NAVY SEAL FAMILIES (NSW)

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Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Calvin on June 21, 2009 at 2:50pm

Check out "You Want Me To Do What? ". Meet J. Kraus. Jeff is the only man to succeed at ALL THREE elite US Military Special Operations qualifications schools. His book aptly titled "You Want Me to Do What?" is a terrific account of what truly happens at Army Special Forces, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger Training.

Comment by John L on June 21, 2009 at 1:40pm

Another good couple of books are "Warrior Elite" and "Finishing School" by Dick Couch.

Comment by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on June 21, 2009 at 9:37am

If you are looking for really great info I would like to recommend the book "The Only Easy Day was Yesterday-Making Navy Seals" My son got his from the Navy Seal Museum in Fort Pierce, Fl. It is printed by the US Naval Institute, (www.usni.org) great insight into the process of making a Navy Seal. The photographer was given access to rarely seen events of Seal training. Son is halfway through bootcamp.

Comment by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on June 16, 2009 at 5:08pm

HooYah! Go Navy!

SEAL - Sea, Air, Land, and now Space?

These guys are relentless.

Congrats to the Navy SEAL's for putting another one of their own in space.

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Calvin on June 16, 2009 at 4:58pm

I forgot to add that the pictures below, one of which was taken during last weeks TCDT (Terminal Coutdown Demonstration Test) Walkout ... Just so you can see the Trident on his chest!!!

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Calvin on June 16, 2009 at 4:47pm

Here are some pictures of Cmdr. Chris Cassidy of York, Maine, who will be the second SEAL to launch into space. I would like to Thank dive doc from navyseals.com for getting the pick and hope you will enjoy them. Be sure and check out his Flight Suit, he is wearing his Trident.

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Calvin on June 16, 2009 at 11:37am

Launch has been rescheculed. The launch is scheduled for 5:40 a.m. Wednesday. Forecasters put the odds of good weather at 80 percent, Easten Time. I may have to record it that is really early.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on June 15, 2009 at 9:47pm

There are no earthly limits for SEALs;

Navy SEAL to Launch into Space
Story Number: NNS090612-11
Release Date: 6/12/2009 4:17:00 PM



By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (NNS) -- A Navy SEAL in NASA's astronaut program will launch into space June 13.

Cmdr. Chris Cassidy of York, Maine, will be the second SEAL to launch into space since Capt. William Shepherd in 1992. Cassidy is a mission specialist and a part of the STS-127 crew that will work on upgrading the International Space Station (ISS).

STS-127's mission is to complete an ISS crew member swap, change out the cache of batteries which stores energy from ISS's solar arrays and install a platform to one end of the Japanese Kibo laboratory on the station. The platform will conduct experiments designed to work outside the protective confines of the space station.

After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics in 1993, Cassidy continued on to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training in Coronado, Calif., and was the honor graduate for BUD/S Class 192. Cassidy has spent more than 10 years with SEAL teams, holding such positions as executive officer and operations officer of Special Boat Team 20 in Norfolk, Va., and platoon commander at SEAL Team 3 in Coronado. Along with serving in the Mediterranean, Cassidy deployed several times to Afghanistan where he was awarded two Bronze Stars with Combat 'V' and a Presidential Unit Citation for missions with the Army's 10th Mountain Division on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

He applied for the astronaut program after receiving his master's degree from the Massachusetts's Institute of Technology in 2000 and was accepted into the space program in 2004.

For more news from Naval Special Warfare, visit www.navy.mil/local/nsw/.

Comment by proudriverinedad on June 9, 2009 at 7:51am

My Son is about to finish Boot Camp @ Great Lakes 6/19 and head to BUDS in Coronado. I have read "the Warrior Elite" and have a good idea what he is up against. I am extremely proud of his decision to attempt this ultimate challenge. Can anyone on this forum tell me, as a parent, what to expect? (John 3:16)

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Calvin on April 27, 2009 at 8:07pm

John, it is great to hear his Mentor is working with him and the others to get them in the right mindset. Tell your Son to keep up the training, it will really help him in the end. Long days are the norm in Coronado. My GS was leaving the house at 0300 to 0400 and getting home about 1700 t0 1800 for a long time. It seems like the more they worked them the more the guys focused, after the long days I watched my GS start studying and we would leave so we didn't bother him.

We are keeping your Son in our Thoughts. Tell him we are rooting for him and hope to see him on one of the Teams in about 2 years.

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