, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Deep, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Uncategorized, Varsity

Attn #HIM of the The Fort and Lake Wylie,

Preparedness is discussed in Foundation Point F5 of the the Q- Source. As Defined Preparedness is: Getting Ready for the Expected While being Ready for The Unexpected. This is an all encompassing need to us as men. It is valid in all parts out our lives; Father, husband, boss, team member, Site-Q, WO Q ect.

The purpose for this pre-blast is in regards to life saving measures that Pax can take in the event of an unexpected medical emergency at home, work, or at an AO. We have talked about it in Site-Q Meetings and at the last Invergence.

Last week HomeBrew ,a Pax from Lake Wylie, who is near and dear to our hearts, had just this type of medical emergency come crashing down on him after his 2.0 suffered a Febrile Seizure and stopped breathing. He had no training but HAD to ACT. So he mimicked what he had seen on TV and was able to revive her before EMS was able to arrive. Good On Ya for maintaining a cool head and doing what needed to be done. CPR and Faith in the Sky Q is what saved her life. I have maintained CPR/AED/First Aid certification for 6-8 years now for work. I feel better knowing that if I am put in that sort of situation I have at minimum the base knowledge to try and keep someone alive till EMS-Fire arrive on site to take over.

Here is what HomeBrew and I are proposing. This will be a friendly competition between The Fort and Lake Wylie regions. From 4-1 to 4-15 every PAX from either region that completes certification or re-certifies in CPR/ AED/First Aid he and I + the Nan’tan and 1st F Q will complete 5 burpees. The region that draws the most new or recerts will pass that number on to the “Loser”, but honestly- Who really loses in this situation? IE The Fort get 30 pax LKW gets 20 pax = LKW will do 150 burpees. The Fort will do 100. As you all know, I HATE BURPEES, but have committed to drive action across the regions.

The Certification I have been using comes from NationalCPRFoundation.com. It is Red Cross compliant and should take between 30 mins to 1 hour to complete. It is free unless you decide to purchases the hard copy certificates. We will require a screen shot/ picture Tweeted or slacked to both HomeBrew and myself of the completed training for a CPR/AED/First aid at the end. It will be added to the spreadsheet we will use to document Pax completion. The certification is good for 2 years.

It is highly recommended that All Site Qs get on board with this effort, but all PAX can benefit from this training. What better way to show leadership than making sure the Pax that Post to your AO know you have that training and are ready to act in the even that someone goes down.

Please join us in this and lets Ensure we are Prepared for the unexpected. Stay tuned to TwEETAR for a message from Homebrew.

Thanks

Duck Dynasty 🦆👑and HomeBrew 🏠🍺

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PRE-BLAST: The Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants (AKA: #BTP)

2020-01-032020-01-11Leave a comment

QIC: Dark Helmet
When: 01/06/2020
Posted In: Alcatraz, Beyond, Block Party, Clydesdales, Convergence, CSAUP, Fire Ant, Flight Plan, Footloose, Golden Corral, Honey Badger, JOC, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Minnow Pond, Pantheon, Pathfinder, Poopdeck, Pre-Blast, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, RPG, Slow Burn, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Uncategorized, Varsity

Willpower is only the trigger to get a person started on a positive habit (#Brick). In order to maintain and continue #Bricklaying, a person needs to change the mental and physical environment in which they live, so that the habit can develop the “muscle memory” needed to go the distance. My #DRP list is lengthening, as is my ability to have #IMPACT in the men around me, and the following is intended to continue to put me on the right trajectory.

For the year of 2020, my word is “GO”. In an effort to continue to #Accelerate my 1stF, and beginning on 1/6/20, I am instituting (for myself and anyone who wants to join me) an EC (Extra Credit) 15 minutes (of Boot Camp or running, or maybe even Broga) prior to every 45 minute workout. I will tweet and Slack the location with the hashtag #BTP the day before for those who wish to join me. (It’s a way to “trap” myself into an accelerating habit…)

For example, Monday I usually hit Honey Badger which is an hour workout. There would not necessarily be an EC prior to this (though there could be). Tuesday, I will be at Golden Corral. At 0500, I will begin an EC portion of the workout for those that want to join. It will launch from the same AO, and will be back at the AO in time for the 0515 normal start of the Post.

Clear as mud? Good. Ask me your questions. Otherwise, check your Twitter/Slack and #Accelerate with me.

Helmet, out.

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