Admiral Ray Smith Biography

Widely regarded as one of the Navy's most inspirational leaders Rear Admiral Ray Smith has spoken extensively on his leadership experiences to a wide range of audiences including corporate political military and civic leaders.
A Navy SEAL for 31 years Admiral Ray Smith achieved extraordinary success through focused participatory leadership. During his four-year tenure as Commander of the 2300-men SEAL force Admiral Smith raised personnel retention to a level three times the Navy average. As a Navy Captain Ray Smith led the Navy SEALs in Operation Desert Storm conducting over 200 operations of strategic significance while incurring no casualties. Earlier in his career Admiral Smith directed Navy SEAL training generally considered to be the most challenging military training in the world. While in this position Admiral Smith achieved the highest graduation rate in the 50-year history of the course.
Admiral Ray Smith has been recognized in Newsweek Fortune Reader's Digest and on the Discovery Channel the History Channel and CBS's This Morning. He published two highly successful Navy SEAL manuals one on nutrition and one on fitness. Ray Smith was awarded the California Distinguished Service Award while a member of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

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