Can we stop pretending that someone is an authority on this shit just because he was a seal? How can he say a bunch of vets can't stand up to a large force when the largest military in the world has been dick punched by illiterate insurgents with a working knowledge of explosives and guerrilla warfare in just about every large scale war since Korea?
Can we stop pretending a kid on the internet who has zero experience has a clue on anything? Vets are a small number. They cannot withstand a large force nor does the word veteran mean weapon specialist. Most can’t even load a firearm kiddo.
@frogmantactical sounds like "frogman" is butthurt. Explain the besandled goat fuckers who sent us home humiliated in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. You have a very naive point of view. Surely, someone with a moniker like "frogman" should have some idea about the effectiveness of determined insurgencies.
Hey, froggy, use your infinite depth of experience to explain why we are consistently being humiliated by besandled civilians. For someone with a moniker like "frogman" you seem painfully uninformed about asymmetrical warfare.
@@frogmantactical I read a lot of history, have no military experience myself, and have relatives overseas in the IDF. So keep that in mind as you read my comment. From what I have read, ammunition supply and logistics are going to be more important in any long-term engagement between a civilian populace and their government. If you run out of bullets or have no way of getting more to the areas where they are needed all the firearms in the world become no better than a baseball bat. In 1775, the patriots surrounded Boston for 11 months but had no way to capture Boston and force them to leave even after Washington was appointed general in July of 1775. It took Henry Knox traveling 180 miles in the dead of winter to bring 60 tons of cannon and much-needed gunpowder from Fort Tiochndra which finally enabled the patriots to force the redcoats out of Bostin in March of 1776. When Israel declared independence they were invaded by 7 countries. They had been able to acquire many surplus Eastern Bloc rifles but had a shortage of ammunition for many of them. They built a secret underground ammunition facility and created the logistics needed to get the ammunition where it needed to go. If the United States devolves into a civil war in my lifetime, I would envision that nearly every retail gun store is going to run out of ammo really quick. The US Army's Lake City Ammunition plant can produce 1.4 billion rounds of ammunition a year. Of what calibers I have no idea but they have 9 of those plants and then 5 more storage facilities. Anyway, you are a trained military expert, so I would appreciate your opinion on this topic and possible solutions. Either via a written response or by making a video to address it. Thank you for your time. Love your videos.
@trevorHolliday7020 As opposed to what....listening to YOU? What's your training? Have you been to war? Are you a politician? Do you have in depth knowledge of firearms and firearm safety and preparedness? Have you been faced against a large force of any kind? If you have, then get over yourself and grow up and accept reality. If you haven't? Then be silent and let the adults discuss serious topics.
The Spartans employed a tactic of putting new guys next to veterans called the reed and staff, believing that both men would fight harder, the new guy to prove his worth and the veteran to be extra vigilant knowing his battle buddy is green. Steven Pressfield’s “Gates of Fire”
I was an active duty Marine from 1979-1985. I’m an old man today, I’m not as strong as I once was, I don’t have the same level of endurance, I haven’t trained at USMC levels for decades, but my understanding of battlefield movement is still crystal clear, I have been in firefights and my reactions have been proven, and lastly I’m still the same miserable bastard at heart that I’ve always been. As the saying goes, you may very well best me but you’ll know in no uncertain terms that you’ve been in a fight.
I would much rather know that you were a man of God who fought to protect what God has given you. At least then, I'd know that you are with The Lord Jesus Christ.
I don’t believe this country will come together in an emergency. The government taught people to be victims and rewards them for it. If you don’t fall in line and act like a Lemming you’re considered a threat to the government and need reprogramming. I came to this country almost thirty years ago and I’m horrified at what has happened.
I kind of disagree and the reason is 9-11.I truely think that if we were getting invaded that day and NY was their landing zone everyone in this country would walk there if they had to. The enemy wouldn't have a chance.Even if they hit us from 5 different points they would be run over by pure POWER!!! Now if we stay on the same path and let the left have their way we will be a nation of fools.But I think we still have time.PLEASE vote!!!
Gentlemen, this video, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is the absolute BEST video I've ever seen. I am 66 and never was in the service nor LE but, I do feel that I would be of some value to the freedom cause. Yes, I would be taken out early (I get that) but, like the one guy said, I could take out at least 2 of the bad guys. I, too, have been stocking up with supplies and armament to keep me and my family and my neighborhood safe(r). I would love for you ex-military to know that we, the untrained, want to help as much as we can in any capacity as we can. We, too, are Americans first. Uneducated and untrained in the military ways but, have the American heart. Pray to God we don't need to defend our country that way (although it looks more and more likely) but, I would hope that you folks would help and allow us folks be of some service. Thank you all for what you said in this video. It really meant a ton and that you believe we common folk would be worth something. I have been struggling with this in that I know very little compared to friends and family that have been in LE or the military. I AM and AMERICAN, damn it! And, I plan to die that way. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!
Well said, very well said. If I most likely will be tortured and die not fighting back then common sense and probability says chance are better to fight back. If I go down at least they may lose some and my death will not be clear score for them.
As an Israeli, who currently in the army reserve, and fought in Gaza in 2014, you are absolutely right, your analysis of the situation in Israel is spot on, it was hard to get pistols license in Israel due to bureaucracy, but now following the situation it’s easier, so more people including me already sent the forms and all necessary, like you said if there more guns in the people hands, situation could be better, less people died. There were lots of individuals, who jumped from their homes took their pistols or took bigger rifles from terrorist corpses and fought until the army arrived
Israel should be no less than Switzerland where every able-bodied man has his service weapon at his home at all times with a combat load of ammunition and relevant equipment Every few households form a rifle squad This really shows us the bloody consequences of tolerating anti-self defense leftists in positions of power, all they do is make life easy for the enemy
@@h.r.puffnstuff8705 yeah it’s depends where are you living, if you are near a border, usually the kibutz/city/town will have those guys, they are called the ‘Emergency squad’ they are performing ongoing task like patrol, stationary positions, drills once awhile, the army start neglecting them, As we progressed, the generals, went into the smart small army conception, which was a mistake, and we all know what happened in Oct 7 I arrived the army the same day, and i got a shity vest with with flask jacket beneath lol, not enough ceremic, i am talking about 300k soldiers arriving as reserve, the army preferred to invest in a brand new F35 but not a tactical vest with ceremic plates built in for its reserve We had to count on donations for this funny and sad the same time
Thats America. Protection of family and love of brother. The part that you speak of is the part that is required to die in order for the other to thrive.
It’s not dead. That’s part of the lie you’ve been sold to demoralize the population from fighting back both figuratively and literally. I guarantee you, there is significantly more people out there willing to take stand than not, the media, social or mainstream, will not show you this because the media and social media play are DS and elite establishment funded and designed to keep the small percentage of the DS in power and everyone else begging for scraps, and too scarred to stand up.
We need people to first accept that something like this can happen in the US. Unfortunately a large percentage of the population won't wake up until it's happening to them. Then we have the people who don't understand that in such a situation they'd need to be willing to go mobile. I have friends who think they're going to fortify their homes in the suburbs and hold out for months or years. All it takes is an enemy setting the neighborhood on fire to end that. We need more people to see themselves as fighters and defenders in a situation like this. If anyone doesn't understand why they might need an AR-15 at this point, IDK what to say.
@@danerickson1632That’s a pretty insulting thing to say especially considering a group of men on one plane overpowered the terrorists and sacrificed themselves to bring it down where it wouldn’t hurt others. The men on the other planes had no idea what was about to occur and were trying to stay calm and rational in what they thought was a hostage situation. Shame on you for badmouthing the dead like that.
100% I've told plenty of people around me that they need to buy an AR and train with it. Most all give me a look like I'm a nut. At this point I'm done saying anything to anyone about it, if you can't see by now what's going on then you are lost....
Israeli here. We have almost 7 guns per 100 people, which is absurdly insufficient for such an enemy-surrounded country. The ministry of defense registered more than 100k handgun permit requests since the October 7th. Stay sharp, stay vigilant - peace can only be achieved that way. Cheers everyone.
I noticed you say handgun permit. Are they also able to acquire semi-auto rifles? Handgun is better than nothing but not really what you want as your primary weapon against the likes of Hamas.
That is correct they have accelerated the process to give out to the public it's a damn shame that only 2% of the public were permitted to have weapons and that it was such an arduous process to try to attain a weapons permit. When you have enemies on 360° of your perimeter every citizen should have a weapon and be able to protect themselves their family and there country
I agree completely with you on that comment,,, big picture here is this question??????? How in the world did Israel and America for that matter,,, NOT know this was coming?????? My guess is that they did know but did nothing to prevent it! Until it was too late!
I was under the impression that’s how it was there to begin with. Sure active personal Carried I did t know gen pop didn’t or sorta couldn’t 😢 here on out they should demand it. And rise up if someone elected is against it.
I’ve fought alongside of Israeli’s and have nothing but absolute respect for them as people and warriors. What I can’t understand is why when a country requires everyone to serve in their military that they would disarm them after serving. It makes no sense.
