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Stronger body. Safer home. Steadier money. The military way.

Three practical books that take what the military teaches and put it to work at home, at any age. Each one gives you a mission for the very first day.

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The three Military Way books by Walt Kessler 3 books · 1 mission
Section 01 Choose your gear

The books

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The Complete Military Way Collection

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  • Train Like a Soldier, at Any Age: your body
  • 50 Essential Military Skills for Everyday Life: your home and family
  • Money Discipline the Military Way: your money
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Manual 01 Body
Train Like a Soldier, at Any Age e-book

Train Like a Soldier, at Any Age

$19
Day one: find your track in 5 minutes
  • Three tracks: getting ready to enlist, active duty, and 50 and over
  • A simple test tells you exactly where to start
  • Bodyweight plans you can do at home
  • Balance and getting up from the floor, for the years ahead
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Manual 02 Home
50 Essential Military Skills for Everyday Life e-book

50 Essential Military Skills

$17
Day one: make your family scam-proof in 10 minutes
  • Spot trouble early, at home and in public
  • Shut down phone scams, including fake voices of family
  • Your 72-hour kit, family plan and home fire plan
  • Stop the bleeding, CPR, choking, heart attack and stroke
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Manual 03 Money
Money Discipline the Military Way e-book

Money Discipline the Military Way

$17
Day one: find money you didn't know you had
  • The one-hour money recon and the one-call rate cut
  • A disaster fund for the roof, the car and the furnace
  • Pay off debt one target at a time
  • Protect your money inside the family
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3Field manuals
230Pages in all three
50Everyday military skills
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Section 02 Threat assessment

Most trouble comes without warning. Unless you're ready.

The military has simple systems for staying strong, staying safe and staying out of debt. Nobody ever taught them to the rest of us. These books do.

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Section 03 First-day missions

Every book begins with a win

You don't read for weeks before anything happens. Each book opens with a mission you complete today.

Manual 01 · Train Like a Soldier

The five-minute test

Four quick tests with a chair, a wall and a clock tell you which track and level to start on. Then you do your first workout the same day.

Mission complete
Manual 02 · 50 Military Skills

The family code word

Ten minutes to set up the one defense against the "grandson in trouble" call that a fake voice can't beat. Then you start your emergency kit that night.

Mission complete
Manual 03 · Money Discipline

The one-hour money recon

Search for money in your name, hunt the forgotten subscriptions, and make one phone call that most people never make. Then put your savings on autopilot.

Mission complete
Section 04 Look inside

Real pages from the books

Large print, short chapters, and a checklist or worksheet in almost every one, so you can do it, not just read about it.

Section 05 Table of contents

What's inside

Manual 01 · $19 · 109 pages

Train Like a Soldier

  1. Start hereThe five-minute test and your first workout
  2. Part 1The foundation: warm-up, the movement library, recovery
  3. Part 2Track 1: getting ready to enlist
  4. Part 3Track 2: active duty, fix your weak spot
  5. Part 4Track 3: veterans and 50+, old injuries, the fall-proof home
  6. Part 5For the rest of your life: retest, train as a family
Manual 02 · $17 · 67 pages

50 Military Skills

  1. Start hereThe family code word and your first emergency kit
  2. Part 1Awareness and safety: skills 1 to 10
  3. Part 2Scam-proof: skills 11 to 18
  4. Part 3Emergency ready: skills 19 to 30
  5. Part 4Field first aid: skills 31 to 38
  6. Part 5Field tricks for everyday life: skills 39 to 50
Manual 03 · $17 · 54 pages

Money Discipline

  1. Start hereThe one-hour money recon, and pay yourself first
  2. Part 1Intelligence: know your numbers
  3. Part 2Supply discipline: spend less without feeling poor
  4. Part 3Reserves: never caught short
  5. Part 4Attack the debt
  6. Parts 5 and 6Secure the base, and teach the next generation
Walt Kessler at his kitchen table with a notebook
Walt Kessler
Section 06 Meet Walt

Simple systems that still work when you're tired

On the Gunny Kessler channel, Walt Kessler talks about military life and the habits it leaves behind. Viewers kept asking how to use those habits at home: how to stay strong as the years go by, how to keep the family safe, how to keep money from slipping away.

These three books are the answer, written in plain words, in large print, with a pencil in mind. No jargon, no gimmicks, and nothing you need to buy to get started.

Walt
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Section 07 From the YouTube channel

What viewers say

These are comments on the channel's videos, not reviews of the books.

"Excellent episode. Our entire nation needs to be trained this way."YouTube viewer
"You hit the nail on the head."YouTube viewer
"Very excellent video."YouTube viewer
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Do the first-day missions. Read a few chapters. If the books don't help, email [email protected] within 7 days of your order and we'll refund every cent. You don't need to explain, and you can keep the books.

Section 08 Questions from the field

Before you order

What do I get, and how?

PDF e-books. Right after you pay, you'll get a download link on the screen and by email. There's nothing to ship and nothing to install.

Can I read them on my phone or tablet? Can I print them?

Yes. The PDFs open on any phone, tablet or computer, and the print is large and easy to read. Many of the worksheets are made to be printed and filled in with a pencil.

Do I need to have served in the military?

No. The books take what the military teaches and explain it for everyone: veterans, military families, people thinking about enlisting, and anyone who wants to be stronger, safer and better prepared.

I'm over 60. Is the training book safe for me?

It has a full track for veterans and anyone 50 and over, starting with very easy versions of every exercise. Talk to your doctor before starting any exercise program, especially if you have a heart, lung, joint or balance condition.

Is the money book investment advice?

No. It teaches habits and simple systems for managing money: knowing your numbers, building reserves and paying off debt. It doesn't recommend any investment.

Is this the same as the videos?

No. The videos are free and short. The books put everything in one organized place, with step-by-step instructions, checklists and worksheets you can keep.

Is this a subscription?

No. It's a one-time payment. The books are yours to keep.

What if they're not for me?

Email [email protected] within 7 days of your order and we'll refund you in full. You keep the books.

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