Richard Marcinko retired from the Navy as a full commander after more than thirty years of service. He curently lives in the Alexandria, Virginia, area, where he is CEO of SOS Temps Inc., his private security firm whose clients are governments and corporations, and Richard Marcinko Inc., a motivational training and team building company. He is the author of The Real Team; The Rogue Warrior's Strategy for Success: A Commandos Principles of Winning; and the four month New York Times business bestseller Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior: A Commandos Guide to Success. In addition to his bestselling autobiography, Rogue Warrior, he is coauthor with John Weisman of the New York Times bestselling Rogue Warrior novels.