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FORTeen Years

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WARMUP: 14 Burpees
THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP

Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins, Squats, Sumo Squats, SSH, Mtn Climbers, Mahktar N'Dyiae, Flutters, Freddys, Monkey Humpers, etc

Pax sprinted home for the finish.

MARY: She participated during the Thang

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Shelters service

COT: Yes, of course, 5th Core Principle

The pax came early and stayed late to celebrate this Community of Brothers we call The Fort. For 14 years, men have posted in the Gloom of WEP and other wonderful sites throughout FM/TC (and in Rock Hill, Clover/LKW and now Chester) to sharpen each other, to hone leadership skills, and to prepare themselves and each other to tackle the ups and downs Life will regularly throw their way.

The number of men who've stood at COT in The Fort over these years exceeds 2,000. And roughly 200 pax keep the flame burning in 2026. Their continued participation is an individual choice, one they can't not keep making because, as they shared, they've found brotherhood, community, belonging and accountability in The Fort.

Who will be standing in COT in 2036 or 2046? Anybody? Nobody? You? Your son or son-in-law or grandson?

As Band Camp shared, we Get To make this choice. Each man stands apart from the general crowd in our culture in making this choice. And yet, each man of The Fort is no better than any other man who lives among us. All men are made of the same fiber in the same image of our Creator. As Dark Helmet said, every man is needed in the leadership mission required to bring to fruition the world our Creator intended. So stay in the game. Find the next man and bring him into the fold. Because 14 years of history only matters if we continue to bring Impact to men and our broader community today, tomorrow, next week and next year. #KeepPosting

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Flight of the Mumblecheese

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WARMUP: Short lap mosey. SSH, Windmills, IW, HW, Casbah #2s
THE THANG: 3 rounds: Merkins, Squats, LBCs, CDDs, 🇺🇸Hammers
3 rounds Burpees, 🇺🇸 Hammers, Lunges, Mountain Climers. Short lap mosey. AMRAP (not really) 10 reps: Merkins, Squat Jumps, Freddie Mercs, Plank Jacks.
MARY: Dealers choice.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel is Mexican Night
COT: Affirmative

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Courage – 3.12

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WARMUP: Honky Tink reviewed the prior C's leading up to Courage
THE THANG: Reviewed the 3 socratics and dove a bit depper into what it means to be fit in order to possess necessary bravery and being #thatsomebody
MARY: Nope – open to all men
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Moving to Quadrant 4 next week
COT: Always the 5th core principle

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Cool Breeze

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WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, MNC
THE THANG: PICK UP EVERYTHING and head to the front of the school at the crosswalk. 10 manmakers farmer’s carry coupon of your choice towards COT and stop at the other crosswalk. 10 OH Press. Switch hands and farmer’s carry back. Repeat 4 times substituting exercises at each end. Partner up. 100 merkins as partner farmer’s carries two coupons down and back. Then LBCs with a rifle carry down and back. PICK UP EVERYTHING and head back to COT for round robin u call it Mary.
MARY: 👆
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Q School with @UGND8G4TD, Bethel Men’s 10/1 with @U083QU67RF0 Convergence at WEP next Tuesday.
COT: 👍 Many prayers.

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2nd Annual F3 The Fort 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

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9/11/2001 is a day nobody will ever forget. Nobody should ever forget. Many lives were lost and America as we knew it was forever changed after that day.

This was the 25th anniversary of that horrible day.

110 stories / floors per tower
Approx 2,071 steps in each tower
1,100 – 1,200 ft elevation gained per tower
2,753 souls from both towers perished

The football stadium bleachers at Nation Ford High School (aka Honey Badger, Ring of Fire, and Varsity), there are 6 rows (the larger two-way rows) of steps, each row with 34 steps. Going up then down each of the 6 rows gets you 204 steps, which is one round. Repeat that 10 times, or 10 rounds, +1 more row, you have 2074 steps. But we are going for elevation gain, not step count. By doing at least 14-15 rounds of NaFo steps, everyone hit the mark on elevation gained and over 2,100 steps.

Some were slick (no ruck), some wore rucks or weight vests, some had sandbags, some did a combo of all the above. We launched at 0600, and were done by 0730. Excellent work by everyone involved.

If we fail to remember significant events in our history, we are destined to eventually repeat them. NEVER FORGET.
This will be back again next year, hopefully closer to 9/11.

SYITG
-NASA

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The Jaunt

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WARMUP:
THE THANG: #C02P7E2V66B — “The Jaunt” 🎒

Six PAX stepped into the gloom this morning for what YHC advertised as a simple little jaunt around Fort Mill.

Apparently, “jaunt” has a very flexible definition at Soul to Sole. 😂

@UJKGM3VKJ, @U0AR7NYUGTE, @UMDE5QUET, and @U097M51KFEW clearly understood the assignment. They pushed the pace, flirted with the limits, and somehow rolled back into COT right on time looking like responsible adults!

Then there was @U0818FC8SUS and YHC.
We also pushed the limit. Unfortunately, we pushed it about seven minutes past COT. 🤣 Somewhere around Self Street and Jackson Street, the philosophy became: “We’re not late… we’re just getting bonus miles.”

