WARMUP: Quick review
THE THANG: Good discussion on mentorship and previous experiences.
MARY: Some questions concerning participation across the Fort. Q school participation??
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: no warm up needed to ruck
THE THANG: to Walmart and back W/ upright rows, squats, overhead press
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel me s shelter, 4-B’s
COT: praises and prayers
WARMUP: N/A
THE THANG: The Hill, out and back.
MARY: 20 LBC's with ruck on legs, 11 4-count flutter kicks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men's shelter upcoming,
COT: Prayers.
Thanks to @U0818FC8SUS for the privilege to Q and to everyone for having me.
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Walk to Walmart and back via Hubert Graham
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
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
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
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
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.
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
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: