The boy's first medical episode!

6 and 7 explain what TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) is, why it is used by our military, and then dive into the first phase of TCCC; Care Under Fire.

Medical training is a severely underappreciated skill in society today, and we hope to change that. As with any concept that we introduce, we're starting with baby steps... Don't let your buddy bleed to death.

(We cannot give you medical advice, but we can point you to doctrine. Check our references).

References:

TC 4-02.1 First Aid

Joint Trauma System – TCCC Guidelines 2021

https://www.deployedmedicine.com/

Tourniquets: North American Rescue

https://www.narescue.com/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t.html

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Dark Angel Medical

https://darkangelmedical.com/sof-t-gen-5/

6 and 7 discuss the combined basics of shooting, moving, and communicating. Visual references for Battle Drill 2 can be found on the IG @hardtimesstrongmenpodcast

References:

Shoot-

TC 3-22.9 Rifle and Carbine

TC 3-22.249 Light Machine Gun

Move-

FM 7-21.13 (The Soldier’s Guide) - Appendix A: Selected Combat Tasks

TC 3-21.75 The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills

ATP 3-21.8 Infantry Platoon and Squad

TC 3-21.76 Ranger Handbook

ATP 2-21.10

Communicate-

FM 3-21.8 Infantry Platoon and Squad

TC 3-21.76 Ranger Handbook

AR 25-6 Military Auxiliary Radio System and Amateur Radio Program

FM 1-02.2 Military Symbols

FM 3-21.10 Infantry Rifle Company

FM 6-99 U.S. Army Report and Message Formats

TC 6-02.1 The United States Army Signal Corps 2019 Training StrategyInfantry Rifle Company

Independence Day, 2022.

7 Shares a few words on why he hasn't really celebrated the 4th of July in recent years, and why next year might be different. Americans are descendants of revolutionaries. Guerilla Fighters. Tax evaders. Hard, Strong Men and women. Act like it.

Stay safe, and be better.

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6 and 7 discuss and define force multipliers in their various forms. Add value to your network. Be an asset.

Source: Joint Publication 3-05.1 Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations

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6 discusses the current event involving the SCOTUS Second Amendment ruling on the New York handgun ban, and what it means for the rest of us.

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6 and 7 continue their Guerilla Warfare series by digging into first warrior task of Shoot, Move, and Communicate.... Shoot. Firearm Safety, Components, Manipulations, Fundamentals, and more. Protect yourself, protect your family, protect your network, shoot until the threat isn't a threat anymore. Stay Safe, and Be Better.

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References:

TC 3-21.75 The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills

TC 3-22.9 Rifle and Carbine

6 and 7 discuss the guerilla fighter and militiaman, their differences, similarities, histories, and how we should all be prepared to take up the task. A lot more goes into guerilla fighting than just pulling a trigger. Stay safe, and be better.

References:

FM 31-21 Guerilla Warfare and Special Forces Operations

Oxford Constitutional Law

The Swamp Fox by John Oller

Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning

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6 and 7 discuss your five senses and how smarter utilization of your senses can increase your daily situational awareness, soldiering proficiency, and, can even save your life. Thank you for joining us for another episode, stay safe, and be better.

References:

TC 3-22.69 Advanced Situational Awarenss

TC 3-21.76 Ranger Handbook

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6 and 7 tackle the broad, and often underexplained, subject of Situational Awareness including Observation Principles, OODA loop, stress Color Classification, and more.

A LOT of information here, guys. Situational Awareness is a huge, immersive subject that that takes place all the time. We'll continue in bettering our content and trying to provide information in an engaging way. We understand this episode is on the dry side, but thank you for sticking through it. We're laying down a solid foundation that we can build on in the future. As always, references are listed below. Stay safe, be better.

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Headquarters, Department of the Army. (2021) Advanced Situational Awareness TC 3-22.69

Headquarters, Department of the Army. (2017) Ranger Handbook TC 3-21.76

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Edit

Hey ya’ll, it’s 7 with Hard Times Strong Men. After feedback on, and review of, Episode 2 I need to address a mistake that I made. When describing the vascular system I said that your femoral artery is branched from the inferior vena cava. That is obviously false. The inferior vena cava, while part of the vascular system, is a vein. It transports deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart. Arteries transport oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. So, to clarify and rectify; from the heart, blood travels through the abdominal aorta, branches at the iliac arteries, then to the femoral artery that I referenced, and on even farther. We always try to bring ya’ll the best, most accurate information that we can. We strive to remain above reproach, but we can never be above accountability. That being said, we’ll need to do a medical class here soon. As with everything, we’ll start at zero and build up. Stay safe, and be better.

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Mercadante AA, Raja A. Anatomy, Arteries. [Updated 2022 Jan 14]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK547743/

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6 and 7 discuss what it means to be Mentally Tough, Physically Strong, and Morally Straight, their personal philosophies and experiences, as well as raising everyone's standard in these traits.

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“What Is Mental Toughness.” Mental Toughness Inc., www.mentaltoughnessinc.com/what-is-mental-toughness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2022.

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