A Must Have: The Green Beret Pocket-Sized Survival Guide

The document discusses the importance of being prepared for emergencies and disasters, highlighting the lack of readiness among many Americans. It introduces a compact survival book written by a former Green Beret that offers practical guidance on essential survival skills and emergency planning. The author emphasizes the need for personal preparedness due to increasing natural disasters and emphasizes learning basic survival and first aid techniques.

1. I made this book small enough to fit in the pocket, the glove compartment of your car, in your Grab-n-Go bag, and your kitchen drawer. Here it is next to my well-worn Ranger Handbook. It also makes and excellent and thoughtful gift.

2. I keep a copy in each of our Grab-n-Go bags. One in each vehicle. And one in the kitchen. Because knowledge is the most important survival tool we need to have.

3. Why Now? A record breaking hurricane season. A record breaking wildfire season. Record breaking drought. A once in a century pandemic. Rising temperatures. Rising sea levels. These, and more, are realities of our present. It’s not going to be better in the immediate future. Are you prepared?

4. 80% of Americans live in a county that has been struck by a weather related disaster since 2007. There are many types of dangers, disasters and emergencies. But 60% of Americans have not practiced what to do in a disaster.

5. Only 39% of Americans have an emergency plan. 55% think they can rely on local authorities to rescue them.

6. 44% have no first aid kit. 48% have no emergency supplies. 53% do not have a 3 day supply of food and water which is the bare minimum.

7. 52% have not designated an Emergency Rally Point. 42% do not know the phone numbers of immediate family members. 98% of people agree that first aid saves lives, but 64% don’t know basic first aid. It goes on, but I’ve got good news!

8. I’ve done considerable survival training, taught survival, and have studied many manuals, after action reviews and books on the subject. I wrote this book to focus on what someone needs right away. My A-Team above 10,000 feet in winter on deployment

9. The Flow First Five Things To Do In An Emergency Key Phrase To Remember: Survival First Aid Breathing Bleeding Broken—Bone and Joint Injuries Water and Heat First Aid Cold Weather Injuries Bites and Stings Personal Hygiene Water Procurement

10. The Flow Food Procurement Building Shelter & Starting a Fire Navigating and Tracking Specific Environments Cold Weather Desert Tropical Water

11. The Flow Urban Environments Burglary, Robbery, Car-Jacking Civil Unrest and Riots Terrorist Attack Active Shooter Power Outage Specific Man-Made Threats Car Plane Crash Train Crash Boat, Ferry, Cruise Ship, etc. Tall Building Fire Firearms Nuclear Weapons and Accidents Infectious Diseases, Pandemic and Biological and Chemical Weapons and Accident.

12. The Flow Specific Natural Threats Tornado Hurricane Heat Wave and Drought Wildfire Blizzard Earthquake Tsunami Volcano Mud Slide/Land Slide Dams Flood Solar Flare

13. The Flow Bugging Out and the Hide Site and Caching Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Bug Out Hide Site (BOHS) Caching Stockpile, Scavenge, Sustain What Can Cause the Collapse of Civilization? Scavenging

14. S - Size up the situation, your surroundings, yourself, and your equipment. U - Use All Your Senses; Undue Haste Makes Waste R - Remember Where You Are V - Vanquish Fear and Panic I - Improvise V - Value Living A - Act Like the Natives L - Live by Your Wits, But for Now, Learn Basic Skills In Special Forces we’re taught that the word SURVIVAL provides you with the first letters of the keys you need

15. More Free Information I’ve put all the links to free apps, all gear mentioned and web pages on my web site at www.bobmayer.com Go to the GEAR page There are also free books on my web site, updated daily.

16. New York Times bestselling author, a graduate of West Point and former Green Beret. He commanded a Green Beret A-Team and also served in a variety of other positions. He was a certified instructor at the JFK Special Warfare Center & School which trains Green Berets and also runs the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) school. www.bobmayer.com