Preparedness

Our focus at KSA Defense has been equipping individuals the necessary knowledge, skill and attitude to protect themselves. The primary focus has been the safe and proper use of firearms.  Over the last several months we have witnessed  drastic changes in the United States as the economy has continued to slide and we find ourselves on the brink of a collapse. There is always a possibility that we will pull out and return to some level of familiar economic stability. On the other hand it would be better to be prepared than suprised.

Shortly before Katrina made landfall some friends had retreated to our home to get out of the path of the storm. We watched the news reports of the devastation in  New Orleans and the Gulf Coast with a “glad that wasn’t me attitude.” I found myself a few weeks later challenged by a friend who asked me” What if that would have been your and your family in the path of the storm?” We would have been taken by surprise. There was no extra food in the house to speak of, we did not have a bug out kit for our family or either means of being prepared.  The thought of not having any plan or prepared resources scared me. I immediately set out on a quest. I had trained myself and had began training others to protect themselves with a firearm, but I  had neglected the most basic level of preparedness.

I consumed resources from FEMA, internet, books, magazines and anything else related to preparedness. I was overwhelmed and did not know where to start. The frustration turned into another obvious solution. Practice what you preach! I broke it down into Knowledge, Skill and Attitude and keeping it simple. The basic plan was developed along with basic supplies and resources. We began networking with others who shared our same fears and it turned out to be a lot more folks what we expected. You may notice I  have not used the word “survival” as I don’t thinks it’s about survival it’s about being prepared. Survival is only realized by being properly prepared.

Prepare for what? You need to be prepared for anything outside your status quo. A job loss, natural disaster, terrorist attack or a number of other scenarios. This is not wacko survivalism it is basic preparedness and it should be a part of everyone’s protection plan. The natural thing for me was to begin developing a basic preparedness course you could download and work through on your own. So that is what I am doing. The course is almost finished and I am very excited to share it with my KSA Defense audience.  To be notified of the availability of the course please be sure to register on the www.ksadefense.com home page.

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