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    The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident
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    The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident
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    The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident

    Written by Dick Couch

    Narrated by Arthur Morey

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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 efficient-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 listening for anyone who wants to know what goes into the making of America's best warriors.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Audio
    Release dateAug 9, 2011
    ISBN9781452673950
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    The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident
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    Dick Couch

    Dick Couch served as a Special Warfare Officer with the SEALs after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. While a platoon leader with SEAL Team One in 1970, he led one of the only successful POW rescue operations of the Vietnam War. His nonfiction books include The Warrior Elite, The Finishing School, and Chosen Soldier.

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    • 4/5
      This book is a bit more technical than I expected, nevertheless, it's a good one. If you had any questions regarding what the Advanced SEAL training is like, then this is what you are looking for. It relates technical aspects of the Advanced SEAL training, weapons used, the kind of situation the students have to put up with, what are the instructors advices etc. I was actually hoping this book was going to be a little bit more "hands on". I mean, not so focused on the tech aspects, but in the students' opinions about the training.
      Additionally, I don't think I like the way the book ended, once again seemingly portraying the Middle Western part of the world as "the big villains" of the story. I don't agree with terrorist acts, alright, but I also don't think that the people in it are evil people per se. Some part of that is cultural, most of it is political and, as usual, it's people who suffer the consequences of the most influential. I have seen the same problem in the book SEAL of God, but consider this opinion coming from a person who lives in a country that does not suffer from the threat of an eminent war.

      Overall, a pretty good, solid, interesting book.