Don't Be a Victim: Master the Art of Situational Awareness
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SA kept me from being robbed September of last year. Always thankful for these reminders from the trained and accomplished guys that share their wisdom with us.
Sexuial assault has helped me allot too.
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Having situational awareness is crucial to survival in any arena of life. Being aware without staying in a state of PTSD or anxiety is tough.
Mr. Glover I am a truck driver not only out of profession, but as of passion. I drive 6 days a week in the Detroit Metro area and I have to say that not only are you correct about SA, but it's something I know I practice daily yet have not mastered. Being aware has saved my life at intersections where another rig would run their red light or when people cut in front of me and slam on the brakes because the gas station or McDonalds is right there and they don't wanna wait 4 extra seconds behind me. Later in your video, when you mentioned the red car, it immediately snapped my attention to a red Prius parked in a driveway. Now I'd like to share a short story with you and the rest of this community about how situational awareness didn't save my life, but the life of someone else:
Last year (I can't remember if it was spring or fall) I was driving in the Kalamazoo area and I noticed a truck (cab only, no trailer) that was half on the grass (almost on the sidewalk) and the rear of the vehicle still on the road blocking a lane of traffic. I passed it off as the driver probably used their phone and crashed and popped a tire, but as I drove by I noticed the drover slumped against the door almost like he was sleeping. I instantly got a bad feeling and called 911. I told the dispatcher I wasn't sure what his condition was but I was kinda worried. I then called a coworker I passed going the way I was about 6 minutes later and warned him about the truck and mentioned that the driver looked like they suffered a heart attack. As he drove up, he described to me that 4 cops and an ambulance/fire rescue vehicle was there and they had broken the window out to pull out a man of the high 400 pound mark and were performing CPR on him as he was being loaded up on the gurney. I told that same coworker I had called 911 and was surprised they made it there that fast and he went off praising my actions telling me about how I probably saved this man's life and he (the coworker) went on to tell other coworkers about what I had done and I started to get texts from them saying I did a good job and it was good I was looking out and such. To me, I actually feel like I let that man down because I didn't stop to check on him so I don't know if he made it or not.
I'm not telling the story to get praise for what I did or make myself feel better, but I told it here as an example for us all; having that awareness could potentially save a life someday. Be vigilant, everyone. And stay safe!
Thank you for keeping me in check, Sir.
as a 50 year old Conservative living in Boston, i am frequently met with (bombarded) individuals who somehow imagine I want to hear their opinion. I appreciate Mike's calm tone and demeanor.
His retellings of difficult situations puts everything in perception.
Yesterday I took out the garbage at my church and I walking back to go in the fellowship hall when I walked by a car. There was a woman sitting in there looking at her phone and she didn’t even see me. She was looking down unaware that someone walked past her car. Situational awareness is very important.
Welcome to every college campus and the Bay Area. People walk across the street with heads down all the time.
Situational awareness helped me to seek my friends when an unstable man with a loaded rifle was aiming it at several of my friends. This was before I went into the Navy and before my Naval Expeditionary Combat Training. The man was not listening to them and was clearly paranoid that they were going to hurt him or his truck when they were just sitting outside in the parking lot. I already could tell that my friends didn’t know what to do. I calmly addressed the man, distracting him with a calm demeanor, showing that I was no threat. I said, you know what, sir, I don’t think I’ve ever been properly introduced to you. What’s your name? He replied. I said who I was. Without a thought in the world, at 17, I walked with an average pace, keeping myself as calm as possible, and keeping myself in eye contact with him, towards him. I reached out trying to let go of any fear possible, seeing that maybe this could pass without incident if he didn’t feel fear from me. I offered my hand, to shake. He without hesitation, probably being Southern manners, reached one of his hands to meet mine. Now he didn’t have both hands on the gun and having been taught about guns from my father, I knew that the likelihood of him shooting anyone, much less me, now that his hand was occupied with mine, I just continued to hold that hand. I made small talk with the man until we heard the cops tell everyone to get down, and then I released his hand, backed up, and got down. The situation was now under professional care. It took about 5 officers all tasing the man to get him to relent. He was a very big man but I had spent my childhood years learning how to deal with a physically abusive father and protecting people from him. No one got hurt. Fast forward and years after my military service, it’s still an important part of my life to observe and serve others especially when I see that my experience can be of benefit to those less skilled/experienced. It’s still something that needs to be honed and deliberately chosen. I’m physically disabled as a result of my service and refuse to let that be a reason to not serve others except in a situation in which self righteous pride would make me a liability. And that is something we must all also consider. If our “help” would do more damage to others and make the amount of force necessary to handle a potentially non-lethal situation, more than that. Situational awareness, self awareness, and above all- egoless dedication to service unadulterated by our own desire to be simple “badasses.” That is our responsibility. It takes more than a military and more than law enforcement to keep us all safe. It’s the actions and inactions of average civilians that can make the difference before deadly force is necessary.
