Straight truth: coaching you is my job and I've been doing it with one hand tied behind my back. Scattered posts. No real structure. No clear path from where you are to where you're trying to get. You showed up for me. And I haven't been able to teach you the way you deserve. That's on me. So I fixed it. I built the Tempered Veteran Community to be the classroom I couldn't give you here. A place where I can actually coach you, step by step, instead of hoping the right post finds you on the right day. Here's what that means for you: ✅ THE MUSTER — a 90-minute live workshop every two weeks. I teach, you work, you leave with orders. Real biology, straight to your hands. ✅ THE PROGRESSION — a clear path from getting fit AF to fully rebuilt. Body, mind, brotherhood. You'll always know your next move. ✅ ACCOUNTABILITY THAT HOLDS — post your streak, answer to your crew, stop disappearing on yourself. This is me doing my job the way it should've been done from the start. Now the deal, straight: Tempered is FREE right now — but only for the founding 50. We're at 10. When we hit 50, the doors lock and it goes paid — $27 one-time to get in. The next 40 who move get in free, as founding members. Locked in. No fee, ever. I won't chase you. You know how this works. You decide, and you move. Drop "IN" below and I'll send you the link — or claim your seat here: [LINK] Fix the cell. Fix the veteran. — Dave PS - That's me after giving an English class in Afghanistan, getting some high fives. I teach wherever I go

President Trump just signed an executive order to give FDA approval to ibogaine. This is freaking massive! If you have no idea what ibogaine is, I did a quick training on it during our MMoH. I've also created a quick word doc you can reference with an episode I did with the world's leading provider of ibogaine therapy, Trevor Millar (good Canadian boy) DOWNLOAD HERE Watch Trevor Deliver his full training on ibogaine by watching the replay from the Biology of Service Event. HERE

I just got back from Spain 🇪🇸 What a trip. The Alhambra, Segovia, beaches and cheap tapas. Although I’m physically exhausted, I’m creatively recharged. Travelling is an activity that helps me get inspired. I think it’s seeing beauty in other forms that does it. What helps you recharge the most, either physically or creatively?

Secretary of War (fuck I like how that sounds) Pete Hegseth just knife handed his entire general staff. Get fit or get out. WOW. Finally. Leading by example seems like it’s only a mantra these days. Hegseth is bang on by calling out fat senior officers. You can’t expect a high standard of soldiering if leaders don’t set the example. The most basic level of leadership is showing up fit. I’ve railed against our fat Army in Canada for years. It drove me crazy when guys like me were sweating our balls off fighting the Taliban but my senior leadership were getting fat at KAF and back home. They expected us to stay fit and enforced the standard upon us. It felt like they were royalty. 🤴 I hope Canada is listening. This is coming for us too. The pendulum will swing and it’s going to be rough. I’m a fitness absolutist. Same standard for everyone regardless of age, sex or rank. What’s your take? Is it time for senior military leadership to be held accountable for their poor fitness standards?

Don't worry folks. I made peace between our two nations. Canada and America are back on speaking terms. I spent the week travelling and hanging out with Tim from Gruntstyle. We chatted about the veteran health crisis we're facing in both our countries and what we're going to do about it. We discussed my book at length and I can't wait for ya'll to watch the episode in a couple of weeks on the American Grit Podcast. Stay tuned and see you next week. THFE