Roster Number Five-Zero - by Nathan Aguinaga (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In Roster Number Five-Zero, you will bear witness to the author's personal experiences, from beginning to end, of attending the toughest combat leadership course in the military--US Army Ranger School. You will learn of the daily hardships, challenges, and accomplishments of planning, moving, and executing combat missions at small unit levels. The time spent in this school is under the harshest conditions of terrain, weather, starvation, and sleep deprivation. Here, you will learn what the human body can truly endure.

Review Quotes

"I could almost taste the blueberry pancakes in the mountains, the sawdust in the combative pit, and feel the weight of my rucksack all over again!" --Colonel (Retired) John Vermeesch, US Army

" . . . an honest, unvarnished perspective of how Ranger School's grueling hardships forge soldiers into the Army's finest leaders and prepare them for the rigors of combat." --Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Jeff Robertson, US Army, Ranger Class 01-96

"As I read the book, I was thrust back in time and felt the experience all over again. I laughed, smiled and even cursed out loud. . . . Rangers Lead the Way!" --Sergeant Major (Retired) Marvin Gardner, US Army

"From the first page to the last, it was so relatable that it took me back to Ranger Class 11-93 myself. No surprise, we all had the same journey to get to graduation day, sharing the same common bonds amongst us all. No one earns 'their' tab! #teamwork" --Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Michael Evans, US Army

"One of the most outstanding and no-nonsense books about Ranger School that I have read in the last thirty-five years since I graduated. True and down-to-earth grit about what you have to do to finish such a grueling course." --Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Jeffery Smith, US Army

"Nate's story takes you through the emotional spectrum of excitement, fear, disappointment, and finally exhilaration of becoming a US Army Ranger School graduate. Many service members volunteer, and with determination and luck, a select group earns the privilege and burden of becoming Ranger qualified." --Major Roberto Lainez, US Army

"Nate Aguinaga did it again. This time sharing his gripping personal accounts of his rigorous and emotional journey through one of the most mentally and physically demanding schools within the US Army. If you want a book that you won't stop reading, this is it!" --Colonel John Schwemmer, US Army, Infantry