One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
Author: Nathaniel Fick
Nathaniel (Nate) Fick had happily gone from college to white-collar job. Then he attended a lecture by a reporter who had just written a book on the US Marine Corps. It inspired Nate to reject the ‘seat belt and safety goggles’ culture that dominates the western world. Instead, he would serve his country in the Marine Corps. Nate passed the gruelling officer training progr….Read More
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