Walk Off The War - Has anyone here done this?

I emailed them yesterday and I had a return email this morning when I got to work.

They said they are going to add some shorter 3 month hikes to go with the 6 month hikes on their website. They also said they may consider adding even shorter trails in the future such as the Sheltowee Trace in Kentucky.

It looks like an awesome program. I've done a few stretches of the Arizona trail and my father-in-law (a retired Vietnam era Army Colonel) helped with a great deal of its construction and was a member of the trails governing board until last year.

This is pretty interesting and some of the things I read on their site make sense to me. I used to hike and camp quite a bit, but I don't do it much anymore. I may look into it a little further.

Here are the parts of their site that I find particularly interesting:

"Historically, military units would experience a lengthy journey home after fighting a campaign abroad. During this journey home, warriors would process and come to terms with their wartime experiences. But in today’s age of modern transportation military personnel can find themselves home within a few days of serving in a combat zone." (http://warriorhike.org/about/)

The schedules for their hikes are also quite reasonable looking. They are not pushing a fast pace, so it looks like people of all levels could participate.