Posted on 04/29/2007 10:03:53 PM PDT by World_Events
IIRC, Former SMA Glen E. Morrell was in his late 30s or early 40s when he got tabbed.
I should check that out as well.
Oh, I did get the break area procedures routine, and the two miler, then the three miler. Don’t remember cardiac hill, though.
Now that I think about it I don’t remember any females on my stick. I think they were trained separately. Most of them were ROTC and Academies cadets/midshipmen (midshipwomen?!).
The book you speak of is called “You want me to do What?” and was witten by a very humble and modest man by the name of Jeff Krause. Mr. Krause is now working as a Navy SEAL mentor for the Michigan and Indiana area. I mysaelf am joining the SEAL’s and had a training session with hime yesterday that lasted six hours. Jeff Krause is a Warrior.
You’re right! The book was both very informative and funny.
Another great Seal book is “Lone Survivor” by Marcus Lutrell of Huntsville, Texas who wrote of his experiences and ordeals as a member of a four man Seal Team in a battle in the mountains of Afghanistan. They were outnumbered 100+ to one and he was, ultimately the “last man standing”. Great read and inspiring story.
I was in class 01-08. I was the eldest in the class and kept that hidden for til mountain phase. They called another ranger ‘gramps’ and he was 30. My ranger buddy ‘dimed’ me out to the class, revealing that I was 40! I trained like my young sons lives depended on it, and never forgot how badly the WW2 vets had it. That, and God, got me threw. I will never be the same! And right now, there are a bunch of guys on a hill, in misery, with hopes of joining that small club.
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