A must for those serious about attending BUD/S.

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	• The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228 Dick Couch Three Rivers Press, 2003 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This book is a great outline of BUD/s

If you are interested in class="textlinks">Seal training and you want to know the aspects of it, well I would recommend you read this book. This book is full of great detail and exciting details about the training that our Navy's finest go through. My hats are off to the men who endure this training. So I think if you are a wanna be this should be you next purchase.

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This is an OK review of class="textlinks">SEAL initial training as the Navy and SEALs would like it presented. As such, it is great information. However, if we want to learn all about the SEAL phenomenon and the greater Special Operations community to which it belongs, there is a lot missing. The start of it all was Tarawa a Navy WW-II flaming disaster, that launched Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) as a need. They did great. But, Navy has always been recalcitrant and at one time in the '50's actually staged a revolt in Washington DC. The whole "new joint-ness" of which SEALs are a part was actually forced on each service by Congress due to service "independence from Congress". Only Army Special Forces and Marince Force Recon can be said to have been there honorably and on their own beforehand. For more details, be sure to read Marchenko's "Rogue Warrior" on the true beginnings of SEALS. Also read "The Company They Keep", on the "new Special Ops" as seen by seasoned Special Forces teams. Then you will have a proper framework to ask the tough questions abouut this book: Why is cheating allowed? Why are so many rules waved? What is this "warrior" stuff they talk about (no PR, we tax-payers want to know what it is!). The "winners and losers" theme is well extended by the book "Winners and Losers" of another era. In these respects, this is a great book for what it catalyzes and should be required reading for us all!

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HEART OF A WARRIOR!

I'm female and I LOVED this book! Navy class="textlinks">Seals are the tip of the spear! They are able to stike without warning, anytime, anywhere. They come from under the sea, out of the air, and across land. Read this book and find out what it takes to become a Navy Seal. What makes talented, intelligent young men volunteer for physical punishment, cold water, and days without sleep. This book follows the trainees of class 228 as they struggle through the 27 week Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal (BUDS)..AWESOME..A must read!

Excellent

Very gritty, true to life stuff. Could not put it down. Excellent read even if your not into this stuff. Just the dedication and stories are enough to keep you interested.

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A must for those serious about attending BUD/S.

Dick Couch, being a former class="textlinks">SEAL, follows the Class of 228 in the '90s to document BUD/S training. BUD/S is among the toughest, if not the toughest school you can take part in the military on an international scale, because it deals with spending long days in the water. If you look at other schools, they all have something to do with land exercises and being miserable, but BUD/S is one that pits man against a natural fear - the possibility of drowning. Candidates are taught how to be more comfortable in water than on land, and this makes the SEALs the best choice for water operations, and they are good enough to hold their own on land with other special operators. Dick has to ask himself and others how training has changed, whether it has gotten harder or easier since his days in the Vietnam era. When Dick went to BUD/S, the U.S. was in a war and needed SEALs as soon as they graduated, lowering the quality of BUD/S graduates somewhat. However Dick maintains that they are all brothers no matter the time, and you can find this high esprit de corps throughout all his books. Everyone is on the same team fighting for a common cause. It lists BUD/S training in detail and is recommended for those who want to attend it to get a sense of what they're getting into. Highly recommended to see how SEALs get made.

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