Guided by subject-matter expert Mickey Middaugh (retired U.S. Air Force Security Forces Senior NCO; founder of Grey Matter Ops), this episode teaches the GMO Avoidance Ladder—a civilian-ready framework for proactive safety and situational awareness. Learn the Observer Effect (project visible alertness), Recognition using Baseline → Anomaly → Decision, Absence powered by Pre-Incident Indicators (PINS) from Gavin de Becker, Escape & Evasion (E&E) aligned with ALERRT’s Avoid-Deny-Defend and the FBI’s Run. Hide. Fight., and De-escalation as a last off-ramp for Proactive Disengagement. We reference evidence from PERF’s ICAT evaluation in Louisville (−28% use of force, −26% citizen injuries, −36% officer injuries) to underscore why structured tactics work.
Try it today: start with the Two-Exit Scan—every room, every time—then follow our 4-week challenge to hard-wire awareness habits.
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