I am leaning more into how to prevail in the spiritual battle over the physical battle if you win the spiritual battle then you’re invincible in physical battles and if you’re sneering right now check your faith ❤ I train often I have as much equipment as I can afford I study tactics traditional and guerilla but at the end of the day God will decide if I am victorious in any battle spiritual physical etc… pray for resolution. pray for a peaceful future for our children and pray for Gods will be done a lot of us could do more good sharing his message and the teachings of Jesus than teaching tactics and tool kits❤ 🙏
It is a very hard transition and then fully understanding what it means to act physically during a spiritual attack. It is an awesome process for sure. 🙏
I don't know if you remember the days of youtubers Maineprepper and Hibernianson, but they were some of the most definitive sources for civilian defenses post-collapse. Hibernianson left TH-cam and Mainprepper has a TBI and could no longer function, God Bless him. They were both career military with proven combat experience and interacted with us with every video. They taught those of us that never served in military TONS of valuable information. And now, when we need them most we in the prepper community are struggling to find someone willing to share this knowledge. You guys even said it yourself. In modern history we have never seen a higher threat level in America, and it's only getting worse. I'm a former LEO but that means NOTHING. My father was 23 years EOD but he retired in 89. But I still learned tons about explosives and ordnance. But we don't know tactics, strategies etc for civilian home, retreat defense. LRP, CQB, area Denial from vehicles and other technicals. From what I seen from your videos you are of like mind and overly qualified to instruct us. Or guide us in the right direction. Please. So many topics to cover for a post-collapse environment. Like Salvaging, defense, recruiting refugees, so on and so forth. Sorry for the long winded reply. I am just kinda begging you or some people with your quals will be willing to help educate us. We don't have much time left.
Self-defense, with deadly force if necessary, is a moral obligation. You won't find that in the new testament because it doesn't exist (I searched for it). You find the parable of the guarded house by the strong man Luke 11 vs 21 (which is talking about guarding spiritual assets, not physical humans and assets), and selling your cloak to buy a sword (Luke 22 vs 36, that is not talking about a physical sword; it is talking about a spiritual sword to defend against the devil's work, the sword being a strong foundation in the "Word of God"). When Peter used his sword to defend the Jesus character in the story, Jesus chastised him and healed the servant of the high priest that tried to arrest him. "Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword" (Matt 26 vs 52) is what he said to him. The bible tells you to forgive enemies over and over again or else the Christian will not get into heaven and be forgiven. Even judging them in their actions to destroy you is verboten according to the bible. "Judge not lest ye be judged" (Matt 7 vs 1-3) Who are enemies? At least we get to determine who they are, because it is pretty obvious to me. They are Hamas, fitful violent communists, carjackers, rioters, armed robbers, home invaders, thieves, rapists, child molesters, murderers, muggers, and people that beat others up because they have the wrong skin color. Those are all my enemies. Nowhere and noway can forgiveness, compassion and mercy be coupled with potentially deadly self-defense. You don't destroy people you love, and those who love you back don't attempt to destroy you either. In fact, it tells you in two different verses (Matt 5 vs 44, and Luke 6 vs 27-35) to "Love your enemies." There is no enacted love in defending yourself from enemies. Even calling the cops would be off limits if the bible is to be used as instruction on how to deal with enemies. Love is an action verb, and it means to sacrifice some of your resources to someone you care about and to enact mercy. Mercy literally means to enact less justice than what the offender deserves and to give your enemies clemency (kindness and forgiveness). I have no care for enemies, no compassion and no love either; and it doesn't make sense to enact any kind of compassion for someone that is doing their best to destroy you or yours or take everything you have. I offer violent enemies zero clemency, because that move cannot withstand the slightest scrutiny. I don't hate enemies either. If hate is an action verb, then it would mean to enact some disproportionate cruelty to the enemy, like destroy or torture his innocent children because of his actions to you and your family or friends (kind of like how Hamas did to Israelis over religious hate compulsions) This is yet another clue to know how we can easily tell the bible is not a guide to morality. It is a guide to moral confusion and hesitancy when it comes to dealing with enemies. The Word only promises to enact violent, forever "justice" to those who question all the nonsensical claims (blasphemy) in the bible with no lessons learned. The only unforgivable sin is blasphemy, not murder or even genocide. Lastly, all of these post-death justice and post death rewards claims are all unfalsifiable claims, so we can dismiss them without evidence. It's about time we as Americans start thinking in common sense instead of this bewitchment with confusing and nonsensical dogma.
Appreciate the insight gentleman. More of you who have this experience and knowledge to prepare is needed in every community. I would welcome Those who have served would share this knowledge in our local communities. We need you and you need us to stand together to defend our love ones. Our children, grandchildren our families our country.. This is who we are fighting for. Thank you for sharing and your service. God Bless you
To all those who never served or have no combat experience, that's okay. It's your mindset, being able to improvise, and stay calm in chaos. There are tons of GWOT vets out there, put yourself out there to find them. I have been blessed to have a lot of combat experienced vets, one of my good friends was a sniper school instructor in the USMC and another was CAG, I have learned a ton from combat experienced vets, and they are out there to teach, always be training and learning and leave your EGO at home. I know enough to put the enemy down and get the job done, or fall into a larger team or group to do the same.
That’s the drum I beat. 50yr old that was unable to serve but fortunate enough to be the step son of a Nam Marine vet as well as friends with Marines and Rangers. Not professionally trained but have a crap load of help training. Even got a huge smile and urgency to help me from a WW2 vet. Seek them out. Great chance you will be helping them out as well by giving them a purpose.
This is an ancient battle that wages. I’m not sure anyone in this world is righteous. I know I am not. I will continue to study and I pray be able to dawn the full armor of God. God bless you.
Good conversation. I think it’s also important to have an honest appraisal of your physical capabilities . I’m in my sixties and running is no longer my friend so the Badger in his den strategy is probably my best recourse. No your limits and build around them.
This video is very educational love it;just keep in mind when things go south you are your own supplier and dogs make good early warning systems(German Shepherds and Cane Corsos are fighters)
The problem is..... THEY DONT THINK IT CAN HAPPEN HERE DESPITE WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED! Thank you guys for this. Im not ex military, ex law enforcement but my older brother was (RIP). I train as much as I can afford professionally. I do my own training and pass it on to my family and students as a firearms/concealed carry instructor. Great video fellas. Thanks for sharing. just sub'd. Keep going.
I wasn't able to serve due to issues I had at birth. But my dad was a a Ranger till he died in 89. He taught me alot at a very young age. After he died a few guys from his unit took me under their wing. So i've learned alot and I think he would be very proud that I've trained with some of his guys and they continue to look out for me. Once I became an adult I sought out as much training and skills as I could find and afford. I have attended a handful of weekend training courses from multiple sources.
Stay Strong/Safe 🙏🏼💪🏽💯!!! The Truth Will set you Free!!! Be Blessed and a Blessing! "We The People By The People For The People" United We Stand Divided We Fall...🛐 Eyes Wide Open NOT Eyes Wide Shut.
I feel know your surroundings, and tune into situational awareness ! Each situation will have its own challenges. I say involve who you feel your able too trust. A train knowing you’ve already won. Teams !!!
Best thing you can do is get out while you can. You NEVER want to hunker down in a city. Escape if/when things start to heat up. Best prevention is to not be there
There was one video, here on TH-cam, about 3 Civillians part of a volunteer security detail in one of the Kibbutz's near Gaza that were involved in the hours long gun battles the day of the attack. 2 survived, 1 was killed.
4:00 I love that this got brought up. I think about this more than I'd like to admit with a situation where I'm the only currently capable fighter in the household. As much as I'd like to close width and destroy my enemy, being in a small town of less than 1000 people, its best for me to opt for a defensive position/plan with my available assets and connections. I have been on the brink of contacting the mayor to legally establish a plan of defense for my town if needs be!
I don't ever want to offend a military man or woman by being in fatigues but I just really like the digital pattern better then any other.My nephew was in the army and gave me a full bdu outfit and beret.I wear it to honor him.He's a great human being!!!
Great video, Discussion. My wife and I are preppers in Colorado Springs and we love to shoot but have zero idea about tactics. My son inlaw is retired Army, and we talk some about tactics but he says just going out shooting just prepares your mechanics on paper shooting but unless you practice live tactics. So we are starting to work on that. Again thanks for your video.
I honestly feel like had I been in any area of the military, I'd start teaching basic stuff asap free. The more who can move together the correct way stand a better chance, people can't afford the prices for training, that I've seen people charge is not helping anyone. It's not possible for the vets to be everywhere and handle it all and the equipment alone is high and then you add being a single mom of two teenagers and that's even harder without any type of help. So the more people in my opinion who can get to learning asap the better we'll all be. I've watched numerous videos of clearing houses and when to use a flashlight and how long keeping it on etc. These basic things are going to overwhelm the average people massively and then throw in no phone, no cigs or whatever they like and top it off with people witnessing murdering people who are the actual enemies is going to shut people down and have them make irrational decisions. The dreams I've had is my home and sisters(lives down the road) being burned down and I had long sleeves on. I saw black/blue kinda uniform camo looking stuff on chynaaa people. The cold soulless eyes I'll never get out of my head, even though I haven't actually seen it yet. I popped up at one point in the dream looking for them and the shot me dead between my eyes and I woke up tasting blood. For hoursssss. Scared the actual crap out of me bc no one near me will listen and get prepared and try and help buy some stuff with me. Instead my family gives away my preps and uses everything like I'm just buying it. Bc I've cried since I was 11 about a home fire and didn't know how or when, I already know I'm probably going to lose everything anyways so it doesn't bother me but it's hard alone and almost a guaranteed death sentence so people not training or seeing what people lack in is absolutely going to end bad and be the reason we get our butts handed to us. Good luck to all and my prayers are with the mom's and dad's and men who will have to witness what happens to us females and some men. Everything was burnt like Maui so whatever caused that is what I saw. They had tanks here too already some how
I am chemical operator by trade with 9 people to a crew. Experience range is from 16+ years to the new guys with less than a year. There's alot of stuff that the new guys can't do but there is a bunch of routine stuff that they can do. The routine stuff is important just as lock and tag, shutting down and starting up of equipment is. One man can't do it all. There is always stuff that the less experienced person can do that will free up the more experienced person.
