The Ones That Talk the Loudest Will Die More Quickly

You know someone like this. They take every opportunity to tell you what they know and what you should be doing. They take over every conversation about prepping and surviving in the bush and then some may even proclaim with a whisper that “Uncle Sam” taught them a few highly classified tricks. They have the latest gadgets the most high-powered rifles and their bookshelf is filled with survival manuals.

Every survival show on television is set to record on their DVR’s. They have that LCD pallor from nights spent gazing into the computer screen looking for the latest information or state of the art survival gadgets. Some people just have to be the first one to own the latest magical survival tool.

Some claim to know it all, they are experts and in some cases only experts in their own mind. Some of the more hardened survival experts call them couch commandos, keyboard survivalists, and SERE (Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape) trained wannabes.

SERE instructors used to tell the recruits, if you get the first two down to a science (Survival Evasion) then you never have to worry about the last two (Resistance and Escape). Survival is all about knowing what to expect and using counter measures to keep you out of trouble down the line.

 The above statements are exaggerated to some extent and certainly not meant to offend anyone. The statements were made to drive home the point that when gathering information to begin your survival training or prepping, that you should not always take what you read and hear at face value. 

Exercise due diligence and research everything carefully. There is a lot of misinformation on the Internet, and some people while well intentioned may not have some of their facts right either. You have to sift through the clutter often times to get to the truth.

Note:

SERE training is not just provided to Special Operations (Spec Ops) personnel. Each branch of service typically has its own course. Advanced SERE training focuses on Special Operations personnel and military aircrews so they can survive on the ground and avoid capture if shot down.

The training is also provided to certain military personnel holding a specific MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) and to certain civilian personnel working for the DOD (Department of Defense) or other agencies. If you hold a position in the military, where the probability of capture is high then you can be considered for SERE training. The material provided during the training is considered classified.

If a person has to brag about it, it probably never happened.

You simply do not know what to expect until you have been there and done that. This means that, yesterday, today and tomorrow is all about training for when the SHTF for real.

It is important to gather information and to listen to other perspectives but survival simply means to sustain life. In theory and according to some survival manuals, it is not complicated but in reality, it is very difficult under extreme conditions. You do not know what you do not know until it happens.

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