White: Unaware and unprepared. If attacked in Condition White, the only thing that may save you is the inadequacy or ineptitude of your attacker. When confronted by something nasty, your reaction will probably be Oh my God! This cant be happening to me. Yellow: Relaxed alert. No specific threat situation. Your mindset is that today could be the day I may have to defend myself. You are simply aware that the world is a potentially unfriendly place and that you are prepared to defend yourself, if necessary. You use your eyes and ears, and realize that I may have to shoot today. You dont have to be armed in this state, but if you are armed you should be in Condition Yellow. You should always be in Yellow whenever you are in unfamiliar surroundings or among people you dont know. You can remain in Yellow for long periods, as long as you are able to Watch your six. (In aviation 12 oclock refers to the direction in front of the aircrafts nose. Six oclock is the blind spot behind the pilot.) In Yellow, you are taking in surrounding information in a relaxed but alert manner, like a continuous 360 degree radar sweep. As Cooper put it, I might have to shoot. Orange: Specific alert. Something is not quite right and has your attention. Your radar has picked up a specific alert. You shift your primary focus to determine if there is a threat (but you do not drop your six). Your mindset shifts to I may have to shoot that person today, focusing on the specific target which has caused the escalation in alert status. In Condition Orange, you set a mental trigger: If that person does X, I will need to stop them. Your pistol usually remains holstered in this state. Staying in Orange can be a bit of a mental strain, but you can stay in it for as long as you need to. If the threat proves to be nothing, you shift back to Condition Yellow. Red: Condition Red is fight. Your mental trigger (established back in Condition Orange) has been tripped. If X happens I will shoot that person - X has happened, the fight is on.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:04:44 +0000
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