Books/Workout prep books for Force Recon
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This is your concern at 14?
1. Be a teenager, you can't get those days back.
2. Stay out of trouble. Don't do drugs, don't have any run-ins with the cops (friends can be a liability here), study your tail off in school. Any form of SOF unit (and to a lesser extent most jobs in the military) will require you to write well and these days you should be able to work MS Office. Math, English, history, and some science will go a long way. Take an anatomy and physiology course if your HS offers one. Don't be afraid to learn a language.
3. Join the cross country team. Keep your mouth shut about joining the military and just learn to run far and fast. Build your cardiovascular endurance.
4. You can worry about a workout plan your senior year. Don't go into the gym and hurt yourself. If you still want to lift now, do so with a decent coach, avoid injuries, and work on basic weightlifting.
5. Be a teenager, you can't get those days back.
P.S. the list above wasn't ordered by accident or chance.
1. Be a teenager, you can't get those days back.
2. Stay out of trouble. Don't do drugs, don't have any run-ins with the cops (friends can be a liability here), study your tail off in school. Any form of SOF unit (and to a lesser extent most jobs in the military) will require you to write well and these days you should be able to work MS Office. Math, English, history, and some science will go a long way. Take an anatomy and physiology course if your HS offers one. Don't be afraid to learn a language.
3. Join the cross country team. Keep your mouth shut about joining the military and just learn to run far and fast. Build your cardiovascular endurance.
4. You can worry about a workout plan your senior year. Don't go into the gym and hurt yourself. If you still want to lift now, do so with a decent coach, avoid injuries, and work on basic weightlifting.
5. Be a teenager, you can't get those days back.
P.S. the list above wasn't ordered by accident or chance.
Freefalling hit it dead center. You're 14, be a kid, stay out of trouble, gain knowledge and stay n shape... but be a kid for chrissakes.
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Similar to @walra107 , I read "everything" I could get my hands on at that age. @JB152 , read some of the classic Vietnam era books - There are a few that stand out to me to this day:
- Chickenhawk
- The Five Fingers
- Field's of Fire
- Recondo-LRRPs in the 101st Airborne
- Marine Sniper, 93 confirmed kills
These may not be specifically what you are seeking, but they will give you a view of the services from a different perspective - Today it is pretty much accepted to write an "I was there" book, not so much for the Nam vets. If you had to pick just two, go with Chickenhawk and Field's of Fire.
- Chickenhawk
- The Five Fingers
- Field's of Fire
- Recondo-LRRPs in the 101st Airborne
- Marine Sniper, 93 confirmed kills
These may not be specifically what you are seeking, but they will give you a view of the services from a different perspective - Today it is pretty much accepted to write an "I was there" book, not so much for the Nam vets. If you had to pick just two, go with Chickenhawk and Field's of Fire.
Work on your written English and attention to detail also. Both are very important items in your skills inventory, for anything you do in life.
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I'll second Fields of Fire as a very good read. It really puts you there.
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