The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident
by By Couch, Dick and Kerrey, Bob (FRW)
Category: Social Science , Sociology , General

In The Finishing School, former Navy SEAL Dick Couch, author of the acclaimed Warrior Elite, follows SEALs on the ground and in the water as they undergo SEAL Tactical Training.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? In Warrior Elite, Couch narrated one SEAL class's journey   through BUD/S training, the brutal initial course that separates out candidates with   the character and stamina necessary to begin training as Navy SEALs. In The Finishing   School, Couch follows SEALs into the next levels of training—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.