The saddest part is that they are a constitutional carry state. If someone was armed and could have engaged with him who know if lives would have been saved. I tend to think so though.
Some useful info here and I must admit - I'm lucky. My neighborhood is by and large local PD, SWAT and active duty or retired DoD with a lot of SF/SOF (I live in a rural neighborhood within 30-60 minutes of a large base + NSA - sat comm sec - presence). The PD, SWAT & SF/SOF vet neighbors & I have had the "by the BBQ" discussions around, "what if." That said, civilian neighbors or even some of the AD families that aren't in direct combat MOS roles look at us like we're crazy when we try to coalesce outside our circle. We few, have a plan that - God willing - we'll never need. But I really wish people of all stripes - AD, civvy, etc. - would take their own security more seriously. There's zero harm in planning; there's a potential world of hurt in being underprepared.
I am vet and we need all the like minded people we can get for coming problems. Buy all the gear you want then train train train. My grandsons start training with ar @10. Nothing crazy basic safety malfunction clearing maintenance. Then basic shooting. The oldest is able to pick one up one in an unknown condition and check it and use it. He not clearing rooms or nothing crazy but he would be able to defend his house and protect his younger brothers if his mother and father are not home. I believe in self reliance and it can’t be taught to young. And my wife thinks I’m crazy because have an escape plan for our home and our town county and state. I’m too old and slow to run and gun. But I can evade and escape. And I can shoot and have a knack for teaching others to shoot. And I’m an industrial maintenance technician so I’m pretty handy also. It’s going to take us all to over come it. And as far as going to door. You enter my home at your own risk during those times.
Re Home Defense vs Defending the Country ("Taking it to the streets"): 1st you will secure your home. Next you will defend your territory (neighbors -> neighborhood). Once those are Secure, you will have at least some time to organize your community, keeping a local force to defend, and a patrol force to fight. The Idea is to secure what you have, expand that as you can and retake any land lost, eventually joining other communities using the same perimeter sequence . If everyone is in the streets, your home is not protected. If everyone is home, your community is not protected. TIP#1: Develop a plan for meeting once home invasions have been thwarted. Choose the best location to defend out of your 5-10 man team. Have a similar HQ in mind for teams to meet and form your troop and patrol. If possible, choose a larger centrally located brick/block structure with height and visibility that is defendable. Tip#2 Help other neighbors build teams. Invite areas within your neighborhood to an instructional "range day" and have an array of self defense weapons available and a friendly competent instructor lead a "show & shoot". Keep the groups small and ask your range if they will allow you to promote their range or pick a location central to community neighborhoods. Start by inviting those in the perimeter of your neighborhood and work inward. Have a map available for attendees to understand potential threats, direction of probable attack, weaknesses, and of course the HQ location and daily meet up time (noon after skirmish day1 for example). Our biggest issue is Not being able to communicate such matters in a secure manner. This will have to be word of mouth. Tip#3 select a radio frequency that can be picked up on most handheld two-ways fir initial comms (167.2? Works on Chan 16 walkie talkies as well as shorthand. Start there until every team has upgraded. Select a freq for your hood and assign one to surrounding hoods using an easy formula to make it memorable (175.2 + 2.5 for each area) More advanced comms and be broadcast on more secure frequencies. SybilDefense protonmail
Super key! Always be ready. Thanks for the great content, as always! 🇺🇲✌🏼 I've definitely been improving my training and prep so much more! Cheers! Train, train and train!
You guys look so chill talking, funny how you can turn into badass real quick :) Thanks for the video, lot's of food for though. Depicting those scenarios is really useful to learn real life expectations and prepare our mind set There is much more to say if you prepare it to deep diving, I personally would like to watch more of these ones, it is a great service to our country the way I see it. I specially enjoyed how you brought up the origins of freedom and what it costed, that is a good reminder of the fabric/foundation of how this great country was formed. Ty guys, keep it up
Thank you for another amazing video!! For some additional context for gun ownership, the vast majority of Israeli civilians are unarmed, and those that are only have access to 9mm handguns outside of specific situations. For their unpreparedness, it is quite a coup because the majority of their experienced forces were rotated out for a religious holiday and many of those who were both on patrol and in reactive positions for the Gaza border were understaffed and underexperienced, many of whom were still in training.
Good points on tactics. While it may not be enough, there are many civilians who do train but lack knowledge about tactics. Should hell break loose and we band together, how will we blend and work together? Do you have suggestions on good books or references on tactics to get a foundation that can be built upon or allow for a consistent language?
You are spot on on this subject. We, as combat veterans, can only do so much. Hopefully, what happened in Israel won't happen to us here. Great video, guys.
As Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 I Told My Subordinates That Yes 18 Delta Goes Through Scuba & I Have Inserted By Water However I Told Them Give It Up To The Navy Frogmen HOWEVER Seals Don’t Have Anything On 18 Delta Force When Boots Hit The Ground. It All Depends On What Specific Missions Call For. Any Battle Plan Come To A Disaster Like 18 Delta Force With Hostages & Navy Seals In Chinooks Lost A Seal Team As Well. WE OWN THE NIGHT!!
It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks. Civilians should have access to the same equipment as anyone that has been or is currently in the “service”. Body armor is a requirement these days for both sides.
united we shall stand 100%agree selfish will be our worst case cenario,now better then ever we need to come together this is the greatest country although my ancestors did not fight to be where we are now i will not let hamas events happen in my homeland peace and love to all citizens.
I am not a trained fighter. But I believe 1) Every citizen in every country should be armed. 2) Every citizen should be proficient with their weapon. 3) Every citizen should be prepared to defend their home and neighborhood.
Join your local IPSC shooting club. You get safe practice on pistol, rifle, AND shotgun at different distances , with use of cover and scenarios. Running while reloading to cover (without over running), shooting under a car bumper (cover) after tipping your cap back or off to clear vision. Hostage no-shoot, ranges from 3 to 20 yards, moving targets, Weak hand only stages in case of injury. The occasional clay pigeon (drone)... Safe firearm proficiency that allows the brain to concentrate on shoot/no shoot because the mechanics are in muscle memory. And good people having FUN. A HIGH percentage of LE are NOT PROFICIENT and should take advantage this source of training.
Just out of curiosity, when did Israel start disarming civilians? I ask this because back in the late 80's when I was in high school as well as when I was in the service in the 90's I recall the Israeli population was armed in fact they were incuraged to be, given the fact that every citizen had been in the military at one time due to mandatory service. Also while in the service I did some some work with former IDF members, and they even told me most people in Israel had guns especially in their homes, so when did that change?
As a vet, I am all for civilians becoming skilled and getting the tools to defend themselves and their families/communities, as long as they are also developing a strong and inclusive protector ethic. The idea that military/LE/vets have a monopoly on defensive capabilities is a non-starter for me. I live in a place where a 911 call may take over 30 minutes before I get any official governmental response to my home, or the homes of my neighbors. Lots of people are in similar situations. I want my neighbors to be capable of protecting and providing for themselves. Self-reliance is a multi-faceted concept for me. Things could have been very different in Israel if the folks on that border had been better prepared to defend themselves and that is just one simple and recent example.
My training in the US Submarine Service (last of the diesel boats) tells me that a team is only as strong as the weakest link. Thus neighborhood allies don't work for me ...they lack any reliable level of training. All the best.
As a prepared citizen since 2017 I've been trained by the best from SAGs from to 11Bravo CIB guys I didn't know what bounding lol .Then I taught them about being a woodsman as a life long hunter.Follow the deer trails Reaper lol
Lads, when it comes, you deal with what you have at that moment in time/circumstance. I’ll take SEALs, I’ll take a few straight civvies and anyone else in between. Pray, then go to work.
The fact is, I'm a civilian, but I've been trained and know what to do in combat situations. Just because I wasn't in the military doesn't negate that. I couldn't join the military because I have diabetes. No branch would allow me in. It's that my fault? No. Does that mean I can't be just as battle ready simply because I didn't serve? No. It frustrated me when military and/or former military just assume that.
