Unimaginable Endurance and Sacrifice

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	• Suffer in Silence David Reid Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, 2004 - 340 pages average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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The reality of BUD/S

I am a Navy vet, but NOT a Navy SEAL. I am fascinated with the BUD/S training, and very much enjoy reading accounts of BUD/S. Suffer In Silence seems to be the most realistic portrayal of the reality of BUD/S. I enjoyed this book very much, and I am glad that I bought this one!

Suffer in Silence

This book satisfied my need to understand, as much as possible without undergoing the SEAL training myself, what it would be like to persevere through such agony and torment. I have tried reading other books, but they were either too objectively descriptive or repetitive. This book is personal and the author adds a subplot involving a possible murder that keeps the reader wanting to resolve this added mystery, and the primary ones of what the training consists of, who would successfully complete the training, and how. A great and honest read.

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Unimaginable Endurance and Sacrifice

From the first page to the last, David Reid provides an insider's look into BUDs that you cannot turn away from. You either push it out, or ring it out! That's your choice. And that is the choice of every man that comes to BUDS. To truly fathom the small percentage of human beings within the United States that pass this grueling detailed challenge is remarkable. By the end of this book you will understand.

At first glance you think this is the most extreme form of hazing that you can possibly imagine. It's not a window into military jargon and method as a matter of fact its not sexy at all. The author presents BUDs as a dull repetition of physical demands that build a mentally strong warrior. It almost seems infantile in approach until you really start to think about how brilliant it really is and what it they are trying to achieve. The countless push ups and elephant walks with the rubber boats at extended arm carry are constant reminders that this is not a sexy lifestyle. Each exercise teaches discipline, endurance and that the fact that it pays to be a winner! Each candidate submits themselves to a life of physical pain and physical repetition that are the basic building blocks for a strong warrior and a test of every man's personal level of endurance. These volunteers are not quitters and they do not want them in their midst. The characters in this book come from every slice of life and endure pain the likes of which the common observer will never truly understand. The countless hours of surf torture, endless insults, being cold wet and sandy and mental endurances that these individuals have to experience is to say the least remarkable. And this is only the beginning! You are not even a SEAL when you finish this training.

If you are looking for the perspective of an outsider looking in on the SEAL candidates go pick up Dick Couch's Elite Warrior. You want to experience every twist, turn, pain-filled moment of endless pushups, surf torture, endless cold and a mentality to endure anything that is tossed at you while dealing with mental and physical fatigue of every type then you've found the right book.

If BUD's training is this severe and the percentages that pass this guelling test are accurate I am grateful that these guys are at the tip of the spear. I personally will never know the pain or sacrifice that these men experience. (and voluntarily at that!) If they seem overly cocky and they come across with an attitude that they are "the best in the business" it's because they've earned the right and fought the percentages to be that way. Give 'em a little room.

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Grey's Anatomy

The book was well written. I would have liked it if the author had written it from an autobiographical point of view. The main character's name is Grey. He was dull and one dimensional. Author could have chosen a more colorful Seal to follow.

Review of Suffer in Silence

I didn't realize until after I received the book that it was fiction. That was a disappointment at first, and then I started reading it. I finished the book in two evenings. Whether or not the author ever became a SEAL or not is irrelevent. His story telling was excellent and it was obvious that the author either experienced BUDS first-hand or heavily researched his material with men who had. The book was thoroughly enjoyable and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys military books.

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