Protection Dog Podcast - Ep 58 - Tactical Priorities

Tactical Priorities - Actions on the Objective

• End the threat
   
  • When you are faced with a threat to you and/or your family, the priority is to end the threat as quickly as possible. 
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  • This DOES NOT mean killing anyone. It may, but that is not our goal. 
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  • You can not end a threat that is armed if you are disarmed. Pet peeve is people dropping weapons in movies and shows when bad guy has a gun to their head. What would you do? Decide now, not in that moment. 
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• Secure the area
   
  • Security is the art of identifying threats and weaknesses in defense and fixing them. 
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  • Security is always an ongoing thing. Most dangerous time in any operation is after the Objective has been cleared. You drop your guard, and thus your security. 
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  • As soon as you end the threat (Objective) you immediately start looking for the next threat. Does the bad guy have friends? You can always tell when someone is about to get hurt in a show because they start chatting while outside a safe zone. Always be aware of your surroundings, especially when there was just a high risk threat. 
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• Reconsolidate 
  • Do not stop to focus on a loss while the threat is still a threat!!!
  • Do not sacrifice security to help someone. Secure the area first!
  • What is Reconsolidating?
     
    • Immediately prepare to fight again. Reload, check anything that you had to use in your fight. Fix malfunctions, etc
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    • Assist the wounded
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    • Resupply as needed. Ammo, water, etc
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