There is 16million Vets in USA, in my opinion if only a fraction of us are “somewhat” trained and ready it’d be really hard for anyone to try and take our home
16 million out of a country of 370 million… We as a nation all need to answer the call, or reliance on the 5% (most of which were not operators or even combat experienced) would amount to little more than “a wing and prayer”. If you haven’t trained, start. If you’re training now, keep it up. Include hand to hand training. While not the ideal when the enemy shows up with actual firearms, it’s valuable for physical and mental preparedness. Like others who’ve posted here, I believe that if we all communicate with neighbors (some who might even be combat veterans) and coordinate training we can make the enemy pause when they encounter more resistance than they expect.
I don't care about others opinions so I say this with the utmost respect. No matter your capability or capacity I think every single American should own a firearm and train with it. They should learn how to be responsible and learn how to be reliable. Because the madness that is sickening the hearts of Everyday People is getting to be more of a Cancer and it is almost to the point of being an Airborne infectious disease ( metaphorically speaking ). But these gentlemen have some interesting points and this is a good video.
They did start to arm them they actually encouraged it but you had to be vetted. So anyone could apply to arm themselves but had to wait approximately two weeks
End of the day, having armour and gear is going to help you survive as long as you have training in it and dont assume youre now rambo because of said armour.
I live a simple and unlucrative lifestyle. I cannot afford much. So I try to be a good neighbor and I can lightly arm myself and three others. Carbine, 12 ga, bolt gun, and pistol. I have enough loaded ammo to get away or stand my ground for not too terribly long. I am mechanically proficient but so green it hurts otherwise. I can track your ass in the bush, but that does not mean you won't see me coming. What training ought I engage in keeping in mind my broke status? I can stack what I need but I can not invest enough to be a warrior. What do I need to be a decent addition to my neighborhood's security?
I think it all comes back to accountability. Escaping accountability is probably why the world is going in the direction that is going because the richest and most powerful people in the world have realized that the masses are waking up and that accountability for them means death so its all or nothing. If you knew accountability for you meant death, what would you be willing to do? If you look at it from their perspective, they're probably s**ting their pants and know that time is running out.
Satan knows his time is running out. That’s why we have such a push for evil, and it being called “good” by these same powers. He wants to take as many with him as he can…They will all find out soon enough who really has the power. It’s going to be a rough eternity for them.
If group needs to travel on foot at speed, leave me behind. I’m aging and unfit so I’d slow entire group. If fighting a relatively fixed position I can help as a shooter, a spotter, and even as a distracting alternate target 😢. Any group includes front line fighters and support staff to the rear. Lots I can do there, including helping deal with incursions.
I look at civilians owning body armor and guns as a future investment on security, if something simular to Isreal happens in the states you have a large pool of individuals that has intel on the area and you don't have to worry too much about them so professionals can worry about ending the threat, it doesn't even have to be gins and armor it can be medical training or something along those lines
What about a nationwide minuteman program with minimum standards of gear and training. Not a high bar standard, something like battle belt, pistol, mags, armor, rifle, mags, IFAK. And a standard set of drills/competency to practice?
If it ever happenss, people of all skill levels are going to show up eventually to defend their communities. Hunters, competitors, veterans, cops, firefighters, ems. Regular citizens will show up with anything they have. People may even show up without weapons perfectly willing to help. You don’t need to be a special ops dude to hide behind cover put a target in a sight and take it out.
The Israeli citizens in proximity to Gaza had been armed. The government banned and seized those arms in September. Then the Oct 7th terrorist attack occurred. The question of why citizens were disarmed needs to be answered! NEVER relinqish your arms. NEVER!
With all respect guys. Please, if ex-military send there family's for training. Understand their fears and inexperience. We are spending food money to arm family's. It's tough with inflation. Thank you for these videos. New subscriber 🇺🇲🥃
New sub here, I've watched a couple videos and have been lately theory crafting what I would do to help defend my home if a home invasion happened to me but the problem is I'm short like 5'5 and 140lbs and lastly I have had life long lung disease so even though I work out to build muscle I have almost no stamina or endurance so would you suggest I do to not be a total burden to others.
Take the money you would have spent on trying to become a super soldier and use it to secure your home. There are no good outcomes in any home invasion. I don't care how well trained and armed you think you are, you're in a disaster the second someone breaks in. You can be killed, injured for life, which also means bankruptcy, as no one else will step up to care for you if you're paralyzed. You could be prosecuted for exercising self defense, even if you thought you did everything right. If you're very good and/or lucky, you might prevail and "only" end up with PTSD. None of these things can happen if you don't have a home invader, and a home invasion cannot happen if the criminal cannot breach your home.
Please don't make yourself a wash out if you encounter a home invasion. Increase the areas you can to allow you more time or gather family to a safe room. Fighting with armed forces will never go as planned imho. Use other sources to help make up for your disabilities. Its not the dog in the fight, but the fight in the dog as they say. I'd increase your security cameras outside n inside. Don't tell people what you are doing nor tell family members not living with you. If shtf, which is increasingly likely. Our ability to protect our home n families should be number one objective. Buy gear you want to master, beforehand. ITT PVS14 Gen 3plus would be a great asset imho. Mount it to a helmet rig with a Wilcox G24 mount n you'll fall in love with its capabilities. I personally don't think a 5.56mm be used as a home gun, as it will undoubtedly go through walls your family may be placed in. 12ga shotgun #1. Run different scenarios for training purposes with unloaded guns. Make sure you carry a extensive med pouch n a large group bag at a safe place. Every American should be getting prepared for veryyy rough days ahead of us. Things are NOT LOOKING GOOD throughout the world. Your Gov't won't save you nor will they protect your families. That's our own responsibility n you best get ready, as it could happen extremely fast.
I'm almost at 2000 yards with my long range rifle . I'm still trying to get out further I use a 338 Lapua . what is better not including 50 caliber and would body armor be useful for a shooter taking his Target at those ranges
Hey guys, newcomer here. Can y’all explain why your IFAKs are in the small of your back? The reason I ask is because from a CoTCCC perspective, this makes no sense. In order to access your IFAK, I’d have to put you in the recovery position, which is not done until tactical field care. In care under fire, you are forcing me to use my own IFAK to help you because your likely sitting or laying on your own.
I think the mindset is to have it accessible for either hand in case one hand becomes inoperable. Front of the body would be an option, but that's primarily reserved for magazines and secondary weapons accessibility. Another thing to keep in mind is you are assuming your patient has a fully stocked IFAK. What if they didn't put their tourniquet in it or had already used it on someone else? I know where mine is and would be much more likely to use it in an emergency than go fishing for one on my patient in the hopes that they have one.
@@englitob you will be unable to access specific items from your IFAK blindly from your back it’s the team medics priority to ensure that every member of the team has a stocked IFAK (cco&i) Individuals do not use their own IFAK for another individual on the team. The proper placement of an IFAK is on the center of the chest or at waist level to the opposite side of the firing hand. Having equipment in the small of your back is very dangerous and increases the risk of a broken spine or tailbone in the event you are thrown onto your back.
Can we stop pretending that someone is an authority on this shit just because he was a seal? How can he say a bunch of vets can't stand up to a large force when the largest military in the world has been dick punched by illiterate insurgents with a working knowledge of explosives and guerrilla warfare in just about every large scale war since Korea?
Can we stop pretending a kid on the internet who has zero experience has a clue on anything?
Vets are a small number. They cannot withstand a large force nor does the word veteran mean weapon specialist. Most can’t even load a firearm kiddo.
@frogmantactical sounds like "frogman" is butthurt. Explain the besandled goat fuckers who sent us home humiliated in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. You have a very naive point of view. Surely, someone with a moniker like "frogman" should have some idea about the effectiveness of determined insurgencies.
Hey, froggy, use your infinite depth of experience to explain why we are consistently being humiliated by besandled civilians. For someone with a moniker like "frogman" you seem painfully uninformed about asymmetrical warfare.
@@frogmantactical I read a lot of history, have no military experience myself, and have relatives overseas in the IDF. So keep that in mind as you read my comment. From what I have read, ammunition supply and logistics are going to be more important in any long-term engagement between a civilian populace and their government. If you run out of bullets or have no way of getting more to the areas where they are needed all the firearms in the world become no better than a baseball bat.
In 1775, the patriots surrounded Boston for 11 months but had no way to capture Boston and force them to leave even after Washington was appointed general in July of 1775. It took Henry Knox traveling 180 miles in the dead of winter to bring 60 tons of cannon and much-needed gunpowder from Fort Tiochndra which finally enabled the patriots to force the redcoats out of Bostin in March of 1776.
When Israel declared independence they were invaded by 7 countries. They had been able to acquire many surplus Eastern Bloc rifles but had a shortage of ammunition for many of them. They built a secret underground ammunition facility and created the logistics needed to get the ammunition where it needed to go.
If the United States devolves into a civil war in my lifetime, I would envision that nearly every retail gun store is going to run out of ammo really quick. The US Army's Lake City Ammunition plant can produce 1.4 billion rounds of ammunition a year. Of what calibers I have no idea but they have 9 of those plants and then 5 more storage facilities.
Anyway, you are a trained military expert, so I would appreciate your opinion on this topic and possible solutions. Either via a written response or by making a video to address it.
Thank you for your time. Love your videos.
@trevorHolliday7020 As opposed to what....listening to YOU? What's your training? Have you been to war? Are you a politician? Do you have in depth knowledge of firearms and firearm safety and preparedness? Have you been faced against a large force of any kind? If you have, then get over yourself and grow up and accept reality. If you haven't? Then be silent and let the adults discuss serious topics.
