• Post Type: Pre-Blast
  • When: 06/26/2023
  • AO:
  • QIC: Dr. Seuss
  • FNG's:
  • PAX:

Whetstone/Shield Lock is ready for a restart! Interest in Shield Locks, in particular, and in Whetstone is being expressed among F3 Pax! I, as well as the members of SLT, believe this is a great time to begin afresh, or even to re-establish Whetstone/Shield Lock relationships: to get Blades and Stones paired together and to promote Shield Lock relationships with intentionality. A Whetstone or Shield Lock will help you be more accountable and quicken your acceleration in life.  

So, why be a part of Whetstone in a Blade/Stone relationship? From F3 Nation Q Source: the Stone (Mentor), the harder of the two, sharpens the Blade (Mentee) while he himself is being sharpened. It works best between two men who are not at the same point in their journey. This must be a committed relationship for an unknown period of time and must be done with deliberation.

 It must involve: 

Proximity – meeting physically and consistently at a set time

Purposefulness- Is there a specific need, area, topic that you as a blade need to discuss?

Periodicity- meeting frequently. 

This takes a commitment! So, sign up – but realize when you do, you are committing time and effort which will be well worth it!

Why be in a Shield Lock relationship? This is a more horizontal relationship of support, encouragement, and growth. A Shield Lock is best with four PAX, but three is also ideal. These Pax meet formally for a purpose; or informally, with Pax agreeing to run, ruck together, or have coffee and discuss common things as peers. 

How to get started? 

DM me (Dr. Seuss) on Slack; Message; or call me. 

Any F3 Pax can sign up at any time. However, for this initial restart, I would like to have responses, for those interested in being a part of Whetstone or Shield Lock, by the end of this week. I can, then, work on pairings in order to get going sooner, rather than later. There will also be information on Slack and Announcements at all the AO’s this week.

Look forward to hearing from those interested! God’s timing is perfect!

Seuss