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Ranger School
- Author
- Jimmy Blackmon
- Narrator
- Jimmy Blackmon
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 10 August 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, True war and combat stories, Interior design, decor and style guides, Christian life and practice, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, Christianity, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Home and house maintenance
What to expect
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 over 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.
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- Author
- Jimmy Blackmon
- Narrator
- Jimmy Blackmon
- Duration
- 7 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9781666119121
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, True war and combat stories, Interior design, decor and style guides, Christian life and practice, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, Christianity, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Home and house maintenance
Synopsis
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 over 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.
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