Apparently I don't yet have the proper mindset for survival in instant-decision situations. The following actually happened to me today and I reacted by ... doing nothing. What is the forums opinion on how best to handle the situation. Today, I was out to lunch at a restaurant near my...

The reference here is the "soldier", but substitute that with yourself, us, family, or group. Remember, "the will to survive" can also be considered to be "the refusal to give up." PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL It takes much more than the knowledge and skills to build shelters, get food, make...

You are in a survival situation, you hear gunfire close by. What will be your instinctive reaction? Freeze? Hit the deck, roll and crawl to cover? Return fire? Don't return fire? Situational assesment before returning fire? Is it hostile action against you or someone else, an AD, firearms...