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There is no "normal" weight for a rucksack unless you weigh it empty. What it weighs full depends on the mission and the environment. A 7th Group guy in a jungle in Colombia doesn't need to carry as as much snivel gear as a 10th Group guy on a mountain in Uzbekistan. Most of the weight is mission essential gear, so it depends on what the mission is. And most of it is usually comms-related kit.
Anyway, it doesn't matter. Rucking is mental thing more than physical. 50 pounds is fine for training.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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