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The Navy gets the SEALS, and the Military gets the Green Berets. They are really experts of asymmetrical warfare, trained to immerse themselves in hostile territory, sleeping near their foes and building relationships with people who may choose to kill them. Retired lieutenant colonel Tony Schwalm does know this group well, because he's one of these and he trained them. In The Guerrilla Manufacturer, he has an unbelievably gripping inside check out the grueling training that each army officer must endure to be one of America's top notch Green Berets. The Special Causes Qualification Course, also known as the Q Course, is infamous in U.S. Military lore. It transforms conventional troops, through blood, sweating, and tears, into unconventional guerrillas. As a young soldier, Schwalm earned his own Green Beret there. Later, he was the commander of Special Causes officer training at Fort Bragg, evaluating and redesigning the crucible in which market leaders face brutal tests of physical power, stamina, and wits. The Guerrilla Manufacturer is the engaging and convincing story of Schwalm's experience there as a student (from selection to graduation) and his time as the commander of training at Fort Bragg. It really is a story of young troops striving to be the top notch of the elite-of their trials, physical and psychological, and of their triumphs and losses. In this dramatic accounts of the challenges confronted by these young troops, Schwalm describes how men are compelled to demonstrate ingenuity under intensely adverse conditions because they are pushed to the idea of hallucination, walk until their ft are bloody, and fight off packages of angry pups with nothing but a plastic rifle. Military today face an entirely different kind of warfare and must be schooled to deal with unusual circumstances. They must have intricate knowledge of how to assemble information in a dangerous, unstable atmosphere, plus they have to be able to adjust quickly to dissimilarities in their environment. Schwalm's book takes listeners deep into this world, showing exactly how troops acquire the necessary skills. Revealing details nothing you've seen prior shared outside military circles, Schwalm provides a unusual and rousing look inside the courageous hearts and souls of troops who put their lives on the line for obligation, honor, and our country.
