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In this episode, Royce Bottoms takes listeners inside the U.S. Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk — known to soldiers as “The Box.” After weeks of exhaustion, chaos, and nonstop training, a moment in a quiet retention office forces a life-changing decision about career, calling, and faith.
Sometimes the forge isn’t there to break you — it’s there to reveal who you’re becoming.
By Royce BottomsIn this episode, Royce Bottoms takes listeners inside the U.S. Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk — known to soldiers as “The Box.” After weeks of exhaustion, chaos, and nonstop training, a moment in a quiet retention office forces a life-changing decision about career, calling, and faith.
Sometimes the forge isn’t there to break you — it’s there to reveal who you’re becoming.