To often, members of the American resistance focus on collecting guns and cool-guy CDI gear. Some even go so far as to practice shooting drills at the range and may even slap a blow-out kit/IFAK on their first-line gear. Too few however, spend any time really learning and practicing the vital details of survival on a two-way range where the enemy gets a vote. From practicing small-unit tactics and close-quarters battle, to actually getting out and doing the mind-numbing vital training of ruck marches and PT, many talk a great game, but too many stop at the talking instead of performing the training they talk about performing.
One area that is often discussed in training circles, but seldom, in my experience, actually practiced and trained, is wound management and tactical first-aid. Beyond basic first-aid and CPR, administered by the American Red Cross and American Heart Association, in which I have been continuously certified since my sophomore year of high school, my initial training in trauma medicine took place during the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) in 1994. The version of the then-current Combat Lifesaver (CLS) course taught at the Ranger Regiment during that time period was more advanced than the CLS taught through the rest of the Army, and every Ranger received a solid introduction to the fundamentals of the information, it still left a great deal to be desired. Thus, the creation and evolution of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC, or TC3).
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