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Originally Posted by stakk4
Until the Team Sergeant and the Team Commander decide to keep you?
Ruck woes? We got our 20K tomorrow. But, as has been stated elsewhere on this board, there is noone chasing you and there are no booby-traps on the trail. Embrace the PT like every other day.
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I see the support units rucking on Bragg all of the time.
No big deal. The rucks I have seen and handled that belonged to them seemed to have been filled with balloons and air mattresses. They moved out at a pretty leisurely pace as well, kind of like my kids would do sightseeing while leaving Grandma's house after a large Thanksgiving dinner.
Do you have a weight requirement or a time limit?
Here is a tip. If you are going to stop for lunch, be aware that there is a safety fan around the ranges for a purpose, and the demo ranges have a circular danger zone that includes the highway. If you camp out in the shade by a demo range and are inside of that circle (or close to it), you may see some metal precipitation. Be careful where you stop.
Spray your feet with anti-perspirant. Be sure to put on a pair of dress socks under your cushion soles, unless you have a pair of lined socks like the Ingenius. Make the outer socks, and the spares you bring relatively new and thick. Make sure that you have good insoles. Wear the best walking boots that you have and bring spare laces. Lace them up properly. Bring some moleskin, spare socks, plenty of fluids, electrolytes, and foot powder. During the ruck, take care of your feet, stop for a few minutes every hour or two, dry feet and change socks, push fluids with electrolytes, and eat some carbs along the way periodically. Try to catch up to and pass people in front of you as motivation. Other than that, put one foot in front of the other and move out till someone tells you to stop.
Good luck.
TR