To Be a U.S. Army Green Beret

By Gerry Schumacher

Book Overview

The Green Berets' motto is "Liberate the Oppressed," and it takes extremely capable and highly trained individuals to carry out their operations in the world's most dangerous and unforgiving locales.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760321078
• ISBN13: 9780760321072
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Zenith Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Terrific Pictures

This book a is a great motivator for anyone getting ready to join Special Operations in any branch.

Average.. yet Above Average

I'd give this book 3.5 but I cant... I found this book to be very well informing of all types of stages in trasining to be a green beret and the conciseness... Though it lacks detailed first-hand accounts on what the training is like and rather usually just gives a brief overview. It does however have alot of pictures and often times (brief but) particular information on other stages of the course like the Scuba and even has a course outline and pictures on SERE. This book is really good for those that have no working foundation on process of becoming SF, yet its also good if you already have one because it presents the information in a clearer concise presentation. If you want more detailed first-hand accounts on the actual training read Dick Couch's "Chosen Soldier"

Excellent

Probably the best single resource I've ever seen about Army S.F., recommend to anyone interested in this field!

informative

This book is amazing, because of its pictures and diagrams. It gives you an exact idea of chronological order of what happens in your training of becoming an SF soldier. It gives you respect for these soldiers and what they are capable of doing. very informative. However, since i am not interested in becoming a green beret, i haven't been able to finish it. i have read the "to be a u.s. army ranger" because it seems to pertain to me more. however it is a good book and i would recommend to those who really don't mind spending money on just buying books to satisfy their curiosity and those who want to be SF.

Gold for possible SF er's

This book provides great insight in to what it takes to be the best. It breaks down the process from the beginning of basic to the last phase of the Q Course. I thought I knew pretty much everything I needed,boy was I wrong. The info. is from BTDT's and students going through the training. The pictures are vivid and clear. If you have "To be a U.S. Army Ranger", its in the same format, just a little bigger in size(HxW). This is a must for anyone wanting to go SF.