Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

A memorable cinematic passage is contained in the movie Full Metal Jacket, wherein a new squad of marine recruits arrives at boot camp and is immediately dressed down, singly and collectively, by their drill sergeant. The episode is so dramatic that one almost forgets that the paramount reason behind the rough treatment afforded to the recruits is to decondition their selfpreservative reflexive ... Read full review

Second best book I have ever read. As someone who just applied for OCS, it was great insight to what I am getting myself into. It doesn't cake it like a recruiter will. Lt. Fick tells you how it is, even the bad parts. I have and will continue to recommend it to everyone I encounter. Read this book if you are interested in seeing more about the Military today and how its not what you think.  

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

A very interesting counter piece to Generation Kill - Told by a Lt in the same group of marines. One Bullet Away tends to be somewhat less editorial and thus less of a polished narrative, but still a very good insight to the early days of the war in Iraq. Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

http://2012/08/book-review-one-bullet-away-by.ht... In his memoir One Bullet Away, Nate Fick shares his story of joining the Marine Corps as an officer, and deploying just before the September 11th ... Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Excellent book, well written, sharp and intelligent. It's the same timeline and events as Generation Kill so its interesting to see a different perspective. Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

If you want a very good account of the trials and difficulties of today's combat leaders, look no further than this book. I highly recommend it for better understanding of our two currents wars. Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

If the Marines are "the few, the proud,” Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel Fick's career begins with a hellish summer at Quantico, after his junior year at Dartmouth. He leads a ... Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

It saddens me (as a former Marine) to read about one of the most elite units in the Marine Corps being so damn dysfunctional - meaning seeing how the officers in First Recon behaved during this ... Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

The author's dad suggested I read it.Could not put it down> Read full review

Review: One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

First person account of USMC officer training then deployment in Afghanistan and combat in Iraq. A quick & interesting read although some parts are more interesting than others. I especially found ... Read full review