Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike - San Diego

The Irreverent Warriors silkies hikes are a series of events accross the nation that bring veterans together using humor and camaraderie to heal the mental wounds of war, through therapeutic events and entertainment, in order to reduce PTSD and prevent veteran suicide.

PLEASE DON'T SIGN UP UNLESS YOU ARE CERTAIN THAT YOU'RE COMING!

We're only allowed 500 people at this hike, so if you sign up and don't show up, you're taking a spot from someone else who might need this event at this time in their life.
Also, this event costs over $2,000, and it's only possible through donations, so please, if you can, make a donation- so that we can continue hosting these events all over the country! Thank you!
If you cannot afford to donate $1, please email donny@irreverentwarriors.com

The mission of the Silkies Hike is to bring veterans together with laughter and camaraderie, create a support network for veterans, and provide a day of therapy in order to prevent veteran suicide. These hikes support and spread our bottom line: "put the gun back on safe, put it back on the nightstand, and stick around a bit longer."

The hike provides the therapy and treatment for veterans suffering from post traumatic stress and other stressors to effectively prevent suicide by using humor and camaraderie to heal mental wounds.

WHAT:
A 10 mile hike with 22 kg (optional) on our backs in silkies for military past and present.
0800- De Anza Cove festival with games, music, non-profits, veteran owned businesses, and food!
1100- Hike to Hospitality Point
1300- Lunch at Hospitality Point
1400- Hike back to De Anza Cove
1600- Festival at De Anza Cove
1700- Afterparty and dinner at the Wavehouse
Shuttles might be provided*****

WHY:
To get our veterans together, to put weight on our backs, to feel nostalgic, to laugh, to bond and to remind us all that our camaraderie, brotherhood and sisterhood will never die. When we get together to support each other, we can keep each other alive.

WHEN: May 13th, 2017; 0800

WHERE : De Anza Cove

Civilians:
Please meet us for the initial festivities and also advance to the locations if you'd like to receive your veterans with cheers, hugs, kisses, photos, videos, screaming, yelling, and excessive PDA.

UOD:
Marines:
Green/Black silkies
Body/face paint
Desert/combat boots.

Sailors:
Green/blue/black silkies
Body/face paint
Desert/combat boots

Soldiers:
Green/black silkies
Body/face paint
Banana hammocks
Body/face paint
Desert/combat boots
You can leave the gay reflective army belts at home...oh and the berets too.

Airmen:
Green/blue/black/pink silkies
Body/face paint
Desert/combat boots...remember there is no air conditioning during the march because it's happening "outside" lol.

Coasties:
Turqoise/aquamarine/pink silkies with dolphin caricatures
Body/face paint
Desert/combat boots
Prepare to hear Coastie jokes from your Navy brethren for the entirety of the march.

GEAR LIST:
Backpack - The 22 kg is optional
Snacks - Nuts, bars, food that will fuel you throughout the day
Camelback with water
Sunblock
Headgear - hat, kevlar
Eye Pro - Sunglasses, goggles
Vaseline and Mulskin
Tennis shoes and shower shoes
Extra socks
Extra shirt
Hoodie
Tylenol..er motrin..but seriously Tylenol for the hangover.

TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY: Drive yourself in, we will have SDPD for road blocks

LEGAL STUFF: No open containers and don't be "that guy"

Dont bring any weapons, weapon accessories, magazines, ammo, flash bangs, grenades, nuclear devices, WMDs or other illegal arms.
We will be going into public venues, so even if you are licensed for concealed carry - leave it.

Public drinking is illegal - there we said it.

DOs:

Do "check-in" on Facebook as we progress through the hike.
Do FLIRT with girls (and guys) and invite them to the after party later that night.
Do whatever it takes to help a fellow vet out
Do mumble the words "I love you" to a bunch of dudes/dudettes you've never met.
DO bring moto shirts and everything you own that is red, white, and blue.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

For machine gunners - Make something that mimics the weight of a 240 golf on your back and we'll pass it around.

For Corpsmen and Medics - rig an IV bag with a beverage you can pass around.

Bring your guidons, your American flags, your service branch flags and your moto voice for cadences.

MORE ABOUT US:

The Silkies Hike is not about awareness, it's about prevention, because the connections and bonds that we make during the hike will become our support network for the rest of our lives. In order to prevent suicides, we have to support each other. This hike facilitates veterans bonding, connecting, and supporting each other.

If you would like to help us prevent veteran suicides through our veterans therapeutic events and entertainment, please donate to the Non-profit, Irreverent Warriors Inc. via www.irreverentwarriors.com/donate to donate using paypal. We are incredibly grateful for your donations and support, and we will express our gratitude by using your money to keep veterans alive and well. They are a California based public charity, with 501(c)3 tax exemption. Your donations are tax deductible and the tax ID number is 47-4789126.