Quote Originally Posted by PrivateCitizen View Post
I'd say perhaps an overlooked aspect of 'Combat Mindset' is practical situational awareness.

Can I engage effectively with what I have at my disposal? Should I engage or is it to my advantage or primary responsibility to reposition?

Perhaps it is implied here that combat was unavoidable … but if I took your passage literally I'd say this was missing.



The first element of combat mindset should be to be aware enough to either avoid combat, or as much of it as you can while achieving your goal.


Well said.