The Spartans employed a tactic of putting new guys next to veterans called the reed and staff, believing that both men would fight harder, the new guy to prove his worth and the veteran to be extra vigilant knowing his battle buddy is green. Steven Pressfield’s “Gates of Fire”
They definitely had their fighting down to an art form.
Didn’t know that. Thanks for the knowledge
Great comment and recollection of history
Also a great tactic
Thank you I did not know that but it makes perfect sense
They were also pdf files - young boys by their "mentors." Cum grano salis
I was an active duty Marine from 1979-1985. I’m an old man today, I’m not as strong as I once was, I don’t have the same level of endurance, I haven’t trained at USMC levels for decades, but my understanding of battlefield movement is still crystal clear, I have been in firefights and my reactions have been proven, and lastly I’m still the same miserable bastard at heart that I’ve always been. As the saying goes, you may very well best me but you’ll know in no uncertain terms that you’ve been in a fight.
I would much rather know that you were a man of God who fought to protect what God has given you. At least then, I'd know that you are with The Lord Jesus Christ.
@@JesusistheonetrueGodfake Christian lol
@@Spicydeluxecombo We don;t know if he's a christian or not
@@JesusistheonetrueGod nahhhh you
@@Spicydeluxecombo what gave you that idea?
I don’t believe this country will come together in an emergency. The government taught people to be victims and rewards them for it.
If you don’t fall in line and act like a Lemming you’re considered a threat to the government and need reprogramming.
I came to this country almost thirty years ago and I’m horrified at what has happened.
Maybe this is what will change minds
The spirit is there in many but lost in the masses. I believe you are correct and strong communities will survive but the road is bumpy.
more like they punish anyone who does protect themselves.
I kind of disagree and the reason is 9-11.I truely think that if we were getting invaded that day and NY was their landing zone everyone in this country would walk there if they had to. The enemy wouldn't have a chance.Even if they hit us from 5 different points they would be run over by pure POWER!!! Now if we stay on the same path and let the left have their way we will be a nation of fools.But I think we still have time.PLEASE vote!!!
Gentlemen, this video, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is the absolute BEST video I've ever seen. I am 66 and never was in the service nor LE but, I do feel that I would be of some value to the freedom cause. Yes, I would be taken out early (I get that) but, like the one guy said, I could take out at least 2 of the bad guys. I, too, have been stocking up with supplies and armament to keep me and my family and my neighborhood safe(r). I would love for you ex-military to know that we, the untrained, want to help as much as we can in any capacity as we can. We, too, are Americans first. Uneducated and untrained in the military ways but, have the American heart. Pray to God we don't need to defend our country that way (although it looks more and more likely) but, I would hope that you folks would help and allow us folks be of some service. Thank you all for what you said in this video. It really meant a ton and that you believe we common folk would be worth something. I have been struggling with this in that I know very little compared to friends and family that have been in LE or the military. I AM and AMERICAN, damn it! And, I plan to die that way. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!
Agreed. Keep in mind, fitness is the most important thing.
Well said, very well said. If I most likely will be tortured and die not fighting back then common sense and probability says chance are better to fight back. If I go down at least they may lose some and my death will not be clear score for them.
@@markcarpenter7437 I agree
Absolutely! Everyone has worth! We are Americans! We MUST STAND TOGETHER AS ONE! th-cam.com/video/JLo2pYsOCSo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ulVKoX3HmXhzN3vN
@@raytrammell9452 Yes, sir, brother! And, it'll put a smile on my face just like apple pie, baseball and seeing Old Glory fly in the free wind!
Being retired military I think it’s important for everyone to be equipped and trained, body armor, armed to the teeth
As an Israeli, who currently in the army reserve, and fought in Gaza in 2014, you are absolutely right, your analysis of the situation in Israel is spot on, it was hard to get pistols license in Israel due to bureaucracy, but now following the situation it’s easier, so more people including me already sent the forms and all necessary, like you said if there more guns in the people hands, situation could be better, less people died.
There were lots of individuals, who jumped from their homes took their pistols or took bigger rifles from terrorist corpses and fought until the army arrived
Israel should be no less than Switzerland where every able-bodied man has his service weapon at his home at all times with a combat load of ammunition and relevant equipment
Every few households form a rifle squad
This really shows us the bloody consequences of tolerating anti-self defense leftists in positions of power, all they do is make life easy for the enemy
The fact that you are still having to get government approval for a “tool” to defend your family is somewhat baffling.
Been 33 years since I’ve been to Israel. Back then the citizen neighborhood watches patrolled armed. When did the citizens disarm?
You never ever give up your ability to defend yourself to whatever extent you deem necessary
@@h.r.puffnstuff8705 yeah it’s depends where are you living, if you are near a border, usually the kibutz/city/town will have those guys, they are called the ‘Emergency squad’ they are performing ongoing task like patrol, stationary positions, drills once awhile, the army start neglecting them,
As we progressed, the generals, went into the smart small army conception, which was a mistake, and we all know what happened in Oct 7
I arrived the army the same day, and i got a shity vest with with flask jacket beneath lol, not enough ceremic, i am talking about 300k soldiers arriving as reserve, the army preferred to invest in a brand new F35 but not a tactical vest with ceremic plates built in for its reserve
We had to count on donations for this funny and sad the same time
Protect the country?
The country is lost.
This is about family and love of brother.
Same here in Canada. It’s done and dead, not many are aware either.
The US is still alive, but on life support. Don't give up, we are the last stand for freedom in this world. If we are lost, the world is lost
Thats America. Protection of family and love of brother. The part that you speak of is the part that is required to die in order for the other to thrive.
It’s not dead. That’s part of the lie you’ve been sold to demoralize the population from fighting back both figuratively and literally. I guarantee you, there is significantly more people out there willing to take stand than not, the media, social or mainstream, will not show you this because the media and social media play are DS and elite establishment funded and designed to keep the small percentage of the DS in power and everyone else begging for scraps, and too scarred to stand up.
Maybe what is coming will start to bring us back together. Might be a blessing in disguise?
We need people to first accept that something like this can happen in the US. Unfortunately a large percentage of the population won't wake up until it's happening to them. Then we have the people who don't understand that in such a situation they'd need to be willing to go mobile. I have friends who think they're going to fortify their homes in the suburbs and hold out for months or years. All it takes is an enemy setting the neighborhood on fire to end that. We need more people to see themselves as fighters and defenders in a situation like this. If anyone doesn't understand why they might need an AR-15 at this point, IDK what to say.
The average American is a moron. The thing with averages is the other half is even less Intelegence.
Done trying to be nice anymore.
I still can't believe 9-11-2001 what happened 😢 where were the MEN ON THOSE FLIGHTS
@@danerickson1632That’s a pretty insulting thing to say especially considering a group of men on one plane overpowered the terrorists and sacrificed themselves to bring it down where it wouldn’t hurt others. The men on the other planes had no idea what was about to occur and were trying to stay calm and rational in what they thought was a hostage situation. Shame on you for badmouthing the dead like that.
What do you think the likelihood of something like Israel will happen in the USA? 50% ? 10%? Just wondering
100% I've told plenty of people around me that they need to buy an AR and train with it. Most all give me a look like I'm a nut. At this point I'm done saying anything to anyone about it, if you can't see by now what's going on then you are lost....
Israeli here. We have almost 7 guns per 100 people, which is absurdly insufficient for such an enemy-surrounded country. The ministry of defense registered more than 100k handgun permit requests since the October 7th. Stay sharp, stay vigilant - peace can only be achieved that way. Cheers everyone.
I noticed you say handgun permit. Are they also able to acquire semi-auto rifles? Handgun is better than nothing but not really what you want as your primary weapon against the likes of Hamas.
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Hey dude. A rifle is a wishful thinking I guess in our case, don't push it haha
That is correct they have accelerated the process to give out to the public it's a damn shame that only 2% of the public were permitted to have weapons and that it was such an arduous process to try to attain a weapons permit. When you have enemies on 360° of your perimeter every citizen should have a weapon and be able to protect themselves their family and there country
I agree completely with you on that comment,,, big picture here is this question??????? How in the world did Israel and America for that matter,,, NOT know this was coming?????? My guess is that they did know but did nothing to prevent it! Until it was too late!
I was under the impression that’s how it was there to begin with. Sure active personal Carried I did t know gen pop didn’t or sorta couldn’t 😢 here on out they should demand it. And rise up if someone elected is against it.
I’ve fought alongside of Israeli’s and have nothing but absolute respect for them as people and warriors. What I can’t understand is why when a country requires everyone to serve in their military that they would disarm them after serving. It makes no sense.
I am leaning more into how to prevail in the spiritual battle over the physical battle if you win the spiritual battle then you’re invincible in physical battles and if you’re sneering right now check your faith ❤ I train often I have as much equipment as I can afford I study tactics traditional and guerilla but at the end of the day God will decide if I am victorious in any battle spiritual physical etc… pray for resolution. pray for a peaceful future for our children and pray for Gods will be done a lot of us could do more good sharing his message and the teachings of Jesus than teaching tactics and tool kits❤ 🙏
It is a very hard transition and then fully understanding what it means to act physically during a spiritual attack.
