Admittedly, it is almost impossible for me rate anything below 5 stars for our former spec ops guys. The sacrifices they make for us to be able to live our life never ceases to amaze and is the main reason I read as many as possible. But this book is a very simple and quick read and as another reviewer posted, its full of little gems.
Tanto has had a long career with the military and private contracting and this book sort of walks you through his life while relating it to civilian life. In a way, it is sort of a manual on how to be a gentleman and be a productive member of society. He relates civilian life to the Ranger Creed and how you can apply the lessons he learned into your own life. Tanto is very self deprecating throughout the book which I always appreciate because while I view all military personnel as heroes, they are still human just like us. There are many lessons presented throughout this book, such as goal setting and how it is always best to break goals down. He also does a great job of describing how often our mind practically begs us, implores us to quit but the body always has so much more to give. You will often hear spec op guys talk about how when your mind says you are done, you are really only 40% done.
This book reminds me a little of Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin except that Tanto uses the Benghazi incident, which many of us know as "13 hours", as a baseline for how his training prepared him. He explains an incident or example in Benghazi, then shows how the Ranger Creed prepared him for that and finally how that applies to life back in the states. There are not a lot of book written by recent Rangers (I recommend Outlaw Platoon if you like this one) so it also does a real nice job of showing just how demanding Ranger School is and how lucky we are to have these guys alongside the other Spec Ops groups.
Thanks for your service Tanto!
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After that devastating day of september 11, 2012, lot's of things began to fall apart for both the American people and the military. It ranged from political issues to the connection between the citizens and military. But it was Kris Paronto who managed to insight the truth to the public and inspire serviceman and veterans alike to continue our dedication to our country. I served in the Army for a few years right out of high school and understood the hardwork it takes to keeping America the land of the free. I may not have served a satisfying contract due to being discharged because of a duty connected injury, but I still do and always will remember my Army values and continue honor everyone who has served and those who still do. Kris is an inspiration to us all; in this book he explains his service and commitment and how he reminds us of what we stand for. Kris I have yet to meet you in person and I look forward to that day. I admire your book and teachings you provided for us, and everyone whether civilian or military should read this book as it reminds us of what we fight for.
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