Sheepdog Tip of the Day

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In Normandy during World War II Field Marshal Montgomery had two classes of
divisions. Some were veterans of North Africa and others were green units,
without previous combat experience. Montgomery initially tended to rely on
his veteran units (particularly during the disastrous Operation Goodwood),
but these units performed poorly, while his green units performed well. In
this instance, failing to understand the influence of emotional exhaustion
and the Well of Fortitude had a significant negative impact on the Allied
effort in World War II. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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We can't avoid going in harm's way, and there is always a chance that we
will get highly excited when people are fighting and dying (this may be
especially true when you are wounded), which may cause the puppy to come
for a visit. But we can prevent the "persistent avoidance" of things that
bring the puppy for a visit! And that means plenty of range time,
simulation time, and paint bullet force-on-force scenarios, every chance
you get, combined with breathing (the "leash") until the puppy gets under
control. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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We don't have time for the "frustrated drill sergeant" or "the less the
instructor knows about it the louder the instructor yells about it"
approach to teaching. Students learn best when treated like adults and when
it's obvious that the student and instructor have a common goal: to pass on
or absorb as much of that skills-developing, life-saving information as
possible. Linda K. Miller and Keith Cunningham, Secrets of Mental
Marksmanship
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As well-known survival skill instructor Bruce Siddle has said, "Confidence
implies a mental state which is void of fear, anxiety or self doubt." If
you do not have confidence in your skills and capability in combat, you are
more likely to be overwhelmed. Being overwhelmed leads to the
dreaded "paralysis of analysis." Christopher Brennan, The Combat Position:
Achieving Firefighter Readiness
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Denial kills you twice: once because you are physically unprepared at the
moment of truth and might die in the incident; twice because you are
psychologically unprepared and, even if you physically survive, you are
likely to be a psychiatric casualty when your "house of cards" collapses.
Denial kills you twice, and it can kill your loved ones twice. In the same
way, preparation saves you twice and it may save your loved ones twice.
You also need to prepare your loved ones for the possibility that you may
have to kill someone. We would die to protect them from what we have to do,
but you also need to prepare them for what may happen, and in so doing you
can make them a part of your team. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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Konrad Lorenz tells us that "man is not a killer, but the group is." Shalit
demonstrates a profound understanding of this process and has researched it
extensively: All crowding has an intensifying effect. If aggression exists,
it will become more so as a result of crowding; if joy exists, it will
become intensified by the crowd. It has been shown by some studies ... that
a mirror in front of an aggressor tends to increase his aggression if he
was disposed to be aggressive. However, if this individual were not so
disposed, the effect of the mirror would be to further enhance his
nonaggressive tendencies. The effect of the crowd seems to be much like a
mirror, reflecting each individual's behavior in those around him and thus
intensifying the existing pattern of behavior. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On
Killing
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General James Gavin, the commander of the 82d Airborne Division in World
War II, carried an Ml Garand rifle, then the standard American infantry
weapon of World War II. He advised young infantry officers not to carry any
equipment that would make them stand out in the eyes of the enemy. Lt.

Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing

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There is a significant body of evidence that indicates that nonkilling
military personnel on the battlefield suffer significantly fewer
psychiatric casualties than those whose job it is to kill. Medical
personnel in particular have traditionally been bulwarks of dependability
and stability in combat. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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Your body builds up a sleep debt, and just as you can catch-up on
dehydration and malnutrition, you can catch-up on sleep. So, if you got
only three hours sleep last night, you can use caffeine to get yourself
through the day. But as soon as you get a chance, sleep in late or take
some major naps to catch up on your sleep debt. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On
Combat
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Hiring unarmed security guards are like paying for a sprinkler system and
then refusing to hook it up to water. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Sheepdog
Seminar for Churches (paraphrased)
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