Pack Smart: Gear and a Ready Mind Prepare gear in advance: sleeping bag, body armor, helmet, balaclava, goggles, gloves, knee and elbow pads. The most important item is a clear head—rely on yourself and fight for life to the end. Master lifesaving basics like tourniquet use and practice until application is automatic, because one tool may be all you have and it can fail.
Words Carry Consequences Different people and hard histories meet in one place—convicts, veterans, the easily triggered. Insults, especially about someone’s mother, can cost teeth, freedom, or life, and in some regions any careless word can ignite violence. Think ahead before speaking; once a word flies out, it cannot be caught.
Cohesion Over Ego: Build a Team, Lift the Weak Stick together, seek out complementary skills—medic, RPG, sport—and form a solid core. Help each other, live friendly, and yet keep personal self-reliance as the reserve. Don’t mock or pressure the fragile; teach and pull them in so the whole group becomes stronger.
Under Fire, True Character Emerges Bullying victims and quiet “nobodies” can reveal fierce courage when bullets fly, while loud tough talk melts under real danger. Potential is unlocked by training, support, and opportunity. A good commander doesn’t cherry-pick the strong but grows warriors from the weak.
Admit Weakness, Ask to Learn, Stay United If fear or inexperience weighs you down, say it openly and ask to be taught. Stay with the group, avoid cliques and splits, and never steal—ask honestly for what you need. Pretending or scheming only breeds trouble; honesty builds trust and skills.
Honor Debts and Guard Your Word Promise only what you can deliver and treat the phrase “I am certain” as a pledge. If a repayment date approaches and you can’t make it, warn in advance, negotiate a new date, or bridge funds transparently so no one is left hanging. Some people enforce words ruthlessly; keeping timelines protects both respect and safety.
From Person to Unit: Standardize and Synchronize On deployment you are a small combat unit, not “a personality,” with roles, stars, and responsibilities assigned. Standardize gear layout and health info, build shared procedures, and train communication until the mechanism runs as one. Training includes deliberate psychological pressure to prepare you for harsh interactions you will face. War is misery, not glory; avoid loud bravado and go only when called.
Operational Caution: Water, Food, Toilets, and Traps Don’t drink from wells, accept nothing from strangers, and avoid public restrooms and flashy lodgings. Choose modest, covered places to live; expect poisons and booby traps in toilets, windowsills, sofas, wardrobes, doors, and fridges. Use only your own supplies, think through countermeasures, study practical tricks, and test them before adoption.
Respect Faiths and Nations; Judge Individuals Don’t needle people on religion or ethnicity; respect beliefs and customs. True nationalism is love for your own without contempt for others. Punish the specific wrongdoer, not families or entire peoples, and keep parasitic, incendiary words out of your vocabulary.
Relentless Practice and Clean Hands Keep training at home so skills don’t fade when routine swallows memory. Don’t take what isn’t yours—ask, share, and help those in need. Uncomplicated, clean hands keep you in the clear.
Speak With Tact; Stand Your Ground Without Swagger If something is wrong, address it calmly in private or clearly before all, and hold your position with dignity even against stronger people. Manhood is clarity of thought and responsibility, not reckless violence. Tact, measure, and direct truth earn respect; cowardly backpedaling invites contempt. Even if you know more than an instructor, don’t flaunt it—humility keeps the group intact.
Lead and Parent by Example; Build Self‑Discipline Under Stress Parents are authority: rewards are earned by effort and chores, and borrowed things must be returned or compensated. Fathers train with sons, teach both sons and daughters discipline and fairness, and leaders first demonstrate, then demand—never humiliate with slurs. Set exact commitments and keep them, don’t fake training, and build habits that work under panic so, when life’s uncertainty strikes, you’ve honored family, kept conscience clean, and gear is ready.