24Aug05

The new address to which supplies are to be sent is:

CWO2 JR Newton MWSS 372 Eng Co, HE Ops Unit 42020 FPO/AP 96426-2020

S/Sgt Burchfield ended up in another area and is unable to distribute the stuff. CWO2 Newton has volunteered to do the job for us. He is currently in place and ready to go.

List of needed items includes:

Knee pads. Contact KP Industries at _www.kpindustries.com_ (http://www.kpindustries.com) . Get hold Chuck Knox at 760 599 9882. Best o nes are KneePro Tactical Ultraflex II in tan.

Oakley Pilot Tactical Gloves. Contact Ed Howell at _dhowell@oakley.com_ (mailto:dhowell@oakley.com) . Tell him that CWO3 Phil Ross referred you. Yo u'll get a discount

Hatch Desert Tan Nomex Flight gloves. _www.attackopgear.com_ (http://www.attackopgear.com)

FLY SWATTERS STICKY, ROLL FLY PAPER

Cold Steel, Emerson knives, fixed and folding Dry lube, Hoppe's, Outer's, Remington 9mm and 223 Boresnake Beretta OEM 92F normal-capacity magazines Leatherman tools, "Wave" and =80=9CCrunch=E2=80=9D Gerber Utility Tools (similar to Leatherman) Surefire flashlights LED "soft" lights (Map lights) Air fresheners. Sunscreen.

As members of Congress develop week knees (why am I not surprised?), we mus t show these guys that we know the truth and truly appreciate what they are doing for us and future generations of Americans.

/John

24Aug05

YOU DON'T GET TO RELAX!

At our courses, I constantly remind students to keep their guns loaded. To

this end, I admonish them to reload when they want to (so as not to be compelled to reload at an inconvenient moment, when they have no choice) an d to perform chamber checks if there is the slightest doubt about whether there is a round chambered or not. I also caution them to keep their heads up and articulated in all directions, so that no threat will get close without bei ng noticed well in advance. In our Advanced Courses, many shooting exercises are actually started with students facing uprange, away from the target.

Students are taught that pistols are carried as a way for us to effectively

deal with UNEXPECTED threats. That being the case, we must be alert and fully prepared to fight, all the time, as we don't get to know when an otherwise unforeseen threat may abruptly rear its ugly head.

At some point, a student will ask, "When do I get to relax?=80 The answer is always immediate and to the point, "You don't!" To ask when one may relax is tantamount to asking when he may turn responsibility for his safety over

to someone else. If we emphasize anything in our courses it is that you ar e ALWAYS on your own. At no time will any other person or entity care about you more than you care about yourself. Taking complete responsibility for your

own safety lies at the core of the Warrior Ethos. If you do not accept personal responsibility for your own physical well being, how can you take personal responsibility for anything?

In the fantasy world manufactured for public consumption by institutions (for their benefit, not yours), we are encouraged to believe that "S omeone is looking out for me."

No they're not! They=80=99re looking out for themselves.

We can never allow ourselves to believe smooth lies about our safety being someone else's concern. Life is meant to be a daring adventure. It was never meant to be relaxing!

/John