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CMIC - MANUAL

TO DEFEAT AN ADVERSARY WHO IS YOUR EQUAL IN SKILL OR PERHAPS EVEN SUPERIOR, YOU MUST FIRST MASTER THIS OPPONENT MENTALLY! Paraphrased from Daniel J. Brown's book, "The Boys in the Boat"

The real impetus of this course manual is to assist instructors in being able to pass on information to others regarding combat mindset, in an intelligent and credible way in order to strengthen, and build the kind of mental skills needed not only to survive in the combat vortex, but ultimately to WIN!


The stressors in the combat vortex can accelerate and be overwhelming. It, along with the fear element, can suffocate one's actions to the point where they become affected by Stress Induced Paralysis, wherein they are incapable of doing nothing at all. There is one exception to this and that is the mind! It is the one thing capable of controlling the negative stressors that inundate someone in the combat vortex, and it is the one thing that motivates one's instinctual action to survive and win! Your combat mindset is the single element that provides you with the power of "Will" to decimate and conquer your opponent.


In the book "Warfighting" by USMC General A.M. Gray, he makes the following statement, "War is a clash between opposing human wills, the human dimension is central in war. It is the human dimension which infuses war with its intangible moral factors." He is absolutely correct in that assessment in recognizing that human will can dramatically change the outcome of a tactical combat engagement. In truth, combat mindset is a different breed of animal and is the single greatest factor for surviving and winning in a deadly force confrontation.


“I will tell you this categorically, preparing the mind is as essential as any possible skill you could ever learn or any weapon held in your hand. Your mindset is the dispenser and finisher of the battle you are engaged. When you are thrust into the combat vortex and are at the tip of the spear, your mindset determines whether you win or die!” This manual is designed assist instructors in developing a combat mindset program for their agency.

Jack C. Perritt


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