I obtained this for the bookshelf at the old soldiers' home, blood and guts books sometimes finding an interested reader. The author is fortunate to be assisted by Kevin Dockery's expertise. It is a good read for someone considering becoming a SEAL. This is part of a series, Naval Seal Special Warfare Teams, and begins in a time when much of the armed services were at a low point following our defeat in Vietnam.
"Even with our top-of-the-line insstructors, we had to push hard to reach the level of competency we needed. While at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, we learned how to jump out of an aircraft and free-fall for thousands of feetbefore opening our chutes. This was new for me. All of us were jump-qualified, but only a handful of guys in the Tem were skydivers and free-fall qualified. During my first jumps, I mostly turned somersaults, seeing sk, earth, sky, earth as I tumbled through the air. It took about ten jumps before I became proficient enough to leave the aircraft in a stable position. But others in the Team had a much harder time than I did."
No photos, maps, diagrams, or index.
"Even with our top-of-the-line insstructors, we had to push hard to reach the level of competency we needed. While at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, we learned how to jump out of an aircraft and free-fall for thousands of feetbefore opening our chutes. This was new for me. All of us were jump-qualified, but only a handful of guys in the Tem were skydivers and free-fall qualified. During my first jumps, I mostly turned somersaults, seeing sk, earth, sky, earth as I tumbled through the air. It took about ten jumps before I became proficient enough to leave the aircraft in a stable position. But others in the Team had a much harder time than I did."
No photos, maps, diagrams, or index.
