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So how do you inoculate someone against a gunfight? Warriors can (and must)
be inoculated against this stressor by experiencing force-on-force
scenarios in which they shoot and are shot at by paint-filled, gunpowder
propelled, plastic bullets. When I trained the Singapore special operations
forces, they referred to these as "pain bullets"--an appropriate name. Lt.
Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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The single most effective and mechanically easiest way to inflict
significant damage on a human being with one's hand is to punch a thumb
through his eye and on into the brain, subsequently stirring the intruding
digit around inside the skull, cocking it off toward the side, and
forcefully pulling the eye and other matter out with the thumb. Lt. Col.
Dave Grossman, On Killing
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"Execution" is defined here as the close range killing of a noncombatant
(civilian or POW) who represents no significant or immediate military or
personal threat to the killer. The effect of such kills on the killer is
intensely traumatic, since the killer has limited internal motivation to
kill the victim and kills almost entirely out of external motivations. The
close range of the kill severely hampers the killer in his attempts to deny
the humanity of the victim and severely hampers denial of personal
responsibility for the kill. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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Instead of firing at a bull's eye target, the modern soldier fires at man
shaped silhouettes that pop up for brief periods of time inside a
designated firing lane. The soldiers learn that they have only a brief
second to engage the target, and if they do it properly their behavior is
immediately reinforced when the target falls down. If he knocks down enough
targets, the soldier gets a marksmanship badge and usually a three day
pass. After training on rifle ranges in this manner, an automatic,
conditioned response called automaticity sets in, and the soldier then
becomes conditioned to respond to the appropriate stimulus in the desired
manner. This process may seem simple, basic, and obvious, but there is
evidence to indicate that it is one of the key ingredients in a methodology
that has raised the firing rate from 15 to 20 percent in World War II to 90
to 95 percent in Vietnam. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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Terrorists like to shoot people trying to rescue people. Smoke grenades
provide concealment to ruin their aim. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, The Bullet
Proof Mind seminar (paraphrased)
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To be resilient, remember that every bad thing that happens shows how much
the world needs what you've got to give. Your skills and sacrifices make
the world safer. Believing this to be true is a key factor in resilient
warriors. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, The Bullet Proof Mind seminar
(paraphrased)
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Many students of German conduct during World War II are puzzled by the
paradox of the Nazis' handling of the war against Russia. On the one hand
the Nazis had a remarkably competent war fighting organization, while on
the other hand they failed to capitalize on opportunities to "liberate" the
Ukraine and convert defecting Soviet units to their cause. The problem was
that the Nazis were entrapped by the very thing that enabled them. Their
racist, atrocity based denial of the humanity of their enemies made their
forces powerful in battle, while it simultaneously prevented them from
treating anyone other than an "Aryan" as a human being. Initially the
Ukrainian people greeted the Nazis as liberators, and Soviet forces
surrendered en masse, but they soon began to realize that there was
something that was even worse than Stalinist Russia. Lt. Col. Dave
Grossman, On Killing
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There are two types of mental rehearsal that we can use: Within the body -
We visualize an activity as if we were viewing it through our own eyes
(also known as first-person mental rehearsal). Outside the body-- We
visualize ourselves carrying out an activity as if we were standing back
watching (also known as third-person mental rehearsal). Both types work
well, and sometimes a combination of the two is best. Generally,
first-person rehearsal is used for those portions of the event that are
mostly mental (like acquiring a sight picture and firing a subconscious
shot) and the third-person rehearsal is used for more physical skills (like
arriving at the range and setting up equipment). Linda K. Miller and Keith
Cunningham, Secrets of Mental Marksmanship
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Oftentimes the death inflicted on the enemy during a close range kill is
not instant, and the killer finds himself in the position of comforting his
victim in his last moments. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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In the military community, it is often said that the first victim of combat
is truth. Another truism is that the first report from the battlefield is
always wrong. Let's say that you have the task of getting information from
those involved in a deadly encounter. Your first objective is to capture
and preserve the event in the minds of the participants, so you can dissect
the information and learn what happened. The first step in maximizing
memory retention is to have everyone involved make a report immediately
after the occurrence. To get detailed information, you have to do all
you can to keep the participants calm and collected. Remember, from the
very beginning the goal is to de-link the memory from the emotions.
Initially, you want to remove them from where the stressful event took
place, as there are many associations there that can act as powerful
stressors. Do not offer them coffee or other caffeinated beverages, as the
stimulate might hype them even more. Even after taking these precautionary
measures, many of them might be so shaky that they have difficulty writing.
In those cases, consider having them tape-record their initial reports.
Sometimes, for legal purposes, investigators are concerned
about "contaminating" the memory process. In those situations you should
encourage everyone involved not to go out drinking and rehashing the event
with their buddies, but rather go home and get a good night's sleep to help
recover additional memory. Sleep helps them achieve a calmer mental
state, which in turn helps them consolidate information into their
long-term memories. For those who are single and have no one to go home to,
it may be helpful to spend the night with a friend. The next day you can
conduct a second interview, and then they can conduct their own informal
debriefings with each other. To prevent their memories from being
contaminated, instruct the participants not to read the paper or watch the
news. After the first night's sleep, you can conduct an interview at the
location, but you need to be ready to help the participants separate their
emotions from their memories. Anticipate that you might have to stop to
help an especially emotional person through the tactical breathing process,
because by returning to the scene, the participants are exposed to memory
cues that facilitate their recall of how the event unfolded. For example,
they might see a mailbox at the scene, or some other object that played a
critical role that they had forgotten was there. Objects that seem to be
inconsequential to people who were not involved just might provide the
missing link that brings all the information together. Lt. Col. Dave
Grossman, On Combat
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