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This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

In this episode, I cover the four categories of boundaries as I see them: relational, physical, mental and social media. Feel free to send me a comment via Instagram @garageboxnick. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, I give a raw account of this event a few hours after finishing it on my way home back to Ohio from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thanks for listening and if you ever have any questions about rucking or GORUCK, please do not hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram @garageboxnick - Enjoy!  —— post recording edit: total event time = 13hrs exactly. I never mention it at the end. GORUCK Tough events are targeted for 12 +/- hours in length so this works!

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

In this episode, I discuss something while on a ruck that has been on my mind for awhile which is knowing why you do what you do and being the authentic version of who you are. It is so important to know the “why” behind what you do and being intentional with every decision, whether it be small or large. Thanks for listening!

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

In this episode, I talk about our condition since our 50 mile ruck finish in NYC, a nutrition update and “intentional living” as I like to call it. Why do I do what I do? Why do I wake up at 3:15am daily to be in the garage at 4:30am? What drives it all and how are these habits created? I tackle it all from my perspective in this episode where I rucked and talked around downtown Canton while recording. Enjoy! Cookbook referred to during episode

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

In this episode, my wife joins me as we recap our 3rd 50 mile ruck and 2nd GORUCK Star Course event, this time in NYC. The event began at 9pm, 9/27/2019 with a 20hr time limit.  Also, I wrote an AAR on 10/3/2019 that includes more/different detail and photos. Read it here. You can also hear our story when we were interviewed by Brian at the All Day Ruckoff Podcast.

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job

My first listener-requested topic! In this episode, I give my thoughts on integrity in my life, the role it has played, and how it has impacted our culture today.

This is the podcast version of my 208 day deployment blog to Afghanistan from 2011. The blog, in its entirety can be read here. Further, here is the "answer key" that I disclosed after returning home. It will help this reading make more sense to you as you listen. "Answer Key" Kansas - home Oz - my deployment location Yellow Brick Road - to Oz and back Dorothy - my love, my bride Tin Man - my first-born with a huge heart Scarecrow - my second-born who is incredibly brave WDW (Walt Disney World) - my location in Oz Theme Park #1, #2, etc.: forward operating bases I will fly to Erector Set - my main focus/task/job