WPS FIELD GUIDE

Crash Course in Situational Awareness

Here’s something that might sound crazy coming from a guy who loves guns: if I had to choose between you carrying a firearm every...

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Why I Use a PACE Plan for Almost Everything

When I was in Ranger Battalion, I learned something that never left me. It was called a PACE plan. At the time, it was...

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The Discipline of “What If” Thinking

Most defensive encounters are not announced ahead of time. You don’t get a countdown. You don’t get a rehearsal. Instead, you get surprised. Imagine...

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Emergency Preparedness: Best Ways to Purify Water

Preparedness often begins with the big questions—security, shelter, food—but it’s water that quietly determines how long you’ll last. It’s one of the few essentials...

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Building the Civilian Comms Mindset

In the military, the formula was simple: shoot, move, communicate. Each piece depended on the others, but without communication, everything can fall apart. Many...

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What Would You Do If...? A Tactical Readiness Test

How ready are you to respond when violence comes calling? Remember tacticality, legality, and morality. We all have blind spots that are difficult to...

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How to Build a Home Defense Plan

Keeping your home and your loved ones safe from bad guys is a multi-faceted, multi-tiered, and highly-contextualized enterprise, but there's a number of nearly-universal...

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Quick Tip: Get Your EDC Pistol Mission Ready

After a day on the range or other application, here's how you ensure your EDC is ready for duty. Whatever your mission context is,...

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Long Range Shooting with Ryan Cleckner

Former U.S. Army Special Operations Sniper Ryan Cleckner, now a lawyer and the founder of Gun University, brings simplicity to the craft and art...

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The Common Sense Way to Choose Your Weapons and Gear

Chest Rig vs Plate Carrier vs Range Belt? It all depends. How you carry your gear and ammo, and which gear and ammo to...

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Situational Awareness 101

Situational awareness is even more important to your defense than your skill with a firearm. Being able to observe your surroundings, assess potential threats,...

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Annihilate the Aches and Pains

It's safe to say that we can all expect to encounter pain in our lives. Sometimes we even welcome pain. Patrick Swayze taught us...

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