Nice compliment to "The Warrior Elite"

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	• The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident Dick Couch Three Rivers Press, 2005 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Nice compliment to "The Warrior Elite"

Got it fast and in tact as with the previous book, "The Warrior Elite." The only negative thing that can be said is that Three Rivers Press just kind of slaps their books together with a rough cut kind of construction, but these are books about Navy SEALs, so who cares!! They stood up to the immense physical abuse of my eyeballs scanning those pages! (It's a joke, people; laugh a little!)

But, seriously, this is a great look at the second half of creating a U.S. Navy SEAL and the overall structure of the Navy Special Forces. Lot's of good stuff that really takes you back! That is, if you've had U.S. military experience. Thanks again Dick!

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i love it

I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WANT TO TRY BUD/S FOR MYSELF TO SEE I CAN DO IT.. I KNOW IT WILL BE HARD BUT I THINK I CAN MAKE IT....

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Good Story - Excellent Detail

What I appreciate about Dick Couch's books is the way he takes us inside. This book does a fantastic job of that! Everything you could ever want to know about SQT is here. It also has the same, wonderful "human element" that Warrior Elite has, but possibly to a lesser degree. Probably because of the technical aspects of the training itself, I did feel like some of the people got lost in it all toward the end. All in all, I have nothing negative to say - this was another awesome Dick Couch book.

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Very informative book

After reading Dick Couch's Warrior Elite, I felt as though I needed to see what the next stages of pre-SEAL training and certification consisted of. Being a former SEAL in Vietnam, along with an impressive post-SEAL career, Couch has the upper hand when it comes to detailed information and presentation. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the SEALs and the training these few elite members go though in order to become one of the best special force units in the world.

Disappointing

One of the things that reveals itself throughout the book is that Dick's writing style gets old. If it wasn't for the ongoing story in "The Warrior Elite", I would have been bored with Dick's narrative. In "The Finishing School", the pace is slackened due to the fact that the men are all BUD/S grads and have less to worry about. It takes more patience to read and at times it feels like the pace is very slow. Another thing you'll notice is that Dick doesn't reveal much about the details regarding finishing schools. During BUD/S, people can actually see the candidates train in Coronado and the suffering is no secret. However, when they continue on, the training they get is much more classified. This is understandable, but at that same time it feels like Dick is talking much without revealing much. For someone who wants the details, this was frustrating and took out a significant amount of my interest. I haven't read the latest Couch book on SEALs, but I hear it's the same. Here's an advice for Mr. Couch - don't write a book that people will read for its details and not reveal anything. Better off waiting for several years and disclosing the info (like Haney's Delta Force) than beating around the bush. On the other hand, you'll get the big picture about what BUD/S grads do after BUD/S on their way to earn the trident.

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In America’s new war, the first guns in the fight are special operations forces, including the Navy SEALs, specially trained warriors who operate with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. In the constantly shifting war on terror, SEAL units—small in number, flexible, stealthy, and ef?cient—are more vital than ever to America’s security as they take the battle to an elusive enemy around the globe.

But how are Navy SEALs made? Dick Couch, author of the acclaimed Warrior Elite, follows SEALs on the ground and in the water as they undergo SEAL Tactical Training, where they master combat skills such as precision shooting, demolitions, secure communications, parachuting, diving, and first aid. From there, the men enter operational platoons, where they subordinate their individual abilities to the mission of the group and train for special operations in specific geographic environments.

Never before has a civilian writer been granted such close access to the training of America’s most elite military forces. The Finishing School is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what goes into the making of America’s best warriors.

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