Protection Plan

[Lightspeed]

This scenario is an excellent idea SS. Thanks for keeping it rolling. But it got a little diverted.

BP look at Midnight's post just above this one: There are two types of threats from the military. outright military intervention, which we've discussed elsewhere, and secondly attack from ex mil types.

Re the latter: The military is trained to live off the land, and to get what they need by taking from civilian populations when necessary. This is especially true of older generation troops. There is a danger to preppers from the large numbers of de-commissioned troops in the general population. When their families' survival is at stake, they will revert to using learned skills to get them through. They may no longer be armed with NVGs and latest assault weapons, but their tactical and fighting skills will be way beyond that od the general population, and that includes SS's little cottage in this scenario. It can also be assumed that these guys will on average survive longer than general population sheeple and will pose a potent threat.

Its useful for non Mil trained preppers to understand how these guys think, and what tactics they might employ. Again Midnight's post illustrates this well.

Question: Has anyone got an idea of the number of trained, decommissioned mil personnel in the UK population at the moment? That'll be an interesting number for sure.

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Devonian wrote:

these external measures to improve defence; provide clear lines of sight; defensive positions; incorporating wire into the roof; steel lined shutters etc etc are just going to draw attention to you. You may as well have a neon sign saying Preppers R Us!!

LS Replies: Spot on mate. Blend into the background, don't make a show of your capabilities. First line of defence is not to make a target of ourselves.