09-15-2010, 17:58
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SF Candidate
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Book ordered and in the mail 
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09-15-2010, 18:34
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Just ordered the book and boxing gloves.
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09-23-2010, 01:16
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#363
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SF Candidate
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Location: Louisiana
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Got the book. Read it. Awesome. Using the 30 day planner 
Other candidates; buy it. Worth 3 times the price.
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09-25-2010, 14:24
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My buddy just got selected and he never read this book. My copy should be here tomorrow. It better not be information I already know.
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09-25-2010, 18:30
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#365
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Florida, USA
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Originally Posted by tequila
My buddy just got selected and he never read this book. My copy should be here tomorrow. It better not be information I already know.
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This book is not full of information you already know, I promise you.
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09-25-2010, 19:04
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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Originally Posted by tequila
My buddy just got selected and he never read this book. My copy should be here tomorrow.
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A lot of people get selected without reading it. Many people also do not get selected after reading it. Ultimately, your success or failure is your responsibility. Not a book's.
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It better not be information I already know.
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Or what?
Do you already know what you know and know what you do not know?
TR
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09-27-2010, 10:04
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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I've skimmed through this book; Its a for dummies guide to things like foot care, nutrition, how to pack and waterproof a rucksack, some PT suggestions, how to think your way through an attribute, how to maptack a map etc.
It's essentially all the things you would get if you had experience in a field unit (with the exceptions to some things of course) without having to learn the lessons the hard way. That is-by actually doing it.
An officer on my selection phase of OUR ('our' being the canadian equiv. to SFAS) had it and swore by it. Underlining all the motivational passages and had it in his kit at all times. Needless to say when he quit he left it on his bed after all his things were pack and he was gone. He lasted 72 hours of 24 days.
Whatever his reason for leaving, is none of our business, it wasn't for him. What got me through was in my heart and in my head, and theres no book i could have gotten that out of.
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09-27-2010, 10:34
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Originally Posted by BearW
I've skimmed through this book; Its a for dummies guide to things like foot care, nutrition, how to pack and waterproof a rucksack, some PT suggestions, how to think your way through an attribute, how to maptack a map etc.
It's essentially all the things you would get if you had experience in a field unit (with the exceptions to some things of course) without having to learn the lessons the hard way. That is-by actually doing it.
An officer on my selection phase of OUR ('our' being the canadian equiv. to SFAS) had it and swore by it. Underlining all the motivational passages and had it in his kit at all times. Needless to say when he quit he left it on his bed after all his things were pack and he was gone. He lasted 72 hours of 24 days.
Whatever his reason for leaving, is none of our business, it wasn't for him. What got me through was in my heart and in my head, and theres no book i could have gotten that out of.
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Curious, I would think that a book about the training, by the guy who used to run it, would be more relevant than the opinion of someone who skimmed it and has never actually attended the training.
Especially since, like it or not, we are running a program that allows people to enlist for SF training right off the street.
I will grant that the book is not a magic talisman, and you actually have to do the work to gain the benefits.
TR
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
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09-27-2010, 11:02
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SF Candidate
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Michigan
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Just made my first pass through the book. Fairly interesting, and I'll definitely be putting more focus on conditioning my feet now, as well as check out a couple of the products the authors advocated.
Thanks for writing this, Warrior-Mentor.
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09-28-2010, 17:30
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SF Candidate
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: PA
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Site down?
Did the warrior-mentor site go down, or did the domain name change? I am looking for the special report on running and rucking. Thank you.
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09-29-2010, 06:54
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SF Candidate
Join Date: May 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tequila
My buddy just got selected and he never read this book. My copy should be here tomorrow. It better not be information I already know.
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TR, TS and Admins, sorry if I step out of my lane on this one...
Tequila, judging by your string of posts and way you get under everyone's skin with ramblings and random threads, it is obvious that LtCol Martin's book has information you don't already know. The book is very insightful and an excellent tool, if you used the Search button you would know this much already. My selection date is fast approaching and I am thankful for the resources this website has provided, maybe it's time you realize the gift that's laying before you.
IMHO a few more years in the Army, some NCOES, and much needed wall to wall counseling from your Chain of Command will get your maturity level up and open your eyes to the fact that it is a PRIVILEGE to serve in the Military, let alone SF. I know this because that's what it took for me to lose my 'fresh from Benning no one can break me' mentality many years ago, trust me it faded real fast once my SL got some one on one counseling time
Maybe hearing this from a Non-QP will show you that its not a 'one-sided' opinion or that the Mods are 'out to get you'. I wish you luck in heeding to the advice that all the QP's have laid out for you and dont take it for granted. This site is a great asset, not only for SFAS/SFQC etc., but for life in the Army. Good luck brother.
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09-29-2010, 08:14
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The Book.
Helpful advice is where you find it, and how you receive it.
The book will not make or break an individual the book will give advice from some that know. It can be criticized by those who don't know, but in the end it is a very good reference for many. As a note many of the QPs here never had a book, but in the end it's what you are made of. The book isn't a magic pill as stated by The Reaper. So for many I suggest maybe not so quick in criticism without having being able to access it through experience. Mark Twain said "There are two kinds of advice, the kind you take and the kind you don't."
Just my Zwei centavos. Blitzzz
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10-04-2010, 15:12
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SF Candidate
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Originally Posted by Sapper124
TR, TS and Admins, sorry if I step out of my lane on this one...
Tequila, judging by your string of posts and way you get under everyone's skin with ramblings and random threads, it is obvious that LtCol Martin's book has information you don't already know. The book is very insightful and an excellent tool, if you used the Search button you would know this much already. My selection date is fast approaching and I am thankful for the resources this website has provided, maybe it's time you realize the gift that's laying before you.
IMHO a few more years in the Army, some NCOES, and much needed wall to wall counseling from your Chain of Command will get your maturity level up and open your eyes to the fact that it is a PRIVILEGE to serve in the Military, let alone SF. I know this because that's what it took for me to lose my 'fresh from Benning no one can break me' mentality many years ago, trust me it faded real fast once my SL got some one on one counseling time
Maybe hearing this from a Non-QP will show you that its not a 'one-sided' opinion or that the Mods are 'out to get you'. I wish you luck in heeding to the advice that all the QP's have laid out for you and dont take it for granted. This site is a great asset, not only for SFAS/SFQC etc., but for life in the Army. Good luck brother. |
Very diplomatically phrased.
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10-08-2010, 11:47
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VERY Pleased
Got the book for myself as a birthday present, and I am very pleased with it! Thanks
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10-27-2010, 15:43
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SF Candidate
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by timewilltell
Did the warrior-mentor site go down, or did the domain name change? I am looking for the special report on running and rucking. Thank you.
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Instead of posting a new topic about this, I am also wondering what the status is on the website? I sent a message to Warrior-Mentor but I believe he is bogged down at the moment.
The book is excellent and addicting. It also directs the reader to the website for additional advice but it is currently not available.
Does anyone have any information on the status of http://www.warrior-mentor.com ?
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