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In Beslan the terrorists could have been defeated by one or two armed, well
trained people in the first five minutes. If you wait, they establish a
perimeter and it becomes very difficult or impossible to release the
hostages. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, The Bullet Proof Mind seminar
(paraphrased)
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Tell your church congregations there will never be a skit at your church
involving deadly force. If they ever hear or see an attack developing with
weapons -- take it very serious. Carl Chinn, Church Security Seminar
(paraphrased)
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In order to fight at close range one must deny the humanity of one's enemy.
Surrender requires the opposite that one recognize and take pity on the
humanity of the enemy. A surrender in the heat of battle requires a
complete, and very difficult, emotional turnaround by both parties. The
enemy who opts to posture or fight and then dies in battle becomes a noble
enemy. But if at the last minute he tries to surrender he runs a great risk
of being killed immediately. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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Recent research on the effectiveness of critical incident debriefings in
military units returning from peacekeeping missions found that the
debriefing can potentially do harm, just as any medical procedure can if it
is done incorrectly. Research (and common sense) indicates that there are
several things that we must not do: We must not force individuals to
participate. Experience has shown that they will participate voluntarily if
we explain why this is important. There are two key pieces of information
that needs to be communicated: (1) Stress is a key disabler and destroyer
of warriors and, (2) although some may not need the debriefing, it is a
tool that can help them save their buddies' lives in the years to come. It
is important that soldiers are not required to conduct their debriefings
after returning home. The soldier's departure from the war zone can be
delayed (there are always legitimate reasons for transportation delays), so
that the debriefing can be conducted in-country, as soon after the battle
as possible. It is extremely demoralizing for a soldier to be forced to
stop and debrief when his wife and children are waiting for him right
outside the gate. If at all possible, outsiders should not conduct the
debriefing. Someone they know, trust and respect, someone with the same
background and the same warrior ethos, and someone who has been with them
in the past should do it. The debriefing should not stand alone. It should
be part of a continuum of psychological support, which includes referrals
for counseling, education, and follow up for those who need it. Remember,
no "macho men." A warrior makes use of all available resources to win the
battle, and it just makes sense to use state of the art, medical and
psychiatric assistance if you think you might need it. Try to avoid having
a "sob fest." We understand if our brothers and sisters weep, but the
participants should go into the debriefing knowing that one key objective
is to delink the memory from the physiological arousal. The breathing
exercise should be used to help accomplish this. Today, the military has
standardized critical incident debriefings in the form of comprehensive
after-action reviews (AARs), which are conducted by unit leaders
in-country. The law enforcement community has also learned to follow these
rules by conducting their group debriefings as soon as possible during duty
hours, and by using respected and trained superiors and critical incident
stress management (CISM) teams from within the department. In both the
military and the law enforcement community, it is understood that these
debriefings are vital to develop valuable operational lessons. I am happy
to report that today's warriors are becoming increasingly aware that there
is a moral obligation to participate since the debriefing is also a tool
that can help save their comrades lives in the years to come. Lt. Col.
Dave Grossman, On Combat
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Friends tease each other. SWAT teams tease each other; it comes with the
territory. If you are a leader, however, you are not permitted to play the
teasing game. You never joke about your trainees' failures, but you do brag
about their achievements. Your entire repertoire is to talk about what went
right, and when you say these things over a beer with your peers, they will
want you to brag about them next time. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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Law-enforcement personnel have told us of a mental program they use. It's
exactly like a mental program should be: simple and to the point. They're
trained that when they engage a bad guy, they are to fire two shots
(commonly called "double tap"), scan for any other threats, and then
advance to cover or disarm and take control of the situation. When reduced
to its simplest form, the mental program becomes, "Tap, tap, scan,
advance." Linda K. Miller and Keith Cunningham, Secrets of Mental
Marksmanship
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Military bearing with the head back, shoulders back, is a way to leash the
puppy, to tell yourself you're in control and everything is alright. It is
also a signal for criminals that they should pick on somebody else. Lt.

Col. Dave Grossman, The Bullet Proof Mind seminar (paraphrased)

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When we develop long-range strategic plans, such as capital investment, a
change in standard operating guidelines (SOGs), or a potential reduction in
service, we need to slow down the thought process and ensure that all
options have been weighed and measured for their downstream effects. We
must use an analytical thought process when it is appropriate. Conversely,
when we are focused on emergency operations, we have to make decisions
without 100% of the data and do it in a timely manner. The 60% correct
answer right now is often more effective than the 100% right answer 2
minutes too late. Remember the old maxim, "Anything you do can get you
killed, including doing nothing at all." Christopher Brennan, The Combat
Position: Achieving Firefighter Readiness
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The zealous Stoic would say that you should be unaffected by this; it was
not within your control. The ideal of Stoicism is very different from the
reality of human emotion and interaction. Anyone who is emotionally healthy
will be affected by the death of a seven-year-old. However, affected does
not have to mean traumatized. We have already discussed acute stress
reactions and learned that we can experience those reactions without being
affected by PTSD. Even if we do not experience any of the aforementioned
acute stress symptoms such as anxiety, sleep disruption, anger, or
avoidance, if we are normally psychologically adapted, we should experience
some feeling of sorrow or grief. Christopher Brennan, The Combat Position:
Achieving Firefighter Readiness
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The influence of groups on killing occurs through a strange and powerful
interaction of accountability and anonymity. Although at first glance the
influence of these two factors would seem to be paradoxical, in actuality
they interact in such a manner as to magnify and amplify each other in
order to enable violence. Police are aware of these accountability and
anonymity processes and are trained to unhinge them by calling individuals
within a group by name whenever possible. Doing so causes the people so
named to reduce their identification with the group and begin to think of
themselves as individuals with personal accountability. This inhibits
violence by limiting the individuals' sense of accountability to the group
and negating their sense of anonymity. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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