43 Feet: A Vision for South Wake
Last Saturday, your leadership team met for our first quarterly meeting since Breach announced my upcoming appointment to Nantan. If you aren’t familiar here are our leaders along with an AI generated summary of what we’re supposed to do.
- Nant’an – U.T.I. – The cultural leader and spokesman for the local region. Focuses on vision, encouragement, and alignment with F3 Nation core principles rather than top-down governance.
- Weasel Shaker (WS) – BnB – The operational counterpart to the Nant’an. Handles data, tracking, site analytics, administrative details, and logistics to keep the region running smoothly.
- 1st F Q – FRAM – Oversees physical workouts across all local sites. Runs “Q Schools” to train workout leaders, organizes local endurance/challenge events (CSAUPs), and works on expanding workout sites.
- 2nd F Q (Glue Boy) – Moose – Coordinates social connection beyond workouts. Organizes “Coffeeteria,” family picnics, Happy Hours, and social gatherings to foster brotherhood.
- 3rd F Q (Mr. Dynamite) – Abe – Drives community impact, leadership development, and spiritual/character growth. Coordinates community service projects, study groups, and leadership discussions.
- Comz Q – SoftServe – Manages external and internal communications—including local website updates, newsletters, Twitter/X, and regional Slack/Band channels.
The agenda included a level set on our titles and what they all mean. We went a level deeper and chatted about some of the tactical things that typically line up to each of the roles just to make sure we were aligned. We will continue to revisit these tactical things and I hope to see them weaved into our 2027 plans as well.
From there, we focused on the top thing we wanted to put front and center for the remainder of 2026. AOs. You may have heard mumblechatter among PAX about the idea that some AOs should be paused or stopped. That is something we are looking at. Why? Because our numbers aren’t consistent and we are too spread out. How will we decide? The answer is a combo of standards and data.
From now until Jan 1, here is the high-level plan.
| FRAM (1st) | Moose (2nd) | Abe (3rd) | BnB (WS) | SoftServe (Comz) |
| AO Standards Expectations | Flag Making Opportunities | Kotter/FNG Recruitment | AO Metrics Collection | BackBlast Enhancements |
Some of these items are already in motion. A flag making opportunity is being Co-Qd by BnB and Choppa on 9/25.
In the last few days some experimentation has started with the F3 Nation Slack Bot which should help support the short-term focus for 1st F, 3rd F, WS, Comz as well.
Site Qs should expect to hear from FRAM on what those standards are and it will be up to the site Qs to hold the standard regardless of who the workout Q is each day. Starting in 2027, AOs will only remain active based on their ability to meet the standard. We may un-pause AOs in the future based on overflow concerns for remaining AOs or other needs/factors.
What’s next?
This leadership team will meet again in mid-November.
Between now and then, each of the leaders will be recruiting for leadership positions in each of their areas to create new teams. F3 is a Leadership Organization and we need your help. We need additional passionate minds to help plan out 2027 and take ownership of key areas of those plans. Once the plans are in motion, we will execute in a rotating fashion, finding Qs for specific events weaved into our plans along the way.
Deliverables before Mid-November for each area (WS, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Comz):
- A Team – leaders for each new team.
- A Plan – What each team will achieve in 2027 with a timeline and effort to recruit Qs
- A Qsheet – We will be seeking individuals to help us execute actions in each plan, leading in a rotating fashion. We hope to use the F3 Nation Bot to manage all of our Qsheets and Special Events as we progress with getting it to better fit South Wake’s needs.
2027
- Quarterly Meetings for the Senior Leadership Team
- Review Plans vs Actions
- Review key metrics via our WS
- Collaborate on any new ideas, modifications, or actions
- Align
- Regular meetings for each team (at their appropriate cadence)
- Agendas, actions, and deliverables to be outlined by the leaders for each area
What should each individual PAX do?
- Help us test the F3 Nation Slack Bot and perfect it. We see this as a big opportunity to join the Nation, ease the administration (easier BB with a bunch of benefits), and some cool stuff for the data nerds to play with. Ask your favorite AI more about how this thing works, watch some videos, and check-in with the leadership team so we can make sure we have everything running right.
- Sign-up to Q Workouts. Try the bot (/f3-calendar) but the spreadsheet is still active too.
- Join the flag making event, and if you can’t make 9/25 consider Qing your own event.
- Join a Q Squad – Seek out the leader in an area or areas that you are passionate about to find out how you might help.
- Always be recruiting – get that FNG OR Kotter. The more numbers we have, the better the health of our AOs and our South Wake community.
- If Q Squads aren’t for you… Look into becoming site Q OR be ready for the new Q sheets that are coming and sign-up to lead something, anything, everything. Then, do it again!
Your Humble Contributors
The F3 South Wake Senior Leadership Team
