PSYCHE Archives • Spotter Up

Always Be Ready! Sounds Good, Right? But…….Are We? by Arminius Tribe

June 21, 2018

Escape and Evasion, Mission Security, Prepping & Survival, PSYCHE, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

Wake Up Call! It struck me right after the terrorist attack on the Ramblas in Barcelona some 4months ago. This one was different for me. Sure, there had been attacks in London, Madrid, New York and many othe... Read More...

Spotter Up Review: ALPS OutdoorZ Commander and ALPS Mountaineering Mystique

Bill Farmer

June 19, 2018

Accessories, LIFE, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Opinion, Product Reviews, Style, Tactics, The Team Room

A Spotter Up Review and Adventure! Months previous, we started planning. We gathered our gear, planned our route and as the weeks crawled by, we drew closer. My favorite time of the year, early summer, is ... Read More...

Fire in the Combatives Community

Guest Writer

June 12, 2018

Combatives, Escape and Evasion, Fitness Movements, Mission Critical, Opinion, Prepping & Survival

In 1919 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote in a United States Supreme Court decision, “The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic... Read More...

Are Our Active Shooting Response Models Viable?

Guest Writer

May 28, 2018

Combatives, Home Security, Mission Security, Opinion, Prepping & Survival, PSYCHE, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

With active shootings seemingly reoccurring on a weekly basis, we need an analytical approach that removes certain emotional factors from the encounter to determine the effectiveness of the training that is bei... Read More...

How To Increase Your Situational Awareness: 6 Tips To Be Safer from Arminius Tribe

Mark van Riele

May 26, 2018

Escape and Evasion, Home Security, Mission Security, Opinion, Prepping & Survival, PSYCHE, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

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So you know how to fight? That’s just great! But as Sun Tzu said: ‘The Supreme Art of War is to subdue the Enemy without Fighting’. Only fight if you have to. Being Situational Aware will make sure you will ha... Read More...

Have we Pedestalized the PTSD diagnosis?

Meaghan Mobbs

May 16, 2018

Mission Health, Opinion, PSYCHE, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

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When it comes to Veterans and mental health, I’m usually the first, and loudest, to argue that it’s rarely PTSD. Methodologically rigorous studies consistently document PTSD rates under 10%. That’s still ... Read More...

Say Hick’s Law One More Time:

Guest Writer

May 3, 2018

Combatives, Opinion, PSYCHE, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

Say Hick’s Law One More Time: The shooting community is riddled with emotionally charged terms and catch phrases like; tactical, dynamic, operator, tier 1, and the like. But the shooting community is not the... Read More...

DOK: PTSD the New Badge of Honor

David Devaney

May 1, 2018

DOK, Mission Health, Opinion, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

PTSD the New Badge of Honor (DOK) Diatribes of a Knucklehead 180501 This weekend we lost another Marine to PTSD. This was the headline of a Facebook Page post from this last weekend. This is a FB page I... Read More...

Active Shooting: An Evolving Threat Requiring an Updated Solution

Guest Writer

April 24, 2018

Concealment, Escape and Evasion, Home Security, Mission Security, Opinion, Planning, Prepping & Survival, PSYCHE, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

Active Shooting: An Evolving Threat Requiring an Updated Solution By: Ben RBC I. Summary With an increase in active shooter incidents comes the inevitable evolution in the shootings themselves. Unfortunately... Read More...

The Terminal List Book Review

Jason Silva

April 21, 2018

Books, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, PSYCHE, The Team Room

Introduction Throughout my time in the Marines and law enforcement, I have found that some of the most successful people have a few things in common. They take their job or responsibility seriously, they hav... Read More...