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How to Develop the Situational Awareness of Jason Bourne
The art of Manliness ^ | Feb 2015 | Brett & Kate McKay

Posted on 12/24/2015 10:22:01 AM PST by Baynative

There's a scene at the beginning of The Bourne Identity where the film's protagonist is sitting in a diner, trying to figure out who he is and why he has a bunch of passports and a gun stashed in a safety deposit box. Bourne also notices that he, well, notices things that other people don't.

~snip~

...situational awareness is simply knowing what's going on around you. It sounds easy in principle, but in reality requires much practice. And while it is taught to soldiers, law enforcement officers, and yes, government-trained assassins, it's an important skill for civilians to learn as well. In a dangerous situation, being aware of a threat even seconds before everyone else can keep you and your loved ones safe.

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KEYWORDS: awarness; defense; safety; shtf; spidersense; tactical
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To: LongWayHome

Have your friends help you train:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu1RZaFnkKs


101 posted on 12/24/2015 3:18:47 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It gets late early around here..." Yogi)
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To: pallis

+1. BTW there are many more nutcases around today.


102 posted on 12/24/2015 3:21:08 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It gets late early around here..." Yogi)
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To: AlaskaErik
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been traveling and I’m walking down the street and a hooker asks me if I’m a cop.

I'm not a cop, but I used to get asked that all the time. I got that when I was a 19 year old kid before I went to MCRD even. I still get it every once in a while.

103 posted on 12/24/2015 3:44:42 PM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: Baynative
30 years ago I was robbed while working the night shift at a convenience store in a rough part of town.

That really did wonders for my situational and environmental awareness that is still with me today, even more so.

104 posted on 12/24/2015 3:49:24 PM PST by Manic_Episode (GOP = The Whig Party)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Good one:)


105 posted on 12/24/2015 4:03:41 PM PST by LongWayHome
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To: Baynative

There was a cop who walked a beat outside my office.
He always looked as if he was sleepwalking, staring off into the distance.
One day on afternoon coffee break I came out my office and said ‘Hi’ as I passed him.
Without ever looking directly at me, but still scanning the street over the top of my head, he responded, “Going to get your M&Ms with peanuts?”


106 posted on 12/24/2015 5:06:39 PM PST by mumblypeg (I've seen the future; brother it is murder. -L. Cohen)
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To: pallis
On the rare occasions I go anywhere, I figure everyone is a nutcase, and if they come at me, I will draw my firearm and plant them.

I was looking for the T-Shirt that said "I'm too young to die and too old to fight - I'll just kill you". Maybe it was pulled for legal reasons.

I did find this one though (but I'm CCW and don't want to tip my hand):

107 posted on 12/24/2015 6:57:15 PM PST by Oatka (ES)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
I think you will enjoy it.

I understand it is (or was) required reading at one or more of the military academies. It is an enjoyable novel that exudes lessons about leadership, two army officers with contrasting methods.

Also talks about some of the timeless themes of the sacrifices and stresses of military families and living in a military environment, military politics, and so on. Being a military brat, I can attest to the accuracy of the themes...:)

My wife is teaching herself to paint, and just painted this for me the other day, so you can see this book is one of my favorites:

108 posted on 12/24/2015 7:07:31 PM PST by rlmorel ("Irrational violence against muslims" is a myth, but "Irrational violence against non-muslims" isn't)
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To: Riley
I'm not a cop, but I used to get asked that all the time. I got that when I was a 19 year old kid before I went to MCRD even. I still get it every once in a while.

Semper Fidelis. I didn't even think about it, but that Marine swagger also comes across and tells criminals that is guy is one to avoid.

109 posted on 12/24/2015 8:03:06 PM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: rlmorel
Like a lot of things, to be successful at it, and find utility in it, you have to habitualize it, and that isn’t a natural thing.

Sooo...speed traps are like ambushes. You can develop ( ie train ) a sense for it. Some states engineer them into the highways (VA, TN for sure). There's plenty of opportunity for learning, and the skills are transferrable. Just think things through.

110 posted on 12/24/2015 10:09:38 PM PST by no-s (when democracy is displaced by tyranny, the armed citizen still gets to vote...)
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To: rlmorel

Just, Wow! Fantastic.


111 posted on 12/24/2015 10:16:20 PM PST by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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