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“Part of my self talk was that I wanted all that Selection had to offer. All of the pain, all of the weight, and an epic shark attack. I didn’t want any doubt that I earned it. I asked and it was provided. I really appreciate the experience, that was one of the top 5 most meaningful and memorable experiences in my life. I love you guys.” - Chad Malone, the sole finisher of Selection Class 022
Love manifests itself in many ways. We the Cadre were forged by those who came before us, by those Cadre and mentors who spared us nothing that we might prove to ourselves what we were capable of. All the pain, all the hardship, all of our suffering was born of their love for us and the mission we all served. When you emerge from such a rite of passage, you carry it with you, you cherish it for all the days of your life. As you watch this final Shark Attack, it’s important to remember the spirit from which this comes. Honor, respect, and love. To today’s eyes and ears this will look like brutal punishment. For us, it’s very much the opposite. Chad deserved what he got because he had earned it. We spared him nothing, and because he emerged, he emerged stronger than ever. This is our gift to him, and this is how we express our love, as warriors have done for millennia.
This Shark Attack in Class 022 was the most intense, and the most intimate in the history of GORUCK. Our lives and everything we’ve done, everything we’ve learned brought us all to this exact moment at this exact time, together. For us, it will live forever in our hearts. Chad - congratulations. We love you, too, brother.
For you all, you can watch us bear our souls in the dark arts from which we were forged, and you can watch what Chad had to overcome. I hope you treat this ceremony with reverence, and I hope it inspires you to dream big dreams, and to get after them, and to encourage others in your life to do the same.
Jason McCarthy
10th Special Forces Group, 2006-08
Founder, GORUCK