Seal Team Six: The Warrior Elite

The Warrior Elite shows the SEAL's training up close and personal, including all the .. Very interesting and detailed look inside a 6 month Seal training class.
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Looking for More Great Reads? Download our Spring Fiction Sampler Now. LitFlash The eBooks you want at the lowest prices. Read it Forward Read it first. Unbound Worlds Exploring the science fiction and fantasy universe. Stay in Touch Sign up. We are experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again later. They made it to the water, many of them wounded, but all of them alive and still fighting. Eventually they swam out into the ocean and were picked up. So how does the Navy find men who just won't quit? At graduation, 10 men remain from the original class.

Another six would graduate later with another class, having been rolled back for medical reasons. The story of what those men went through to graduate, and to earn the right to continue their training and perhaps become SEALs someday, is what The Warrior Elite explores. Frequently reading the book, I exclaimed out loud "wow", I just couldn't believe it. Everyone talks about Hell Week, the week in Phase One that weeds out a significant number of students, most on the very first day, but that is just one very hard week out of 27 very hard weeks, and the men who survive it learn that to be a SEAL is to only have harder weeks ahead.

In that regard, the book is much less comprehensive, and much less personal. While a great deal of information is given on the recent reorganization of the SEAL Teams and their deployments, less information is given about actual training. It's hard to read The Warrior Elite without also reading The Finishing School, without the second book you're missing half the story, but The Finishing Book is sadly not the complete story, either.

It's understandable for security reasons, but for somebody with a fascination for military training and tactics, as well as the men who go through it all, it's disappointing. Again, though, the lesson is clear in The Finishing School. Some quit, some disqualify for medical or performance reasons, and the graduating class is smaller than the class coming in. These are quiet professionals who work together in close-knit groups. All of them are eager to get on deployment, and each of them maximizes their opportunities to continually learn and get better whenever they can.

Former SEAL TEAM 6 member Mark Owen at fire range

Those who are lone wolves, and can't work safely in a team, are quickly removed from the organization. As always, it pays to be a winner, and no man is left behind. Wasdin and Steven Templin. In fact, for somebody wanting to read about the internal workings of the Navy's most elite-of-the-elite warriors, they wouldn't get very many details at all. What you get, instead, is a sense of the sorts of men who do what Howard Wasdin did, volunteer, and then keep volunteering, for the hardest jobs they could find, always looking for a bigger challenge.

At times, Wasdin comes across as incredibly arrogant. He seems to put down other members of the special forces community, as well as federal law enforcement, at numerous occasions. But nonetheless, this is a story of the sorts of brutal childhoods that spawn special forces operators, and the psychology of a warrior during training and in combat.

Wasdin, I think, is more humble than he comes across. What he is, is a straight-shooter. If somebody else screwed up, he says so. At times hilarious, and at times horrifying, the story of Howard Wasdin from childhood to adulthood, with military service in between, is incredibly engaging. I had difficulties putting it down, and read through the entire book in just two sittings.

While nowhere near as comprehensive as The Warrior Elite or The Finishing School, it gives us a window into the minds and lives of the men who got bin Laden. I highly recommend all three books, and in the order I read them. I'll leave it put to you to decide for yourself why that might've been, but if I learned anything at all about SEALs, reading these three books, it's that they always work as a team, it pays to be a winner, and they'd rather die than quit.

The Warrior Elite gets 5 stars for being as comprehensive as it is, and a truly astonishing tale of 10 men from Class , and the others who didn't graduate with them. Once again awesome job to Dick Couch on this book. I like the way the Author took Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I like the way the Author took the story, it helps to understand the thinking of these brave men. The one thing I guess I'll never understand is why The country spends so much time, money and effort and then second guess these guys.

They really are the last stop before the smelly stuff hits the whirly thing, and yet they die for there country, it really would behest the country to support those that put their life on the line, fighting horrors we will probably never get to see or hear about, in countries that are basically living in another century, except for their very rich and connected overlords whom it seems get educated in the very elite Colleges and universities around the world, in the countries they are trying to hurt.

To all you Warriors out there, we salute you and thank you for your selfless service for us, and bless you for looking after the very freedom's that we take for granted. Now there is an understatement! First off, let me just say if you are interested in becoming a SEAL, know someone who is or wants to become a SEAL, are just interested in elite warrior teams, or just like to read about how people can endure incredible amounts of physical and mental torture at the hands of loving instructors, then you need to read this book.

I have read a few books about the SEALs. And the pace never lets up. Then its another year or so of training before they will deploy somewhere and start earning their keep. That is at least two years, and sometimes even more, before these guys are ready to go start contributing to the war on terror, or whatever other international problem we may have that needs special attention at the moment. I was pleasantly surprised to read about the SEALs "zero tolerance" for alcohol related offenses.

