Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights:#1 The first day of training has begun for Class 228. It's pitch black except for the building lights that cut into the mist, and the underwater pool lights that illuminate a blue mirror surface.#2 The class leader, Lieutenant William Gallagher, and the leading petty officer, Robert Carreola, were pushing concrete. The class was not doing well, and Reno was becoming frustrated. He turned to the class and said, This is bullshit. You guys better get it together. . now! Things are going to start to get difficult around here.#3 The training course for BUD/S is conducted in three phases. The first phase is the conditioning phase, followed by the diving phase, and lastly the weapons and tactics phase. Only those who pass the screening test are allowed to continue.#4 The screening test is not a perfect predictor of who will succeed and who will fail. In the demanding days ahead, a few of those who struggled to pass the screening test will make it to graduation.