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LeRoy Alexander enlisted in the Army in August 1997, following in the steps of his father who served as a Marine in the Vietnam War. Alexander was born in

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It takes a lot more than doing a bunch of push-ups. the training process is relentless. our next guest knows about it. retired lieutenant colonel tony schwamm is author of "the tkpwer -- the guerilla factory." it is not easy to be a member of the special operations, in particular the green berets? >> no. thats not something you want to wake up and think you want to do over the weekend. you start off with a three-week crucible. if you make it through the selection course, then you get to go throu...

Of push-ups. its a lot of climbing ropes. its a lot of walking through swamps. the difference in army special forces is the ambiguity around all the difficult things. one of the things i try to highlight in the book its like taking a difficult literature class while trying to achieve a personal best in some athletic event. the selection course is specifically designed to be ambiguous. a lot of people quit because they dont know whats going to happen next. thats what happens when youre on these t...

Breeching the doors to get in, the demolitions, explosives, mechanical breaching, being able to get into anywhere, fight your way up multilevels, down multilevels and clear a building and get out. so when i heard that, there was no doubt in my military mind it was s.e.a.l. team six. >> its hand picked from other s.e.a.l. teams. you get into the s.e.a.l.s first and they select other people for s.e.a.l. team six? >> exactly right. i was with s.e.a.l. team two and i put in my application for s.e.a....

And they select other people for s.e.a.l. team six? >> exactly right. i was with s.e.a.l. team two and i put in my application for s.e.a.l. team six. you go in front of a review board and they evaluate you, and ask you questions, and then you go to six, but youre not there to stay. you go through a green team. its a selection course. you go through a green team and when you make it through that, which is more highly intensified training, then you get to become a s.e.a.l. team six member. >> how ...

>> all s.e.a.l.s are special. let me say that. when you go to s.e.a.l. team six, you develop another unique skill set, close quarter battles. you take that to the next level. the breaching the doors to get in, the demolitions, explosives, mechanical breaching, being able to get into anywhere, fight your way up multilevels, down multilevels and clear a building and get out. so when i heard that, there was no doubt in my military mind it was s.e.a.l. team six. >> its hand picked from other s.e.a.l...

Then you go to six, but youre not there to stay. you go through a green team. its a selection course. you go through a green team and when you make it through that, which is more highly intensified training, then you get to become a s.e.a.l. team six member. >> how tough is the training? >> you dont have to be crazy, but it helps. its tough. physically tough is one thing, but itsmentally tough. day in and day out grind. its tough on your family. your personal life. but its something youve got to...

Unique, and when you go to six, you have a close quarter battle, and breaching and the runs in the kill -- >> when you say breaching? >> breaching the doors to get in and the demolitions explosives and the mechanical breaching and basically being able to get in anywhere and fight your way up multilevels and down multilevels and clearing a building and getting out. so when i heard that, it was no doubt in my military mind that it was s.e.a.l. team 6. >> and it is hand picked from other s.e.a.l. t...