She defines her use of the word selfishness. Not exactly what you might expect. But if you like her writing (which I do) it will be a stimulating read. If you don't like her philosophy you will be gathering pitchforks and torches and breaking windows all over the "farm".
Pitchfork gatherers and wound collectors. Man, at the people I have to deal with that won't drive 5 MPH!
After reading this post we have decided that all participants in this weekend's Field Survival have to hold hands throughout the class. Not gay. It's a team building thing.
My take on the team purpose...if you have a smaller area of responsibility you can cover that area better. I.e. A four man entry team, point man covers area of likely threat, straight ahead. Left flank watches for threats from left, same for rt flank. Rear guard covers the 6. One man short, one guy covers both flanks, two man short rear guard covers both flanks and rear, lots of responsibility. If one hot shot tries to do everything, he is not adequate at his own are and whole team is in added danger. Rear guard is most difficult as he wants to look up front and ignor rear. This is where the instructor sets ambush in training as would experienced antagonist. I know this is simple and does not have the esoteric thought process, but it can be effective. Coincidentally females can often make the best rear guards. As for individual performance, the instructor can often find something important to the operator, such as pride of family i.e. What would your parents think of your ****ty performance. Avoid making a very young tough individual cry in front of his teammates, as they might break and give the middle aged instructor an ass woopin. It never happened to me but I was in jeapordy and luckily calmed the situation.
I was in the Army at the time when it was popular to declare "no homo" after you said something that could be taken out of context. Or if you were just, or were about to be in a compromising situation. This post reminded me of that.
