RECREATIONAL
RESPITES
RESPITES.
JSSOF develops, funds, and conducts a variety of respites to provide a brief relief to the stresses of combat deployments and worldwide operations. Most of our activities include Veterans of the Special Operations Community to promote enduring solidarity for by having personnel who have the personal understanding of the pressures our current Special Operation Forces face.
Ranch Hands Reunion is our marquis event and a Winter Respite currently held in Whitefish, Montana. JSSOF sponsors 60 Active-Duty Special Operations Soldiers and their families, 4 Gold Star Family Members, and 10 Veterans for a week of skiing, dog sledding, snowmobiling, hatchet throwing, feasting, and firepits. This event is attended by 60 to 80 Veterans who fund their own travel, lodging, meals, and activities.
Boone Creek Farm
Boone Creek Farm hosts 6 to 8 guests for three nights in March 2025 for peace in quiet in South Central Missouri near the town of Licking, approximately two hours from Lambert Field in St. Louis. Accommodations are a high-end Bed and Breakfast Style with a variety of dining opportunities with 5-Star Chefs. Activities include Cooking, Wood Working, Blacksmithing, Floating the Piney River, Hiking, or just letting the area sink in. Boone Creek Farm is self-described as a place to Re-boot, Re-frame, Re-imagine, and Re-invigorate. This respite is for Gold Star Wives and Spouse of Active-Duty Special Operations Military Members.
Orlando
Orlando is a weeklong summer respite hitting all the highlights Disney, Universal, and Gatorland have to offer. Families are treated to first-class treatment by JSSOF volunteers and a local fire department who host a Welcome BBQ and first-hand experience with firefighting equipment. Throughout the week families experience everything the big parks of Orlando have to offer. As all our events, this respite is a core-memory maker for the families.
Ozark Mountains
Ozark Mountains offer a weeklong summer respite offering an amazing mix of outdoor recreation and crafted family fun in the popular destination of Branson, Missouri. Guests experience curated and long-time running shows, such as the Dixie Stampede and the Branson Belle Showboat as well as a day at Silver Dollar City. Female guests enjoy spa treatments at a first-class resort, Chateau on the Lake.
Montana Outdoor Adventure
Outcast Adventures is a five-night respite experiencing all Montana has to offer and is able to accommodate 12 guests in July 2025 for 5 nights. Outcast Adventures is a female-owned business in Whitefish, Montana and specializes in outdoor adventures for female groups. Guests participate in hiking in Glacier National Park, fly fishing in the Bob Marshall Wilderness on an overnight float trip, horseback trail rides, a local rodeo, and enjoying local shopping and eateries. This respite is for Gold Star Wives and Spouse of Active-Duty Special Operations Military Members.
Great Bear Wilderness
The Great Bear Wilderness trip is a five-night float trip into the Great Bear Wilderness in Northwest Montana. JSSOF funds four Active-Duty Special Operations Members to accompany a JSSOF Supporter for five nights, off grid with Glacier Anglers. Participants experience world-class fly fishing in the remote areas of Montana not easily accessed by the public. This trip is offered at live auction to the highest bidder during our Honor the Warrior Gathering every November.