Can training ever be a bad thing? Unfortunately, there are a few instances when training can be detrimental, though it is rarely talked about. Training is when an action is practiced repeatedly. If the training is continued long enough the techniques are ingrained as second nature. Training scars happen when unwanted behavior is reinforced. It … Continue reading Training Scars
Logistics might be an uninteresting subject, but it is an extremely important one. And if you pay attention to someone/somethings logistical actions you can learn a lot. If you have participated in, or studied, war you will quickly realize that logistics are the backbone to getting anything accomplished. One of the missions our infantry unit … Continue reading Logistics – Watch Movements to See What People are Planning
What an infrared aiming laser and infrared spot light added to a rifle look like under night vision. DOD Photo. This is a hypothetical for a grid down game of Minecraft, or for the individual going into harms way for as sanctioned by the US. A point to ponder, more than anything else of significance, … Continue reading Laser Detection
On the timeline, left of bang is prior to the bomb going off. Which is the best time to intercept an attacker. Yesterday we talked about the OODA Loop process for decision making and responding to issues. In that post I mentioned threshold decisions being used to help during the “Decide” portion of the Observe, … Continue reading Threshold Decisions
The response and decision making process. Veteran US Air Force pilot John Boyd coined the OODA Loop that so many in the military, law enforcement, security, and even the business world use today. Standing for: Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act. Boyd said the quicker you could complete those steps the more likely your outcome would … Continue reading OODA Loop – Decision Making Model
The OODA Loop is a decision making model. The faster you, or your group, can observe a problem, orient yourself to it, decide what to do, and ultimately act. The faster you can overcome issues. If you can do this faster than a threat, then you have a good chance of winning. Nigeria has been … Continue reading Relying on Others for Security
Every once in a while, you get some advice that is completely contrary to what you expect yet is 100% accurate and timely. I got some of this advice from the battalion Sergeant Major when we were returning home from my first deployment to Iraq. In his address to the battalion as we were getting … Continue reading Realistic Expectations – A Post Deployment Brief
Do you have too many "spares" in your pack? I think everyone has heard the phrase, "one is none, and two are one". It is heavily quoted in the prepper communities, as well as various aspects of the military, law enforcement, bushcraft, and camping worlds. It is advice passed around when people are packing up … Continue reading “One is None, Two are One” is Dumb
This is also credited as an old African Proverb. Who said it wasn't wrong though. There is an old quote that I would rather have an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep. If I had to describe my experience in military, it would have the … Continue reading Don’t Underestimate Crazy with Organized Leadership
CH-46 at sun rise. Once upon a second Iraq deployment I was flying CASEVAC, casualty evacuation. It was a quite the experience. One day we picked up an insurgent from the Shock Trauma Platoon in Ramadi to haul him to a higher level trauma center. He was pretty messed up and had quite a few … Continue reading Terrorist in a Helicopter
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