Sheepdog Tip of the Day, During Combat tip 33
If you are shot, step one is, do not panic. The fact you are alive to know you are shot is a good sign. Think of it as a very emphatic warning shot. Say to yourself: "I've been better, but I could be worse." Know that a mission, a goal, can keep you going. Okay, you have been hit, so now your immediate goal is to prevent getting hit with another bullet. Let's say the person who shot you no longer represents a legitimate lawful threat because he has fled, surrendered, or been shot, or there are plenty of other people present who can take care of him. Your mission now is to crawl, walk, wiggle, run, writhe or drive to medical support. Get yourself back to medical support so that your friends don't have to expose themselves getting you back to safety. They have better things to do at this time. As Samuel Butler put it over 300 years ago: For those that fly may fight again,
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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