Ch08: Rise to the Occassion
*These are just my thoughts and summary, all in my own words regarding this topic so I may omit some information that was taught in this book or course.
In this chapter, we learn to be at our very best especially at our darkest moments because that's when we need it most.
Admiral McRaven takes us to the time at the highest point of the Dive Phase training as he describes it as "the most technically difficult part of basic SEAL training."
The students had to swim two-thousand meters underwater across the bay to an anchored vessel. Once they reach the destination, they had to place a mock limpet mine on the bottom of a ship without being detected. They had to do this all at night where visibility is near-zero that you couldn't even see your own hands in front of you. To make this practice mission more difficult, they had to operate with the Emerson diving apparatus, a more advance equipment but is known to have malfunction that can cause severe injury or even death.
As the students prepared, the SEAL instructors paced back and forth as nervously as the students were. The officers knew that there was a high possibility that someone could get hurt or even die that night. As final advice one of the SEAL trainers said, "Tonight, you will have to be your very best. You must rise above your fears, your doubts, and your fatigue. No matter how dark it gets, you must complete the mission. This is what separates you from everyone else." Those words, as Admiral McRaven stated, has stayed with him for the next thirty years.   
The chapter then transitions into the many brief stories of fallen heroes and the observation of environment as everyone gives their final respect and gratitude for serving the nation.
Admiral McRaven says, "Every man, every woman, regardless of their background, regardless of how heroic their final moments, was treated with incredible dignity and honor. It was our last salute, our final thanks, and a prayer to send them on their way home." During the ceremony of the fallen ones, Admiral McRaven noticed that nobody was trying to hold their tears back. It was a sentiment of sorrow and sadness, yet at the same time it was a deep feeling of support for everyone that gives hope to those affected. Admiral McRaven ends this chapter with, "At some point we will all confront a dark moment in life. If not the passing of a loved one, then something else that crushes your spirit and leaves you wondering about your future. In that dark moment, reach deep inside yourself and be your very best." Watch the Make Your Bed Speech on Video!
*These are just my thoughts and summary, all in my own words regarding this topic so I may omit some information that was taught in this book or course.
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