Traditional Skills/Tactics and Fieldcraft
Traditional Skills/Tactics and Fieldcraft
Traditional Skills/Tactics and Fieldcraft
PURPOSE
FM 1-0 promotes a common understanding of human resource support fundamentals. This manual does not dictate procedures for any particular operational scenario.
It provides the doctrinal base for developing operational plans (OPLANs) and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Leaders and human resource operators at all levels must apply these fundamentals using the military decision-making process (MDMP), troop leading procedures (TLP), and METT-TC. This publication is authoritative; but requires judgment in application.
Human Resources (HR) doctrine must be complete enough for HR professionals to determine tasks and competencies that must be accomplished, yet not so prescriptive that it prohibits the freedom to adapt to operational circumstances.
Much like the tactical commander, HR professionals must be versatile and flexible enough to sustain uninterrupted HR support in today’s contemporary operating environment.
Knowledge of doctrine, combined with expertise and experience, provides a strong foundation for superior planning and execution and establishes a consistent understanding of required HR proficiencies.
The 5 levels of Personal Protection is a very easy system or way of thinking. Each level of Personal Protection represents a level of self-defense and how to properly proceed with the threat level. This is an especially helpful visualization method when talking about emergency self-defense or survival defense. With this method it will be easy for you to asses a situation and know ahead of time what the best way to react to the threat is.
This is the pyramid think of this as a perimeter of sorts around a situation.
The first part of the pyramid (the widest part) is your first level of Personal Protection defense. This level represents the most basic things you can do to avoid or plan for a threat. This means situational awareness. Be aware of your surroundings. I know this sounds kind of basic but you have no idea how many people go around with their head in the ground and don’t notice the simplest things going on around them. This level can mean everything from being aware enough not to let yourself get into a bad situation, using the buddy system in areas you are not familiar with and staying in areas with people you trust (not wandering off into a secluded area). Survival and Self Defense. Another great way to ensure Personal Protection is a great BOV, check out my post on Bug Out Vehicles.

Level 2 represents avoiding a threat by wither verbally confronting the assailant i.e. shou
ting, screaming, calling 911 , running away, hiding basically this is about avoiding the confrontation for Survival Defense and Self Defense.
Level 3 represents using non-lethal force to subdue the assailant and ensure your personal protection. This can be anything from mace, pepper spray, stun guns, taking out a gun (this would most likely deter just about anyone) blunt trauma with a baseball bat or anything else you have on hand. The point of this step is to distract or frighten the enemy enough to leave you alone.
Level 4 of the pyramid represents a full on physical encounter with the enemy. If all the above fails then this is mostly likely the next step. If it comes to this don’t hold back. This is not some gentleman’s fight. Go for disabling blows, high impact and surprise. This can mean everything from pulling hair to gouging out eyes for Survival Defense and Self Defense.
Level 5 is the final level. This level should only be used when it’s your last option., This level is about using deadly force. This is not only a fatal level for your opponent but this level also puts you at risk. While ideally at this point you will be far enough away that a simple fire arm will do, if you are not deadly force can come from anything like a baseball bat to the throat or a knife. Remember thought that any shooting under stress is much different that the casual target practice and must be taught or practices a lot to receive desired results ( a kill). If you are in this situation remember that you go for the kill, winging a person is stupid, if you are forced to this level the only way to truly ensure your safety and the safety of your family is to eliminate the threat.
Thankfully most confrontations don’t get past level 1 and the likelihood of it reaching level 5 is rare. But you must keep in mind that in the event of an emergency survival situation people get desperate and go a little crazy so you might ratchet up to level 5 sooner than you think. All of this being said I really do recommend avoiding confrontations it at all possible, I mean your chances of getting hurt or killed up way up once you enter into the fight or confrontation. If you follow these basic self-defense rules you will be better off than most. Remember keep calm and don’t let emotion rule your brain, be practical, cold and calculated and you’ll be fine with your Personal Protection.
Bullet Reloading is the best way to ensure you have ammunition now and in the future. Not only is it very cost effective if you shot a lot but it is also a vital skill to have when your talking about survival. Instead of relying on retailers and super stores you will be able to be completely self sufficient with your ammunition if you practice bullet reloading. With the cost of ammunition going up and up you will greatly benefit from bullet reloading.
It of course is always a good idea to stock up on ammunition when you see a great sale or when prices dip down, you cant depend on it. The key to bullet reloading is practice and of course the right tools.
It may seem like a huge thing to learn but trust me the more you do it the easier it gets. The most important supplies you need for bullet reloading is primer and powder. These should be kept at maximum stock levels at all times, they are the most complex parts or bullet reloading and are very difficult to create on your own. The really great thing though is that you can buy primers and powder for bullet reloading in bulk very cheap, most of the time cheaper than the actual ammo its self.
I would suggest stocking roughly 10,000 primers at all times. As for the powder there are regulations on how much you can store so follow the rules of your local fire departments but in most cases you are allowed 20lbs. of powder.
Now for the actual bullets for bullet reloading. For any high-power rifle you are going to need fire copper jacketed rifle rounds. So if your primary ammunition is for high powered rifles you will need to stock up on jacketed rifle billets as well. If you are dealing with pistols or pistol caliber rifles then you have two choices. You can use copper jacketed or lead bullets.
So the very basic steps of reloading are taking a spent case, cleaning it, using a press and dies to remove the spent primer, resizing the brass, loading a fresh primer, powder and bullet.
The easiest bullets to reload are the most common calibers, not only are they the easiest but they are also better for survival because think about it, if you are hunting for ammo your most likely to find the common rounds like 45 or 9mm. Also be aware if you plan on purchasing used military surplus brass you will need to take an extra step because the primers are crimped in.
The tools you will need for bullet reloading equipment:
Make sure to also get he bullet reloading manuals for the types of ammunition you plan on reloading and follow the manufactures details so your sure you are reloading right, there’s no point in bullet reloading if you don’t do it properly.