![]() This is easy to remember and for the most part, covers the critical things well. The civilian counterpart to SURVIVAL is, as mentioned above, STOP. This is absolutely great advice, but may be a little more suited to a combat environment and unless you’re required to memorize it, it can be long and wordy. L – Live by your wits, but for now learn basic skills Military often uses the actual word SURVIVAL. There are a couple of acronyms commonly accepted as the first actions you should take in a potential survival situation. So what should you do? The first and most important thing is to STOP. ![]() But when you’re lost in some remote location and have no clue where to go, that’s a real problem. In these situations where you may not know which way is which, you can often pull over at a gas station or pop back in Spencer’s and someone will help you get it figured out. To “orient” yourself literally means to face the Orient or Eastern World (conversely, Occidental refers to the Western World). If you get lost driving around a strange town or can’t find your way due to taking the wrong exit out of the mall, you are disoriented. What I am talking about is suddenly accepting that you don’t know where you are, or have no idea where to go and have no one available to help you out. I’m not talking about when you can’t find your car in the Home Depot parking lot, or took a wrong turn and have no idea where you are. The second worst feeling in the world, is that feeling you get the moment you realize you’re lost.
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