Ranger School

Discipline, Direction, Determination

De: Jimmy Blackmon

Narrado por: Jimmy Blackmon

From Jimmy Blackmon comes a blow-by-blow account of his journey through the most challenging leadership and small tactics course in the world - US Army Ranger School. Through colorful dialogue and vivid storytelling for which Jimmy Blackmon has been praised, the listener 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.

Ranger School is designed to replicate the extreme nature of combat in a multitude of environments. The attrition rate is more than 50 percent. Jimmy openly shares how he dealt with extreme hunger, exhaustion, below-freezing temperatures, and ultimately, a desire to quit and end the suffering.

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.

©2021 Jimmy Blackmon (P)2021 Tantor

Hardcore 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

The realism was unmatched. Great history and factual accounts. Awesome book. Great listen. Tons of respect for these warriors.

Now I want to go!

The author masks not the reality of a gruesome test and hammering of the human spirit, even though it makes the experience alluring!
Thank you for sharing your experience!

Outstanding!

I felt as if I was at Ranger School as well! Well written narrative!

All the Way!

Professional in every way. I humbly thank you and appreciate that the author and team that brilliantly completed this masterpiece, has gifted me a way that I am now able to share some of my experiences. Ranger 6-92

Truly accurate information

Being a graduate of Ranger class 04/1972, my RANGER buddy was a helicopter pilot. I enjoyed this review of trials and tribulations. Thanks for the memories RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!