It is an awesome process for sure. 🙏
I don't know if you remember the days of youtubers Maineprepper and Hibernianson, but they were some of the most definitive sources for civilian defenses post-collapse. Hibernianson left TH-cam and Mainprepper has a TBI and could no longer function, God Bless him. They were both career military with proven combat experience and interacted with us with every video. They taught those of us that never served in military TONS of valuable information. And now, when we need them most we in the prepper community are struggling to find someone willing to share this knowledge. You guys even said it yourself. In modern history we have never seen a higher threat level in America, and it's only getting worse. I'm a former LEO but that means NOTHING. My father was 23 years EOD but he retired in 89. But I still learned tons about explosives and ordnance. But we don't know tactics, strategies etc for civilian home, retreat defense. LRP, CQB, area Denial from vehicles and other technicals. From what I seen from your videos you are of like mind and overly qualified to instruct us. Or guide us in the right direction. Please. So many topics to cover for a post-collapse environment. Like Salvaging, defense, recruiting refugees, so on and so forth. Sorry for the long winded reply. I am just kinda begging you or some people with your quals will be willing to help educate us. We don't have much time left.
Excellent presentation gents. I'll just add that, our freedom comes from the Father, it's our duty to protect it.
Amen yes
Self-defense, with deadly force if necessary, is a moral obligation. You won't find that in the new testament because it doesn't exist (I searched for it). You find the parable of the guarded house by the strong man Luke 11 vs 21 (which is talking about guarding spiritual assets, not physical humans and assets), and selling your cloak to buy a sword (Luke 22 vs 36, that is not talking about a physical sword; it is talking about a spiritual sword to defend against the devil's work, the sword being a strong foundation in the "Word of God"). When Peter used his sword to defend the Jesus character in the story, Jesus chastised him and healed the servant of the high priest that tried to arrest him. "Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword" (Matt 26 vs 52) is what he said to him.
The bible tells you to forgive enemies over and over again or else the Christian will not get into heaven and be forgiven. Even judging them in their actions to destroy you is verboten according to the bible. "Judge not lest ye be judged" (Matt 7 vs 1-3)
Who are enemies? At least we get to determine who they are, because it is pretty obvious to me. They are Hamas, fitful violent communists, carjackers, rioters, armed robbers, home invaders, thieves, rapists, child molesters, murderers, muggers, and people that beat others up because they have the wrong skin color. Those are all my enemies. Nowhere and noway can forgiveness, compassion and mercy be coupled with potentially deadly self-defense. You don't destroy people you love, and those who love you back don't attempt to destroy you either.
In fact, it tells you in two different verses (Matt 5 vs 44, and Luke 6 vs 27-35) to "Love your enemies." There is no enacted love in defending yourself from enemies. Even calling the cops would be off limits if the bible is to be used as instruction on how to deal with enemies. Love is an action verb, and it means to sacrifice some of your resources to someone you care about and to enact mercy. Mercy literally means to enact less justice than what the offender deserves and to give your enemies clemency (kindness and forgiveness). I have no care for enemies, no compassion and no love either; and it doesn't make sense to enact any kind of compassion for someone that is doing their best to destroy you or yours or take everything you have. I offer violent enemies zero clemency, because that move cannot withstand the slightest scrutiny.
I don't hate enemies either. If hate is an action verb, then it would mean to enact some disproportionate cruelty to the enemy, like destroy or torture his innocent children because of his actions to you and your family or friends (kind of like how Hamas did to Israelis over religious hate compulsions)
This is yet another clue to know how we can easily tell the bible is not a guide to morality. It is a guide to moral confusion and hesitancy when it comes to dealing with enemies. The Word only promises to enact violent, forever "justice" to those who question all the nonsensical claims (blasphemy) in the bible with no lessons learned. The only unforgivable sin is blasphemy, not murder or even genocide. Lastly, all of these post-death justice and post death rewards claims are all unfalsifiable claims, so we can dismiss them without evidence.
It's about time we as Americans start thinking in common sense instead of this bewitchment with confusing and nonsensical dogma.
Appreciate the insight gentleman. More of you who have this experience and knowledge to prepare is needed in every community. I would welcome Those who have served would share this knowledge in our local communities. We need you and you need us to stand together to defend our love ones. Our children, grandchildren our families our country.. This is who we are fighting for. Thank you for sharing and your service. God Bless you
Great conversation, more of these please! Exactly where my head is right now. Love the channel, thanks
Some training is better than nothing. Keep growing!
To all those who never served or have no combat experience, that's okay. It's your mindset, being able to improvise, and stay calm in chaos. There are tons of GWOT vets out there, put yourself out there to find them. I have been blessed to have a lot of combat experienced vets, one of my good friends was a sniper school instructor in the USMC and another was CAG, I have learned a ton from combat experienced vets, and they are out there to teach, always be training and learning and leave your EGO at home. I know enough to put the enemy down and get the job done, or fall into a larger team or group to do the same.
That’s the drum I beat. 50yr old that was unable to serve but fortunate enough to be the step son of a Nam Marine vet as well as friends with Marines and Rangers. Not professionally trained but have a crap load of help training. Even got a huge smile and urgency to help me from a WW2 vet.
Seek them out. Great chance you will be helping them out as well by giving them a purpose.
This is an ancient battle that wages. I’m not sure anyone in this world is righteous. I know I am not. I will continue to study and I pray be able to dawn the full armor of God. God bless you.
Better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in war.
Good conversation. I think it’s also important to have an honest appraisal of your physical capabilities . I’m in my sixties and running is no longer my friend so the Badger in his den strategy is probably my best recourse. No your limits and build around them.
This video is very educational love it;just keep in mind when things go south you are your own supplier and dogs make good early warning systems(German Shepherds and Cane Corsos are fighters)
Hard times are headed our way.!!
The problem is..... THEY DONT THINK IT CAN HAPPEN HERE DESPITE WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED! Thank you guys for this. Im not ex military, ex law enforcement but my older brother was (RIP). I train as much as I can afford professionally. I do my own training and pass it on to my family and students as a firearms/concealed carry instructor. Great video fellas. Thanks for sharing. just sub'd. Keep going.
I wasn't able to serve due to issues I had at birth.
But my dad was a a Ranger till he died in 89. He taught me alot at a very young age.
After he died a few guys from his unit took me under their wing. So i've learned alot and I think he would be very proud that I've trained with some of his guys and they continue to look out for me.
Once I became an adult I sought out as much training and skills as I could find and afford.
I have attended a handful of weekend training courses from multiple sources.
Stay Strong/Safe 🙏🏼💪🏽💯!!! The Truth Will set you Free!!! Be Blessed and a Blessing! "We The People By The People For The People" United We Stand Divided We Fall...🛐 Eyes Wide Open NOT Eyes Wide Shut.
I feel know your surroundings, and tune into situational awareness ! Each situation will have its own challenges.
I say involve who you feel your able too trust. A train knowing you’ve already won.
Teams !!!
I live in the city civil unrest is gonna be hard to survive have prepped all i can.
Best thing you can do is get out while you can. You NEVER want to hunker down in a city. Escape if/when things start to heat up. Best prevention is to not be there
There was one video, here on TH-cam, about 3 Civillians part of a volunteer security detail in one of the Kibbutz's near Gaza that were involved in the hours long gun battles the day of the attack.
2 survived, 1 was killed.
Yea , a paster and crew . Klipped 7 or 8 bad guys.
Lots of wisdom and encouragement! Especially for me being a civilian!
I TRULY AND GREATLY LOVED THIS INFORMATION AND I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID
4:00 I love that this got brought up. I think about this more than I'd like to admit with a situation where I'm the only currently capable fighter in the household. As much as I'd like to close width and destroy my enemy, being in a small town of less than 1000 people, its best for me to opt for a defensive position/plan with my available assets and connections. I have been on the brink of contacting the mayor to legally establish a plan of defense for my town if needs be!
This just may be the most important video you have done. Thank you, all of you involved.
I don't ever want to offend a military man or woman by being in fatigues but I just really like the digital pattern better then any other.My nephew was in the army and gave me a full bdu outfit and beret.I wear it to honor him.He's a great human being!!!
Great video, Discussion. My wife and I are preppers in Colorado Springs and we love to shoot but have zero idea about tactics. My son inlaw is retired Army, and we talk some about tactics but he says just going out shooting just prepares your mechanics on paper shooting but unless you practice live tactics. So we are starting to work on that. Again thanks for your video.
