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This product met my expectations I had for Dick Couch. It is exactly what it says it is. Not as quick a read as The Worrior Elite but if you a interested in Seal training his books "just as the Seals" get the job done.
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I purchased "The Warrior Elite" and "The Finishing School" as a set. I was more or less pleased with "The Warrior Elite", but was very disappointed with "The Finishing School". The book was very "wordy" and would have been much more enjoyable if the author had written half as much and stuck to the main topic. I found myself skimming over more pages than I can remember as the material kept losing me. Unless you are a true SEAL fanatic and have to read everything you can find on the subject, I would not recommend this book. Reading it was almost like a penance for me.
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I thought the Finishing School was interesting, but nowhere near as good as the Warrior Elite. I think the Warrior Elite is also a book about courage, determination, perseverance, etc., that has the potential to appeal to a broader base of people, whereas the Finishing School will probably only appeal to people who are very interested in the SEALS/special forces.
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Good book. BUT, do these guys (the candidates, trainers, anyone involved in the program) do anything wrong? It's an advertisement for the Navy SEALS. A Christmas Card version of what goes on in the training of Navy SEALS. I don't think he writes one, honest, critical word about the program. He only writes about the good stuff, and glorifies it beyond that.
The Navy SEALS are the toughest, most well-trained, force in the U.S. military. They don't need some over-glorified version of how they qualify for the Teams.
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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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