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Acknowledgements
Many people have contributed to this revised guide, and it is difficult
to list all those who have made small contributions. However, we
must acknowledge those who have made major contributions. First, we
thank LtCol Charity Thomasos, RD, USAF for her comments and suggestions
on multiple chapters and her efforts on chapters 11 and 12. We
thank our primary points for contact at the SOF Commands who arranged
and coordinated our site visits, to include LCDR David C. Krulak, MC
from MARSOC, MAJ(P) Anthony Littrell, MC, USA from USASOC, LTC
Robert Lutz, MC, USA from JSOC, MAJ Keith E. Schlechte, MC, USAF from
AFSOC, and CDR Lanny Boswell, MSC, USN from NAVSOC. We offer a very
special thanks to LCDR Jim Mucciarone, MC, UMO/DMO, Senior Medical
Officer for Naval Special Warfare, who provided invaluable feedback on the
chapters. We recognize MAJ Dirk Geers, Special Operations and Personnel
Recovery Office in Belgium, who used the previous Navy SEAL Guide and
posed many questions before the new guide was begun and provided excellent
comments based on his use of the information for deployments. We also
thank CAPT Roger Herbert, Commander of NSW Training who spent time
discussing the importance of nutrition to BUD/S training. Ms. Jennifer Davis
is recognized and thanked for her dedication to the Excel spreadsheets that
were developed specifically for this effort—she did a wonderful job. In addition,
we thank Mike Bottoms, Editor, Tip of the Spear.
We wish to thank USSOCOM for sorting through and sending us pictures
for use in the SOF Guide. Also CAPT Pete Van Hooser for his recommendations
and efforts in securing quotations from the SOF community.
Lastly, we recognize and thank all the persons at USSOCOM who were
instrumental in the administration of this effort for their patience over
the course of the project: COL Rocky Farr, Mr. Robert Clayton, Mr. David
Saren, and Mr. Thomas Hindes.