After seeing Hollywood characterize these men as hard drinking Rambo types, and after reading about some of the SEALs in Marchinkos books, you would think drinking was a requirement. But the newer policy makes a lot of sense. These men are incredibly well trained, why would you allow someone like that to possibly get drunk and lose control?

This is a fascinating book that anyone considering the military or Special Forces training should read. Highly informative and interesting book! The author did a fantastic job in describing just how hard it is for these special warriors to complete SEAL training. The underlying question, what determines who will or will not complete SEAL training, is a thread throughout the book.

Class started with trainees, after six months of training, 20 trainees graduated Being cold and wet will change your perspective. This book has provided me a new-profound respect and admiration for those who have earned their SEAL Trident pin. Sep 06, Lauren rated it liked it Shelves: I added this book to my to-read list almost ten years ago, for some reason that is long forgotten. Lately, I've been trying to dip into books that are a little more outside my usual reading and this fit the bill. It will either make you immediately want to improve your workout regimen or never do a push-up again.

It was also a good look at the mentality of the trainees and why some seemingly ideal candidates end up quitting by the first week. My only complaints were that the book could get repetitive with overly detailed rundowns of evolutions training events , and that I wish there was more about the trainees themselves.

So, when they dropped out, the moment was met with a shrug. They started with about students and graduated Couch follows each student through the process and details how they come to DOR "drop on request" , or be dropped from the program. The reader gets a very graphic illustration of the almost superhuman effort and tenacity required to become a SEAL. Luttrell went on to receive the Navy Cross for actions taken and described in his book, "Lone Survivor.

May 29, Max rated it really liked it. I gave "The Warrior Elite" a 4 out of 5 stars because of one main problem. Overall, this book is very informative and intense. Of the trainees that started the 6 month journey, only about 20 were left standing. The main problem on why I only gave this book a 4 out of 5 is addressed in other good reads reviews and I completely agree with it. He does not quite touch on things SEALs have done in the past. Overall, this book was a great read and I would recommend it to anyone who wants an intense and informative book.

Sep 07, David rated it liked it Shelves: A very detailed about what a prospective SEAL goes through. I had an understanding of this from other books so that is why I only rated this a 3 star rating. Well written and very informative. If you have wondered what it takes to become a SEAL this is a wonderful read, I think you get the whole picture. I know I would not make it through the rigors and misery.

They are an amazing group of men who deserve our respect as well as our thanks. May 15, Michael Brunk rated it really liked it. In this book, The Warrior Elite, there were many good things in this text. I thought that it was very entertaining. In many of cases, there were very descriptive scenes. This was very fun to read. Also another reason it was great book, is that it was easy to read.

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I dont read that much but it was easy to read and follow. It wasnt hard to follow either. I think it is also a good book, if people want to be in the military or think it is entertaining. Oct 22, Kent Carpenter rated it it was amazing. When a trainee goes to Navy Seals training, they can drop on request at anytime and are honorably returned to the fleet, and they finish their tours there. Jul 23, John F. Dick Couch is an outstanding author. His facts and research are truth and well documented. I love the personal touch of his personal observations of Class I also love how he drew off and compared his own experiences.

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Jan 27, JC rated it really liked it Shelves: I'd heard the term hell week before, but didn't know what it actually involved. This book takes you right into the full training regimen that it takes to get into the Navy Seals. The book had a few places that was a little slow, but overall I felt like I was there with them okay, not really, but it was interesting to imagine what they were doing.

Feb 07, Doug Anderson rated it really liked it. Sep 01, Erik Spohr rated it it was amazing. Oct 14, Dave rated it it was amazing. Apr 22, Paul rated it really liked it Shelves: Very informative on how these spec ops are trained, motivated, and filtered from society.

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Jan 26, Jeannine rated it it was amazing Shelves: Very interesting and detailed look inside a 6 month Seal training class. Feb 04, John rated it really liked it. A very fast read. Kept me interested throughout. I felt like I was right there going through the training. Mar 02, Ashley rated it liked it.


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The history in this story was neat. Maybe that's because the training can contain those characteristics but the other books on seal training didn't have that issue. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Couch graduated from the U.

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Naval Academy in He was a case officer for the CIA. Books by Dick Couch. See All Goodreads Deals…. Trivia About The Warrior Elite No trivia or quizzes yet. Quotes from The Warrior Elite After Hell Week, those of you who survive will still have to face the scuba pool comps in Second Phase and weapons practicals in Third Phase. Reno is very popular with Class While he has frequently made them suffer, the trainees know that Reno and the other Indoc instructors have tried to give them what they need to survive in First Phase. Be accountable for your actions in and out of uniform.

You officers, look out for your men and your men will look out for you. Your reputation is everything in the teams. Remember this if you remember nothing else. For each of you, a chance to build on that reputation begins on Monday morning at zero five hundred in First Phase.


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    5. The guys in the teams are a brotherhood. But never, ever forget your family. Family comes before teammates.