The PAX waited. The clock kept ticking. @U0818FC8SUS and YHC eventually emerged from the darkness, presumably just before a search party, helicopter, and Amber Alert for two middle-aged men with rucks were activated.

And because one video apparently couldn’t contain all of this athletic excellence, today’s cinematic masterpiece had to be split into TWO parts. Hollywood calls those sequels. Soul to Sole calls it poor time management.
Final score:
6 PAX went out.
6 PAX eventually returned.
4 beat the clock.
2 got their money’s worth.
Another successful morning at Soul to Sole — where we go the distance… occasionally farther than the schedule permits. 😂 3.70 miles
Aye! 💪🎒
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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We’re going the distance !!!

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N/A We are all Veterans
WARMUP: None
THE THANG: 🎒 SOUL TO SOLE BACKBLAST — GOING THE DISTANCE
This morning the distinguished gentlemen of Soul to Sole gathered in the gloom for a little more than smiles and miles.
YHC had the Q, and the assignment was simple: put on the ruck, start walking, and go the distance.
We rolled out from Panera, made our way into downtown Fort Mill, hit Town Hall, and brought it back home for roughly 3.25 miles of good conversation, questionable wisdom, and shared burdens.
The cast of characters:
McHale — Just kept moving like a man who knew exactly where we were going. Whether he actually did is irrelevant.
Fogerty — Brought enough commentary to ensure there was absolutely no danger of this becoming a silent meditation ruck.
Ruby Slippers — No yellow brick road this morning, but somehow those slippers still found their way all the way to Town Hall and back.
Bonsai — Compact name. Full-size effort. Quietly putting in the work while the rest of us solved the world’s problems before sunrise.
Bassomatic — Providing the low-end rhythm for the morning. Every good ruck needs a soundtrack.
3D — Three dimensions, 3.25 miles, and somehow still finding another angle to the conversation.
Pollo Hermano — The Chicken Brother was in the house. Thankfully, no chickens were harmed during this ruck. 🐔
Sofrito — YHC — Had the Q and promised miles. Delivered approximately 3.25 of them, which means the Q math was close enough for government work — especially since we actually visited Town Hall. 🇵🇷😂
But underneath all the mumblechatter was what makes Soul to Sole special.
We carry weight on our backs because sometimes it reminds us that we don’t have to carry everything else alone.
3.25 miles. Panera → Fort Mill Town Hall → home.
Miles were logged.
Smiles were shared.
Burdens got a little lighter.
MARY: Never found
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Reach out to someone today.

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Running at the forge

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WARMUP:

  • 20 Side Straddle Hops
  • 15 Windmills
  • 15 Moroccan Nightclubs
  • 15 Hillbilly Walkers
  • 15 Imperial Walkers
  • 15 Cherry Pickers
  • 15 Low & Slow Squats

THE THANG:

Mosey 1 lap around the HT

● Bear crawl across the parking lot
● 4 shoulder taps at every other parking line
● Lunge walk back
● Bear crawl across the parking lot
● 3 Merkins at every other parking line
● Lunge walk back

Mosey to Roundabout
● 15 Flutter Kicks
● 15 American Hammers

Mosey to hill in arbors community
● 10 Sumo Squats
● Uphill Sprint → Walk Back
● 10 Big Boy Sit-Ups
● Uphill Sprint → Walk Back
● 10 Merkins
● Uphill Sprint
10 LBCs
● Uphill Sprint

Mosey to the child care

Elevens
● Start at the Child Care:
● 1 Big Boy Sit-Up
● Run up to the Fire Department
● 10 Burpees
Down to:
● 6 Big Boy Sit-Ups and
● 5 Burpees

Mosey Back to COT
● 5 Merkins at every speed hump we pass

COT
● 15 Box Cutters
● 15 Freddie Mercuries
● 15 Dying Cockroaches
● Stretching
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 event, bethel shelter
COT: pray for health and family

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Running at the forge

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WARMUP:

  • 20 Side Straddle Hops
  • 15 Windmills
  • 15 Moroccan Nightclubs
  • 15 Hillbilly Walkers
  • 15 Imperial Walkers
  • 15 Cherry Pickers
  • 15 Low & Slow Squats

THE THANG:

Mosey 1 lap around the HT

● Bear crawl across the parking lot
● 4 shoulder taps at every other parking line
● Lunge walk back
● Bear crawl across the parking lot
● 3 Merkins at every other parking line
● Lunge walk back

Mosey to Roundabout
● 15 Flutter Kicks
● 15 American Hammers

Mosey to hill in arbors community
● 10 Sumo Squats
● Uphill Sprint → Walk Back
● 10 Big Boy Sit-Ups
● Uphill Sprint → Walk Back
● 10 Merkins
● Uphill Sprint
10 LBCs
● Uphill Sprint

Mosey to the child care

Elevens
● Start at the Child Care:
● 1 Big Boy Sit-Up
● Run up to the Fire Department
● 10 Burpees
Down to:
● 6 Big Boy Sit-Ups and
● 5 Burpees

Mosey Back to COT
● 5 Merkins at every speed hump we pass

COT
● 15 Box Cutters
● 15 Freddie Mercuries
● 15 Dying Cockroaches
● Stretching
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 event, bethel shelter
COT: pray for health and family

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