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We must prepare for the unknown with an intensity that surpasses our
preparations for the expected. It is the unknown, high-risk, low-frequency
occurrence that is more likely to injure or kill us. Christopher Brennan,
The Combat Position: Achieving Firefighter Readiness
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The need to make critical decisions quickly is the core concept of
recognition-primed decision making (RPDM). RPDM is the explanation of how,
in a time-critical situation, decision makers intuitively choose the best
option, without benefit of traditional analysis. RPDM is principally the
work of Gary Klein and his colleagues Roberta Calderwood and Anne
Clinton-Cirocco. RPDM is essentially a matter of using accurate situational
awareness and assessment to intuitively choose a plausible course of
action. Christopher Brennan, The Combat Position: Achieving Firefighter
Readiness
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Nobody takes your life without a hell of a fight. That includes you. If you
feel you're a danger to yourself, then fight for your life. Get therapy.
Get medication. Get better. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, The Bullet Proof Mind
seminar (paraphrased)
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The number one type of relationship behavior that we change during our
police sniper courses is the brotherly "ragging." We want the snipers to
adopt the same positive reinforcement style that we use to teach them so
they are all hearing positive reinforcement more often and are making
positive reinforcement statements. Our theory is that the more you listen,
talk, read, and write about a thing happening, the more likely that thing
is going to happen. Linda K. Miller and Keith Cunningham, Secrets of
Mental Marksmanship
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One officer told me that on one occasion he was at the bottom of a
stairwell with a suspect above shooting down at him. He said the sound of
the gunshots was overwhelming. "I had a shotgun in my hand," he said, "I
raised it, drew a bead on this guy, and all of a sudden the shots got
quiet." When the officer got a visual lock-on with the suspect, his eyes
turned on and his ears turned off--a phenomenon that happens frequently
when warriors are caught in an ambush. The sounds of the incoming shots are
initially overwhelming: Boom! Boom! Boom! Since he is taken by surprise, he
has limited visual ability, but after he quickly scans the environment and
gets a visual lock on the attacker, the shots become quiet. Lt. Col. Dave
Grossman, On Combat
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Sir John Keegan: The United States continues to elude me. If I understand
it at all, it is through the strange profession that has shaped my life,
the study of war. War is repugnant to the people of the United States; yet
it is war that has made their nation, and it is through their power to wage
war that they dominate the world. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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Stressed people don't hear. To get them to run away, you have to touch them
and point to where they need to go. Sheepdog Defense Group, Unarmed Combat
Seminar (paraphrased)
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Early in World War I, young Alvin York, an Army recruit, went up his chain
of command during his basic training to explain to his leaders that he was
a Quaker. He told them that because he had always been taught, "Thou shalt
not kill," he did not think he could do what they were asking of him. So
one his officers took him aside and explained the other side of the story
so the recruit could make his own decision. Well, York went on to receive
the Medal of Honor by acting with great valor and killing many enemy
soldiers. At a critical, crucial moment in our nation's history, when he
was needed, Alvin York was on the battlefield, with his heart and mind
prepared for combat. The accurate translation to modern English is "thou
shalt not murder". Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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Using techniques like the four-count combat breathing exercise to regain
control of heart rate is critical to maintaining the cognitive ability to
perceive threats. Fighting the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) responses
of anxiety becomes easier with training and experience. Christopher

Brennan, The Combat Position: Achieving Firefighter Readiness

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We know that stress is a key disabler of warriors and that lack of sleep is
a key factor that predisposes warriors toward stress casualties, physical
illness and PTSD. Proper sleep management should be a no brainer. Lt. Col.
Dave Grossman, On Combat Note:
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