The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident

In The Finishing School, former Navy SEAL Dick Couch, author of the acclaimed Warrior Elite, follows SEALs on the ground and in the water as they undergo SEAL Tactical Training.

In America’s new war, the first guns in the fight are special operations forces, including the Navy SEALs, specially trained warriors who operate with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. In the constantly shifting war on terror, SEAL units—small in number, flexible, stealthy, and efficient—are more vital than ever to America’s security as they take the battle to an elusive enemy around the globe.

But how are Navy SEALs made? In Warrior Elite, Couch narrated one SEAL class's journey through BUD/S training, the brutal initial course that separates out candidates with the character and stamina necessary to begin training as Navy SEALs. In The Finishing School, Couch follows SEALs into the next levels of training—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 individual abilities to the mission of the group and train for special operations in specific geographic 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.

• The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228
• Men in Green Faces: A Novel of U.S. Navy SEALs
• Breaking BUD/S: How Regular Guys Can Become Navy SEALs
• Warrior Soul: The Memoir of a Navy Seal
• Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
• Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior
• Down Range: Navy SEALs in the War on Terrorism
• Suffer in Silence: A Novel of Navy SEAL Training
• The Complete Guide to Navy Seal Fitness, Third Edition: Updated for Today's Warrior Elite
• No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden