Monitor your pulse. 1  Put the second and third fingers of one hand on the inside of the wrist of the other hand, just below the thumb OR on the side of your neck, just below the corner of your jaw. 2  Feel for the pulse. 3  Count the number of beats in one full minute.
Fort Bragg (population: 238,646, area: 163,000 acres) Fort Bragg is the largest US Army base in terms of population. Located west of Fayetteville in North Carolina, the base is home to the 82nd Airborne.
Headquartered at Fort Bragg, NC, it is the largest component of the United States Special Operations Command.