COMBAT SURVIVAL TRIANGLE

Military Special Operations Forces approach to close-quarters combat and battlefield survival dictate serious dedicated preparation through a continual training regimen. The foundation of this training is represented by the Combat Survival Triangle.

1. MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONING provides the foundation of the Combat Survival Triangle and is the basis for all individual tactical skills application. Without realistic levels of mental and physical conditioning tactical skills cannot be developed to an appreciable level where proper execution of technique against real attacks can be performed.

2. STRATEGIES for combat survival are selected and formulated according to: (1) Mission and operational requirements and (2) Enemy threat identification and capability assessment.

3. TACTICS and their component skills are developed through physical skills and tactical exercises. Maintenance of skills after development is the critical factor in tactical skills application. Operators must stay within the mastery process.

AGE AND INTREPIDITY
DEFEATS
YOUTH AND ENTHUSIASM