The Finishing School Earning the Navy SEAL Trident

Written by a former Navy SEAL commander, this is the first indepth account of the advanced training that prepares Navy SEALs for combat.In America's new war on terrorism, the first gunds in the fight are special operations forces, including the specially trained Navy SEAL warriors who operate with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. Small in number, flexible, stealthy and efficient, SEAL units are more vital than ever to America's security as they take the battle to an elusive enemy around the globe.THE FINISHING SCHOOL puts readers on the ground and in the water with the SEALs 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 indiviaual skills to the mission of the group and train for special operation in specific geographical 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.

DICK COUCH is the author of The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228 and five novels. He commanded a SEAL platoon in Vietnam that conducted one of the few successful POW rescue operations of the war. He lives in central Idaho.


From the Hardcover edition.