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Personal Readiness Personal Readiness
By: Festus
Personal readiness is a personal responsibility.
I order to be "READY", We must ask ourselves first and foremost...WHAT IS READY?
You can take your average Bubba off the street and plop his fat squishy rear in the most prepared place on Earth. Bubba will have plenty of resources but without some degree of readiness, Bubba is a liability to himself and a danger to others.
Buying/owning a firearm without a good working knowledge of it is a classic example of preparedness without readiness. Strangely enough I have met some retired and ex-military types that when they were done with the service, THEY WERE DONE WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE SERVICE! They retained the knowledge but none of the necessary equipment (civilian or otherwise). That being said they are no longer prepared or ready. They have given up by their own choice.
Remember the old saying that there are 3 kinds of people in the world...
PEOPLE THAT MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
PEOPLE THAT WATCH THINGS HAPPEN
and finally...
PEOPLE THAT SAY "WHAT HAPPENED"
1. PEOPLE THAT MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
Many people who have started preparing have collected a firearm, ammo, food and medical supplies...
Some of these folk know full well how to use them, and are well trained, hence "PREPARED AND READY".
2. PEOPLE THAT WATCH THINGS HAPPEN
Others who have collected the stuff they think they need, but have no training or experience whatsoever, hence "PREPARED BUT NOT READY". These are the ones who will slow a group to a crawl. They are not fit, have no skills, and contribute next to nothing to a working team. Those that bought equipment but do not know how to use it, were at least smart enough to look ahead. THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF LEARNING and thus becoming "PREPARED"
3. PEOPLE THAT SAY "WHAT HAPPENED"
The last group is the one I fear most. UNPREPARED, UNTRAINED and UNAWARE. These are the ones that simply do not "Get It"! They are in my opinion best left to Govt' social programs because THEY DO NOT THINK ON THEIR OWN!
Personal preparedness should include the following skills
The ability to make or find shelter
Water acquisition and purification
Making Fire without matches
Orienteering (land navigation using a map and compass)
Basic Medical (first aid for most common situations and ailments)(advanced first aid for all non-life threatening trauma)
Personal Hygiene
Food gathering and preparation (Hunting, Fishing, Foraging, and Gardening)
Camouflage
Staying cool and dry in Summer (remembering to take care of your feet)
Staying Warm and Dry in Fall, Winter, and Spring (remembering to take care of your feet)
Taking good care of your feet
And finally last but not least
Firearm Proficiency (it is last because you do less shooting than anything else in a survival situation)
ARE YOU PREPARED? (do you have the tools you need)
ARE YOU READY? (do you have the training and the willpower)
FESTUS
IN OMNIA PARATUS
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Good points festus. I am afraid that the majority fall into category number 3. I hope I am wrong but I doubt that I am. So many go through life thinking that if anything happens big brother will be there to take care of them. Big brother will take care of them alright but not in the way they hope.
By faith Noah,being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear,prepared an ark to the saving of his house;by the which he condemned the world,and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith Heb.11:7
I like this post.
Thank you
-Austin
Good Stuff... i like it.
In time of peace... prepare for WAR.
Very nice...I think I am going to copy and paste this one on my word processor so I can have a nice checklist...be prepared. Thanks.
"Don't let the door hit ya where the dawg shudda bit ya!"
G'day and Glock
GATEWAY SWIFT WING ST. LOUIS
this good... also why i started threads on physical fitness and it's importance. my fitness has taken about 2 steps backward due my bilateral pneumonia. i still have a touch of it. ad i have had to change my workout plan since the gym has become unavailable.. i encourage everyone strongly to get in the best physical condition you can. get on the web and search for military/ police fitness routines. football routines....SOMETHING!! then put down the pizza and extra beer, ice cream and the crap you usually eat, start eating good food, get up off your fat butt and move it!!! there military manuals you can download, police academy programs, old school stuff..... i can help you find them, but YOU ARE THE ONE THAT HAS TO GET UP AND EXECUTE THE PROGRAM....
SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE IS TRAINING TO KILL YOU. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Who told you about my fat, squishy rear ????
Frankly, one of my pet peeves about CCW permit holders (and I was guilty of this for a time) is that people jump thru the minimal hoops necessary to get the permit, strap on a firearm and THINK they're prepared & ready. Actually, I'm starting to think that if the SHTF, these people will be a LIABILITY because they will probably shoot themselves or others on the team.
And that's just weapon preparedness. Fitness? Survivial? Empty-hand fighting? Forgetaboutit.
As alway, Festus, spot on.
That is what happens when wives talk...about husbands' rear...Originally Posted by 2beararms
Who told you about my fat, squishy rear ????
"Don't let the door hit ya where the dawg shudda bit ya!"
G'day and Glock
GATEWAY SWIFT WING ST. LOUIS
This worries me too.
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
...Jesus Christ and the American G.I.
One died for your sins; the other for your freedom.
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