I honestly feel like had I been in any area of the military, I'd start teaching basic stuff asap free. The more who can move together the correct way stand a better chance, people can't afford the prices for training, that I've seen people charge is not helping anyone. It's not possible for the vets to be everywhere and handle it all and the equipment alone is high and then you add being a single mom of two teenagers and that's even harder without any type of help. So the more people in my opinion who can get to learning asap the better we'll all be. I've watched numerous videos of clearing houses and when to use a flashlight and how long keeping it on etc. These basic things are going to overwhelm the average people massively and then throw in no phone, no cigs or whatever they like and top it off with people witnessing murdering people who are the actual enemies is going to shut people down and have them make irrational decisions. The dreams I've had is my home and sisters(lives down the road) being burned down and I had long sleeves on. I saw black/blue kinda uniform camo looking stuff on chynaaa people. The cold soulless eyes I'll never get out of my head, even though I haven't actually seen it yet. I popped up at one point in the dream looking for them and the shot me dead between my eyes and I woke up tasting blood. For hoursssss. Scared the actual crap out of me bc no one near me will listen and get prepared and try and help buy some stuff with me. Instead my family gives away my preps and uses everything like I'm just buying it. Bc I've cried since I was 11 about a home fire and didn't know how or when, I already know I'm probably going to lose everything anyways so it doesn't bother me but it's hard alone and almost a guaranteed death sentence so people not training or seeing what people lack in is absolutely going to end bad and be the reason we get our butts handed to us. Good luck to all and my prayers are with the mom's and dad's and men who will have to witness what happens to us females and some men. Everything was burnt like Maui so whatever caused that is what I saw. They had tanks here too already some how
we all need each other to defend our country.
I am chemical operator by trade with 9 people to a crew. Experience range is from 16+ years to the new guys with less than a year. There's alot of stuff that the new guys can't do but there is a bunch of routine stuff that they can do. The routine stuff is important just as lock and tag, shutting down and starting up of equipment is. One man can't do it all. There is always stuff that the less experienced person can do that will free up the more experienced person.
I agree they were like fish in a Barrel! Because they didn’t have any firearms! That’s it!
They couldn’t defend themselves!
@@ericrumpel3105why you laughing?
Just like the last mass shooting. Sad. Stay armed stay safe
The saddest part is that they are a constitutional carry state. If someone was armed and could have engaged with him who know if lives would have been saved. I tend to think so though.
Some useful info here and I must admit - I'm lucky. My neighborhood is by and large local PD, SWAT and active duty or retired DoD with a lot of SF/SOF (I live in a rural neighborhood within 30-60 minutes of a large base + NSA - sat comm sec - presence). The PD, SWAT & SF/SOF vet neighbors & I have had the "by the BBQ" discussions around, "what if." That said, civilian neighbors or even some of the AD families that aren't in direct combat MOS roles look at us like we're crazy when we try to coalesce outside our circle. We few, have a plan that - God willing - we'll never need. But I really wish people of all stripes - AD, civvy, etc. - would take their own security more seriously. There's zero harm in planning; there's a potential world of hurt in being underprepared.
Its all fucked up and israeli govt shouldn't have invaded and the US shouldn't be there either. We should be taking care of the US soil
I am vet and we need all the like minded people we can get for coming problems. Buy all the gear you want then train train train. My grandsons start training with ar @10. Nothing crazy basic safety malfunction clearing maintenance. Then basic shooting. The oldest is able to pick one up one in an unknown condition and check it and use it. He not clearing rooms or nothing crazy but he would be able to defend his house and protect his younger brothers if his mother and father are not home. I believe in self reliance and it can’t be taught to young. And my wife thinks I’m crazy because have an escape plan for our home and our town county and state. I’m too old and slow to run and gun. But I can evade and escape. And I can shoot and have a knack for teaching others to shoot. And I’m an industrial maintenance technician so I’m pretty handy also. It’s going to take us all to over come it. And as far as going to door. You enter my home at your own risk during those times.
Re Home Defense vs Defending the Country ("Taking it to the streets"): 1st you will secure your home. Next you will defend your territory (neighbors -> neighborhood). Once those are Secure, you will have at least some time to organize your community, keeping a local force to defend, and a patrol force to fight. The Idea is to secure what you have, expand that as you can and retake any land lost, eventually joining other communities using the same perimeter sequence . If everyone is in the streets, your home is not protected. If everyone is home, your community is not protected.
TIP#1: Develop a plan for meeting once home invasions have been thwarted. Choose the best location to defend out of your 5-10 man team. Have a similar HQ in mind for teams to meet and form your troop and patrol. If possible, choose a larger centrally located brick/block structure with height and visibility that is defendable.
Tip#2 Help other neighbors build teams. Invite areas within your neighborhood to an instructional "range day" and have an array of self defense weapons available and a friendly competent instructor lead a "show & shoot". Keep the groups small and ask your range if they will allow you to promote their range or pick a location central to community neighborhoods. Start by inviting those in the perimeter of your neighborhood and work inward. Have a map available for attendees to understand potential threats, direction of probable attack, weaknesses, and of course the HQ location and daily meet up time (noon after skirmish day1 for example).
Our biggest issue is Not being able to communicate such matters in a secure manner. This will have to be word of mouth.
Tip#3 select a radio frequency that can be picked up on most handheld two-ways fir initial comms (167.2? Works on Chan 16 walkie talkies as well as shorthand. Start there until every team has upgraded. Select a freq for your hood and assign one to surrounding hoods using an easy formula to make it memorable (175.2 + 2.5 for each area) More advanced comms and be broadcast on more secure frequencies.
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We ALL took the oath and I for one have NEVER been released from this oath.🤨
Rights involve responsibility 100% of the time
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Super key! Always be ready. Thanks for the great content, as always! 🇺🇲✌🏼 I've definitely been improving my training and prep so much more! Cheers! Train, train and train!
Two laws of warfare: 1) Hope is NOT a plan. 2) The enemy gets a vote.
You guys look so chill talking, funny how you can turn into badass real quick :)
Thanks for the video, lot's of food for though. Depicting those scenarios is really useful to learn real life expectations and prepare our mind set
There is much more to say if you prepare it to deep diving, I personally would like to watch more of these ones, it is a great service to our country the way I see it. I specially enjoyed how you brought up the origins of freedom and what it costed, that is a good reminder of the fabric/foundation of how this great country was formed.
Ty guys, keep it up
Thank you for another amazing video!! For some additional context for gun ownership, the vast majority of Israeli civilians are unarmed, and those that are only have access to 9mm handguns outside of specific situations. For their unpreparedness, it is quite a coup because the majority of their experienced forces were rotated out for a religious holiday and many of those who were both on patrol and in reactive positions for the Gaza border were understaffed and underexperienced, many of whom were still in training.
What a very nice conversation. Picked up and realized many things in case of this things happen. Subscribed 👍🏻
MacVSog Green Berets carried 20-30 mags on their missions across fence in Nam
Very good discussion men. Thanks for sharing. I wish I could have been a part of it.
Good points on tactics. While it may not be enough, there are many civilians who do train but lack knowledge about tactics. Should hell break loose and we band together, how will we blend and work together? Do you have suggestions on good books or references on tactics to get a foundation that can be built upon or allow for a consistent language?
A small community struggling to survive after a EM P “ One Second After” Free audio book on u tube. Full of good tips and logic.
My neighbors aren't interested in self defense. My local cops aren't either. Amusing that body armor is restricted.
You are spot on on this subject. We, as combat veterans, can only do so much. Hopefully, what happened in Israel won't happen to us here. Great video, guys.
As Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 I Told My Subordinates That Yes 18 Delta Goes Through Scuba & I Have Inserted By Water However I Told Them Give It Up To The Navy Frogmen HOWEVER Seals Don’t Have Anything On 18 Delta Force When Boots Hit The Ground. It All Depends On What Specific Missions Call For. Any Battle Plan Come To A Disaster Like 18 Delta Force With Hostages & Navy Seals In Chinooks Lost A Seal Team As Well. WE OWN THE NIGHT!!
Well said
What I learned is that I have magazines and I have ammo, but they are no together and that is not good
It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks. Civilians should have access to the same equipment as anyone that has been or is currently in the “service”. Body armor is a requirement these days for both sides.
Always stay ready and trained
When at peace prepare for conflict
I can still work comm's , coordinate action, do some medical triage.... As a vet I have some abilities left..
In your preparedness, do not fail to neglect first aid/wound care/TCCC
united we shall stand 100%agree selfish will be our worst case cenario,now better then ever we need to come together this is the greatest country although my ancestors did not fight to be where we are now i will not let hamas events happen in my homeland peace and love to all citizens.
I am not a trained fighter. But I believe 1) Every citizen in every country should be armed. 2) Every citizen should be proficient with their weapon. 3) Every citizen should be prepared to defend their home and neighborhood.
Join your local IPSC shooting club. You get safe practice on pistol, rifle, AND shotgun at different distances , with use of cover and scenarios. Running while reloading to cover (without over running), shooting under a car bumper (cover) after tipping your cap back or off to clear vision. Hostage no-shoot, ranges from 3 to 20 yards, moving targets, Weak hand only stages in case of injury. The occasional clay pigeon (drone)... Safe firearm proficiency that allows the brain to concentrate on shoot/no shoot because the mechanics are in muscle memory. And good people having FUN. A HIGH percentage of LE are NOT PROFICIENT and should take advantage this source of training.
Thank you all.
Just out of curiosity, when did Israel start disarming civilians? I ask this because back in the late 80's when I was in high school as well as when I was in the service in the 90's I recall the Israeli population was armed in fact they were incuraged to be, given the fact that every citizen had been in the military at one time due to mandatory service. Also while in the service I did some some work with former IDF members, and they even told me most people in Israel had guns especially in their homes, so when did that change?