Situational awareness is so critical. Whether when you are driving, walking to and from your car to a store, at home, in the woods - everywhere. I was taught this at a young age and it has stayed with me. I have tried to pass it along to my daughter as well. It should be something we intuitively know but with so many distractions around us all the time, I see less of it and it is worrisome. Thanks for the excellent content - as always.
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Orange- shit feels fucked
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Black- FUCK.
Great motivation sir. I'm down 108lbs so far. Working on getting back in shape after 10 years of being an at-home special needs dad!! My son has progressed enough that the therapies aren't as often and I'm finally getting back into the normal routine of life...
Man, you are tough. Blessings to your and your family. Good luck with the journey!
Yet another great podcast. Thank you sir.
@@MazzBCD my son is the real tough one of this family. I am constantly in amazement at how he handles most situations. Whenever I feel like giving up or just not trying that extra little bit I think of everything he has had to go through in his short 10 years of life.. I think I'm learning far more from him than he's learning from me at times! Thanks for the kind words!
A crazy thing is that people think when youre trying to practice awareness and preparedness they think you're being paranoid. Anything can happen at anytime. I remember having a perfectly fine day walking home from school and suddenly getting robbed, but I also wasnt being aware or moving smart. You never think that you need to be prepared until the day comes when you should of been.
This is something that I do… when in the public eye I never have my phone out. It’s in my pocket. Always scanning people, areas, and exit points. I don’t look at my phone until I’m in my truck or at my house. Don’t get distracted, always stay focused.
I needed this ngl. I absolutely agree on making yourself realize the problem, and scan as you said, not the people, but the environment for the anomaly. I heard something a few nights ago fall. I immediately thought, "okay, did I lock the doors, where are the cats?" And I get up to investigate. It was one of my cats but still it could always be something. Call me paranoid but I've always had my head on a swivel.
store parking lot and gas station are the two most critical areas to have situational awareness.
Practice observation. Like all things it’s the practice of identifying and understanding what you’ve observed that makes it a behavioral strength.
Memorize license plates and the vehicle make and models as you drive. Observe people and what they are wearing. Otherwise your mind wanders and you become weak in this behavior. It’s your mind. Make it strong!!
YES! Being aware is #1!
When walking to or from your car, always look around for threats. Potential troublemakers will often leave you alone simply because they see that you're alert & harder to sneak up on.
This is great, I shared this for my family because I have never been able to describe to them why I act in certain ways that I do. Constantly scanning
Exactly, I’m about to share this with my family and friends that weren’t in the military. The military engrained this in me and it’s subconscious, and I’m absolutely grateful for it.
The VA calls my situational awareness General Anxiety Disorder.
Can I get medical weed for that lol
@@jamisonbernhardt3310 Not through the VA. They don't care if you partake but they can't prescribe. Definitely can through a civ Dr. It unfortunately amplifies my issues.
Reasonable paranoia. hahaha
The VA has lazy sheep disorder.
The devil is the father of lies
I’ve been trying to get my wife to understand paying attention, at least out in public. It’s not an OCD preoccupation for me but I rarely walk through a store and not pay attention to who is carrying or who is looking for an opportunity to shoplift. Like you said I’m looking for the spike, the thing that looks out of place. Maybe the driver who is preoccupied with their phone and not paying attention. I haven’t been in a life or death situation but that is no excuse to not be ready for one. I don’t like surprises! Thank you for more great tips.
