{"id":26843,"date":"2021-02-16T11:43:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T15:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=26843"},"modified":"2021-02-25T22:07:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T02:07:03","slug":"david-goggins-army-ranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/david-goggins-army-ranger\/","title":{"rendered":"David Goggins: Army Ranger Training Means New Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Was David Goggins an Army Ranger? What was David Goggins&#8217; Army Ranger training like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Goggins wanted to go above and beyond and keep pushing himself. David Goggins&#8217; Army Ranger training followed his SEAL training, and was a way to gain more skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about David Goggins&#8217; Army Ranger training below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>David Goggins: Army Ranger Training<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, we\u2019re so scared of failing that we stop ourselves from even trying something. To combat this, frame your failure as an opportunity to learn something so it feels less risky. Then, if you fail, you can evaluate the failure and refine your approach to reach your goal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Once you\u2019ve met your goal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-push-yourself\/\">pushing yourself<\/a> to go above and beyond rather than settling can help you continuously improve yourself and achieve greatness that distinguishes you from others.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goggins\u2019s experience attempting to become an Army Ranger and breaking the Guinness World Record for pull-ups demonstrate these principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More Training Desired<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After Goggins\u2019s SEAL training, he got deployed with a platoon to Malaysia where he realized that he held himself to a higher standard than other SEALS. SEALS are considered elite compared to the rest of the Navy and compared to society in general, but Goggins felt like he desired to push himself, train harder, and earn his keep more than even most SEALS wanted to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In addition to physical training, Goggins spent his free time studying weaponry and war.<\/strong> In his first evaluation, he got feedback that he should spend some of that time socializing as a way to learn from the other guys informally and understand the job better. But he was introverted and didn\u2019t want to spend time partying in off hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people take a break when they finish a deployment, but Goggins decided to look into training in the special forces units of other military branches between deployments. He requested to go through Army Ranger training\u2014he felt he could better himself by gaining additional special operations skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Goggins: <strong>Army Ranger Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Goggins traveled to Fort Benning, Georgia for Army ranger training. The training consisted of six different phases, including weapons knowledge, navigation, and reconnaissance. For example, one phase consisted of learning skills in the mountains like patrolling and rappelling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To prove their skills, trainees had to complete four nighttime field training exercises. One night, a winter storm blew in, and all anyone had for warmth was a thin poncho and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goggins figured that the storm represented a perfect simulation of the conditions that would make soldiers vulnerable to an enemy attack. Instead of huddling with the group, he walked out to hold part of the perimeter, shouting into the night when he reached it.<strong> In doing so, Goggins demonstrated his interest in pursuing opportunities to lead and stand out from the rest.<\/strong> A few others were inspired and did the same.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was David Goggins an Army Ranger? What was David Goggins&#8217; Army Ranger training like? David Goggins wanted to go above and beyond and keep pushing himself. David Goggins&#8217; Army Ranger training followed his SEAL training, and was a way to gain more skills. 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