As a vet, I am all for civilians becoming skilled and getting the tools to defend themselves and their families/communities, as long as they are also developing a strong and inclusive protector ethic. The idea that military/LE/vets have a monopoly on defensive capabilities is a non-starter for me.
I live in a place where a 911 call may take over 30 minutes before I get any official governmental response to my home, or the homes of my neighbors. Lots of people are in similar situations. I want my neighbors to be capable of protecting and providing for themselves. Self-reliance is a multi-faceted concept for me. Things could have been very different in Israel if the folks on that border had been better prepared to defend themselves and that is just one simple and recent example.
My training in the US Submarine Service (last of the diesel boats) tells me that a team is only as strong as the weakest link. Thus neighborhood allies don't work for me ...they lack any reliable level of training. All the best.
As a prepared citizen since 2017 I've been trained by the best from
SAGs from to 11Bravo CIB guys I didn't know what bounding lol .Then I taught them about being a woodsman as a life long hunter.Follow the deer trails Reaper lol
Lads, when it comes, you deal with what you have at that moment in time/circumstance. I’ll take SEALs, I’ll take a few straight civvies and anyone else in between. Pray, then go to work.
The fact is, I'm a civilian, but I've been trained and know what to do in combat situations. Just because I wasn't in the military doesn't negate that. I couldn't join the military because I have diabetes. No branch would allow me in. It's that my fault? No. Does that mean I can't be just as battle ready simply because I didn't serve? No. It frustrated me when military and/or former military just assume that.
There is 16million Vets in USA, in my opinion if only a fraction of us are “somewhat” trained and ready it’d be really hard for anyone to try and take our home
16 million out of a country of 370 million… We as a nation all need to answer the call, or reliance on the 5% (most of which were not operators or even combat experienced) would amount to little more than “a wing and prayer”.
If you haven’t trained, start. If you’re training now, keep it up. Include hand to hand training. While not the ideal when the enemy shows up with actual firearms, it’s valuable for physical and mental preparedness.
Like others who’ve posted here, I believe that if we all communicate with neighbors (some who might even be combat veterans) and coordinate training we can make the enemy pause when they encounter more resistance than they expect.
I don't care about others opinions so I say this with the utmost respect. No matter your capability or capacity I think every single American should own a firearm and train with it. They should learn how to be responsible and learn how to be reliable. Because the madness that is sickening the hearts of Everyday People is getting to be more of a Cancer and it is almost to the point of being an Airborne infectious disease ( metaphorically speaking ). But these gentlemen have some interesting points and this is a good video.
We know this man just lean forwards when you shoot..
They did start to arm them they actually encouraged it but you had to be vetted. So anyone could apply to arm themselves but had to wait approximately two weeks
My home defensive plan account for a home invader wearing body armor, so why wouldnt I have it too if there is time.
"Safe rooms" do not guard against fire or chemicals
End of the day, having armour and gear is going to help you survive as long as you have training in it and dont assume youre now rambo because of said armour.
I live a simple and unlucrative lifestyle. I cannot afford much. So I try to be a good neighbor and I can lightly arm myself and three others. Carbine, 12 ga, bolt gun, and pistol. I have enough loaded ammo to get away or stand my ground for not too terribly long. I am mechanically proficient but so green it hurts otherwise. I can track your ass in the bush, but that does not mean you won't see me coming. What training ought I engage in keeping in mind my broke status? I can stack what I need but I can not invest enough to be a warrior. What do I need to be a decent addition to my neighborhood's security?
Train us. We are need it.
I think it all comes back to accountability.
Escaping accountability is probably why the world is going in the direction that is going because the richest and most powerful people in the world have realized that the masses are waking up and that accountability for them means death so its all or nothing. If you knew accountability for you meant death, what would you be willing to do? If you look at it from their perspective, they're probably s**ting their pants and know that time is running out.
Satan knows his time is running out. That’s why we have such a push for evil, and it being called “good” by these same powers. He wants to take as many with him as he can…They will all find out soon enough who really has the power. It’s going to be a rough eternity for them.
If group needs to travel on foot at speed, leave me behind. I’m aging and unfit so I’d slow entire group. If fighting a relatively fixed position I can help as a shooter, a spotter, and even as a distracting alternate target 😢.
Any group includes front line fighters and support staff to the rear. Lots I can do there, including helping deal with incursions.
Entitlement is one of our greatest problems
I look at civilians owning body armor and guns as a future investment on security, if something simular to Isreal happens in the states you have a large pool of individuals that has intel on the area and you don't have to worry too much about them so professionals can worry about ending the threat, it doesn't even have to be gins and armor it can be medical training or something along those lines
As to the Israeli situation…travesty…could so easily happen here…why we should ALL be vigilant, prepare and support for 2nd amendment….
Great video!
What about a nationwide minuteman program with minimum standards of gear and training. Not a high bar standard, something like battle belt, pistol, mags, armor, rifle, mags, IFAK. And a standard set of drills/competency to practice?
That’s a good idea.
What war and where are we worried about ? here ? with whom ?
If it ever happenss, people of all skill levels are going to show up eventually to defend their communities. Hunters, competitors, veterans, cops, firefighters, ems. Regular citizens will show up with anything they have. People may even show up without weapons perfectly willing to help. You don’t need to be a special ops dude to hide behind cover put a target in a sight and take it out.
Looked like Mr. Ballen at first
The Israeli citizens in proximity to Gaza had been armed. The government banned and seized those arms in September. Then the Oct 7th terrorist attack occurred. The question of why citizens were disarmed needs to be answered!
NEVER relinqish your arms. NEVER!
Great information, thank you!
NJ only allows 10 rounds per mag, have to carry more for sure. How should one plan an ammo load without the weight being an issue?
What's sad is the ppl who need to watch this and vids like it won't.
Yet, they will be the ones crying for help when this does happen.
With all respect guys.
Please, if ex-military send there family's for training. Understand their fears and inexperience.
We are spending food money to arm family's.
It's tough with inflation.
Thank you for these videos.
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New sub here, I've watched a couple videos and have been lately theory crafting what I would do to help defend my home if a home invasion happened to me but the problem is I'm short like 5'5 and 140lbs and lastly I have had life long lung disease so even though I work out to build muscle I have almost no stamina or endurance so would you suggest I do to not be a total burden to others.
Take the money you would have spent on trying to become a super soldier and use it to secure your home. There are no good outcomes in any home invasion. I don't care how well trained and armed you think you are, you're in a disaster the second someone breaks in. You can be killed, injured for life, which also means bankruptcy, as no one else will step up to care for you if you're paralyzed. You could be prosecuted for exercising self defense, even if you thought you did everything right. If you're very good and/or lucky, you might prevail and "only" end up with PTSD.
None of these things can happen if you don't have a home invader, and a home invasion cannot happen if the criminal cannot breach your home.
Please don't make yourself a wash out if you encounter a home invasion. Increase the areas you can to allow you more time or gather family to a safe room. Fighting with armed forces will never go as planned imho. Use other sources to help make up for your disabilities. Its not the dog in the fight, but the fight in the dog as they say.
I'd increase your security cameras outside n inside. Don't tell people what you are doing nor tell family members not living with you. If shtf, which is increasingly likely. Our ability to protect our home n families should be number one objective. Buy gear you want to master, beforehand. ITT PVS14 Gen 3plus would be a great asset imho. Mount it to a helmet rig with a Wilcox G24 mount n you'll fall in love with its capabilities. I personally don't think a 5.56mm be used as a home gun, as it will undoubtedly go through walls your family may be placed in. 12ga shotgun #1. Run different scenarios for training purposes with unloaded guns. Make sure you carry a extensive med pouch n a large group bag at a safe place. Every American should be getting prepared for veryyy rough days ahead of us. Things are NOT LOOKING GOOD throughout the world. Your Gov't won't save you nor will they protect your families. That's our own responsibility n you best get ready, as it could happen extremely fast.
I'm almost at 2000 yards with my long range rifle . I'm still trying to get out further I use a 338 Lapua . what is better not including 50 caliber and would body armor be useful for a shooter taking his Target at those ranges
Hey guys, newcomer here. Can y’all explain why your IFAKs are in the small of your back?
The reason I ask is because from a CoTCCC perspective, this makes no sense. In order to access your IFAK, I’d have to put you in the recovery position, which is not done until tactical field care. In care under fire, you are forcing me to use my own IFAK to help you because your likely sitting or laying on your own.
I think the mindset is to have it accessible for either hand in case one hand becomes inoperable. Front of the body would be an option, but that's primarily reserved for magazines and secondary weapons accessibility. Another thing to keep in mind is you are assuming your patient has a fully stocked IFAK. What if they didn't put their tourniquet in it or had already used it on someone else? I know where mine is and would be much more likely to use it in an emergency than go fishing for one on my patient in the hopes that they have one.
@@englitob you will be unable to access specific items from your IFAK blindly from your back
it’s the team medics priority to ensure that every member of the team has a stocked IFAK (cco&i)
Individuals do not use their own IFAK for another individual on the team.
The proper placement of an IFAK is on the center of the chest or at waist level to the opposite side of the firing hand.
Having equipment in the small of your back is very dangerous and increases the risk of a broken spine or tailbone in the event you are thrown onto your back.