Thank you for everything you do, sir.
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Because of SA I had to deal with a problem at 1:30am out side my house . It turned out good but I also learned some valuable lessons.
First always keep fresh batteries in your flashlight. Second chamber a round before going to investigate……i did not do that before going outside .
So I guess I need to tune up my processes
A lot of this is learned automatically from where you grew up, I've never been trained in anything but I'd never walk around a city with my nose in the phone and I'd never leave the house in footwear I couldn't fight in
Damn. You are foreal with the footwear comment
@@jamisonbernhardt3310 guys going on a night out with flip flops on....mental
@@leedobson I bet their bank accounts look ok? No?
I remember after getting hit, I had to remind a new gunner to do his 5s and 25s. Some people get rattled and need that reminder.
You should have your head on a swivel. Criminals pick out targets. Targets are people who are not paying attention.
Soft targets, restaurants, other eating establishments, brick and mortar stores, town centers. Protect your 6. Map out your surroundings.
Pay attention to everything.
Great video Mike. Great information
Good video Mike can’t be brought to the forefront enough. It is the foundation of living safely and protecting your family.
Having been a Policeman years ago Situational Awareness is so vital to all . Never more so than now. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I literally just had Ihop today for an early birthday lunch, and I've been practicing situational awareness. We sat at a table for five I had the restroom behind me, and the entrance too my right. I kept my eye on the front door and listening around me. I was also carrying of course. Always be prepared.
I am a cart guy at my local grocery store. I teach every person doing carts about this. What doesn’t belong. Who is acting different than everyone else. Is there someone in their car can we identify if they are sleeping or incapacitated? Scan the ground constantly broken glass, actually found an epi pen that had been ran over thankfully we have a pharmacy in store with sharps container. Also why I am crazy about having multiple types of gloves on me.
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Thanks Mike. I always try to get people to adopt this mindset.
I've always paid attention to who's around me and what they are doing how they're looking around. Spent to much time in cities dealing with aggressive beggers.
I've also trained she who thinks she must be obeyed to always sit so that when I sit so I can see and address a threat when in a restaurant.
Took me a long time to break my daughter of jogging with headphones on. We live in a rural area but not where she's alone. Cartel have several houses out here and we're at the cross roads of two highways one goes straight to the border and the other heads to extremely rural areas just west of us. She felt too safe but after she moved to del Rio that changed and she's gotten out of there and now south east coast with two little ones and she's taken on that awareness mindset. I've now got my son in law carrying to protect the family but he's still not situational aware enough yet for me but he's learning and will learn a lot more on our up coming family vacation as I teach him.
Amen my brother, you can avoid much before the problem begins by being situationally aware of your immediate surroundings. Vector away from the conflict before it begins is always a good strategy. If not, you will already have the advantage of timing.
Thanks for this mate! Love this, getting me readying for whats coming!
The best way to combat the negativity in our communities in the US I think is a community being taught to uplift one another as a whole can deter people from making bad decisions that hurt the community and instead make them see the value in themselves to contribute to the community by making something of themselves where as a community we are proud of even our cleaning lady’s and unfortunately the breakdown of those values starts in the home and we end up with tragic events where our peace keepers have to step in.
Yesterday, I had to practise this in Toronto, Canada. We were at a restaurant and a man was mumbling out loud "I'm gonna stab somebody"... I witnessed this man get up and verbally convince a woman to buy him a burger. I left the restaurant with my family and purchased from another restaurant.
When I was a kid in the early 80s there was a shooting at a McDonald's I don't remember where but several people were killed from that day on I always sit in the back of the restaurant and check everyone when I am in public
Mike, as always, i'm constantly listening to your content. I try to preach the situational awareness to my kids and other family members. Thank you!
5/25 was drilled into us when is in the marines. When I we were hard hit on asr long island I scanned my 5/25 without even thinking. It wasn't till later that I realized I had actually done it. You have to practice these skills so you just do them when shit actually happens. I will be looking up your book.
Love your channel and what you're doing Mike. Patriots and Merica loves ya dude.
