“The Pack” refers to a sense of belonging and unity that binds special operators together. It’s a product of living, training, and fighting side by side; like the Spartans who used to carry a shield in the Phalanx less for their own protection than for that of the man next to them, it’s a distinction that blurs the line between self and other, or between individual and team. But to be excluded from The Pack is to go through life with poor direction, little meaning, and a lack of fulfillment. When you have passion, you can easily answer “why.” You wake up in the morning and go to work, and it’s
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