From Jimmy Blackmon, author of Pale Horse: Hunting Terrorists and
Commanding Heroes with the 101st Airborne Division and Cowboys Over
Iraq: Leadership from the Saddle, comes a blow by blow account of his
journey through the most challenging leadership and small tactics course
in the world--U.S. Army Ranger School.
Through colorful dialogue and vivid storytelling for which Jimmy
Blackmon has been praised, the reader will take a journey through Ranger
School.
From the nervous anticipation leading up to the course, to the extreme
pain and suffering Ranger School demands, Jimmy shares the feelings and
emotions that accompany extreme sleep and food deprivation. Furthermore,
he shares what he learned about himself along the way. Before you can
lead others, you must first learn to lead yourself.
Ranger School is designed to replicate the extreme nature of combat in a
multitude of environments. The attrition rate is over 50 percent. Every
ranger student experiences a low moment where they want to quit and walk
away. Jimmy openly shares how he dealt with extreme hunger, exhaustion,
below freezing temperatures, and ultimately, a desire to quit and end
the suffering.
The reader will be fascinated, not only with what one must go through to
attain the coveted Ranger tab, but at how ranger students deal with such
harsh environments--many times in very humorous ways.
Despite all the aforementioned challenges, Ranger students must lead one
another on complex missions in harsh terrain in order to succeed. How to
motivate, inspire, and lead in such an extreme environment is powerful
and will appeal to leaders of all types and in all industries.
