But SEALs are trained to protect and preserve life first and foremost.
zalphonshas quoted8 years ago
One reason I sliced the challenges ahead into small pieces that I could actually see ahead of me, such as with the seaweed, was that part of the instructors’ psychological strategy was never to tell us when an evolution would end.
zalphonshas quoted8 years ago
It pays to be a winner.”
zalphonshas quoted8 years ago
Watching those who quit before even confronting the first wave was an attention-grabbing demonstration of how powerful fear of the unknown could be.
zalphonshas quoted8 years ago
It turned out that they would come from all over the room. About a year later, at the end of our training, only thirteen of the original 173 would have persevered all the way through to our SEAL class’s graduation.
zalphonshas quoted8 years ago
BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL
zalphonshas quoted8 years ago
Wow, I thought, where are those quitters going to come from?
zalphonshas quoted8 years ago
Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.