The author takes you through his life leading up to how he enlisted, and of course, if you are going to be in the Navy, it is going to be in the SEALs. Everything about him, from his childhood and leading up to joining the Navy, was exactly the way you would have him showing up on the first day and being yelled at, not just for the way he looked, but also for how he dirtied the Deck when he showed up. The book is very different than other military or even Sea, books and that is what made this book a fun and very fast read. This is very much a book that is worth the read.