GOOD STUFF. Trying to instill this in my church safety team. Thanks
Something I was taught as a kid, everytime I am in public and in stores, malls, etc I look at and analyze everything and everyone. Small details make a difference. Couple weeks ago i was shopping for a mother days card and while reading the cards to see which one I'd pick this guy kept pacing back n fourth to the side of me and up and down the isle and I was side eye looking at him seeing what he was doing while not breaking my composure, I was kinda taken aback but thats a example of SA.
Awesome Knowledge you share. I appreciate you and pray for you. Thank you.
My nine grade science teacher talked about situational awareness for the whole first day of class, and he does that every year to every nine grade class.
I can’t tell you how much these videos are appreciated.
A girl I am friends with got graped while jogging with headphones on. She had ben jogging the same route at the same time of day for years. a scumbag took interest in her & learned her route & then set up an ambush for her at the most secluded point of her route.
The headphones stopped her from hearing her attacker as he ran up behind her. She had no sense of personal security let alone a sense of situational awareness. She's a good person & I'm heartbroken that she suffered the attack but, hopefully others can learn from her mistakes. No one can maintain perfect situational awareness 24/7 but, if it's an issue you consciously think about regularly, you're a step ahead of others who don't.
Great Talk Mr Mike … Respect Appreciate the Lecture… As Always.Stay Ready
Lovin the work. Thanks brother
A while back, I sent out texts to my nieces and nephews regarding this same subject. Essentially (from my perspective) attempting to communicate the idea that a big part is how we hold ourselves in public, and consciously projecting the 'image' that is optimal for us in any given moment.
very good points and for fine tuning my situational awarness.
Well said, thanks for the video!
I lectured my late wife about this constantly; she would always preoccupy herself getting into and out of her car 🙄🤦♂️...sometimes I'd improvise a simulated test and sneak up on her and then say 'gotcha' you're compromised.
There's NO substitute for situational awareness every day, don't make yourself a tempting tatget...
Observation buys you time and time buys you options - John Correa ASP
We need to put your teachings into practice, Mike. Thank you very much !
Always appreciate your imminently actionable advice
Looking forward to getting your new book today! Keep learning, stay aware.
Thanks Mike. I live in L.A. (contemplating leaving California) and you and others, Like Jocko, have been instrumental in my development of situational awareness the last couple of years. AND......it's actually served me well, and perhaps, saved my bacon. Unfortuantely, (a testament to the state of crime in L.A.) I could probably write my own book on how just being aware has saved my ass in L.A. since covid. Too many situations I exfilled from to list here.
5 and 25s and 360 and 720s (for both rural suberbs and urban AO).
I'm a retired USAF pilot - 7 combat deployments. I have heard SA used about 1,000,000 times in briefings and without exception, when the briefer says SA the back of my mind whispers "Ese"...
Thank you Mike. That's valuable information. Thank you
Read "Left of Bang".
It gives you the actual recipe for situational awareness.
Very interesting Mike From France 🇫🇷
I was on a plane. I took notice where the emergency flashlights, fire extinguisher, Eperb all were when I got on the plane. And I was in the exit row so I had that covered.
I think theres a good bit of PTSD that happens when you come home to the States and see how safe it is here, and how pointless you see peoples lives and fears. It’s taken me years to put that in the back of my mind. It still tears me apart about how meaningless it is here
Great content. Appreciate the knowledge and thank you again for helping others through teaching them.
Was walking home today a a group of about 15 people were looking in a store as i got closer there's a homeless guy in a nail shop acting like he is going to punch a lady he had against the wall not one person was doing anything. I walked in put myself in-between him an her an told the guy its time to go a few times and walked him out the shop an closed the door behind me an walked the guy a few blocks
Thank you for let me know that that was good information
Would love to have a video to teach kids about situational awareness, my wife and I are trying to figure out ways we will teach our children in the future, love these videos Mike!
I see failed SA everyday. While driving, it becomes clear. With awareness must come the responsibility for action. For example, a very....maybe most common place for traffic accidents is in intersections. We know this yet you see people pulling up as close as they can get, crossing safety lines rather than leaving maybe a full car length before the line. Or, instead of leaving enough room in front of you when at any stop to move and get out of a bad situation. People pull right up on your ass and if they need to move, they can't. TMac spoke of this several years ago and he was spot on.
Great information!
Always great content Mike. Thanks so much
A must have channel! Appreciate ya Mike
Thanks for the reminder to check my headspace and timing.
Great input as always Mike! Thanks for your time. God bless you my friend!
Thank you Mike crucial information for safery❤
It begins with situational awareness, but there must be a second step, a reactionary step, once danger is perceived. I may be aware that I smell smoke in my house, but without a plan for defending against fire.....I'll just know why I'm burning up.
Great video Mr. Mike
thankyou you talk a lot of sence it does make you
think ,and be aware of your surrounding,
Be careful when helping. You can end up the suspect and find yourself in handcuffs.
I grew up in an urban, working class neighborhood in the 60s and 70s. We were bordering on very tough areas and were constantly on alert. Then at 14 to get to my excellent Jesuit boys high school it was public transport and a walk through an even more sketchy area. I continued on urban public transportation through university and grad school and early work years. I never had my guard down in public, always alert. Ten years ago I went back and traveled on the same subway system and saw everyone hypnotized and buried in their phones. I took out my phone and couldn't look at it for more than 5 seconds. I was on edge looking at the phone.
During those formative urban years I'd seen every sort of crisis situation. Most were handled before harming me, but they all contributed to forming an attitude of full awareness and engagement.
True, being in your phone in public ain’t worth it. Well if it does gets stolen, especially if they take it out of your hands while you’re using it, now they have access to all of your accounts, including your bank account. They also took away your ability to call for help, so you’re essentially “castrated” now. But another reason why being on your phone in public is a bad idea is everything you already said, it essentially makes you blind to your surroundings.
Good video mike
Always try to extend this information to my teenage children. Keep up this important work, Mike
Thank you for what you do!! A friend from afar !
Fellow fan here. To the camera man, please bump up the frame rate and shutter speed to MAX. Much love ❤
Excellent Mike! Counter surveillance is a skill that we could all get better at.
Keep our heads on a swivel. Pick our battles and move on to end goal
Somehow UA-cam unsubscribed me from you...figures. Rectified! Great topic. Keep up the great work!
I missed your work. Conscious awareness. A good one to read for further consciousness and conscious awareness is The Kybalyon. Its a REAL Eye 👁 opener. Thank you and I hope you have a beautiful weekend. 😊
Something that you will notice when hunting for deer or elk, for example, is that generally there are no horizontal lines in nature. So, a horizontal line seen through the trees or brush may be the horizontal line of the top of the back of an animal.
need you guys in the Georgia area!
Once again thank you very much for your advice it is always greatly appreciated Mike.
I have seen people soldiers hit the dirt and they only heard the whistle. As I was lighting my cigarette hearing the bomb whizz over my head. I dealt with it as everybody hit the dirt and they stood up as I had and they looked at me like I was crazy and the sergeant said are you crazy.? I said sergeant if I was crazy you wouldn't be standing here. He had nothing to say. And then we ate lunch comfortably numb
I Am a classical liberal. This is great because no matter your political affiliation we want to protect ourselves and others because we are citizens together. Thanks. Young people need this
I have ADD I look and scan everything.
I always am paying attention to every detail. Once you start practicing Situational Awareness everything looks so crazy just how much the general public are just like Sheep all wondering around innSpace almost. That’s exactly what I do I am watching everyone.
Fortunately for me I’m hyper aware all the time 😅
This is probably the most accurate way of explaining to a civilian our “1,000 yard stare”
I engrave situational awareness to my spouse, she jokes now she's borderline paranoid 🤣. Big fan by the way, where can I find the plaid shirts u wear in your videos?
Situatiinal awereness has kept me out of trouble more times than I can count.
I now, naturally, after being robbed at gunpoint and pistol-whipped use any reflection to see where I'm not looking, scan my surroundings, listen to every sound etc whenever I'm outside of my house.
Always great information mike.
That should be ingrained in everyone
Been using SA since I was a child