VaughnT
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I'm as big a fan of Jack Bauer and the series as anyone. One of my bad habits with any tv show or movie is to try and learn something. Even if it's what NOT to do, I think that everything out there can teach us something. And, yes, it annoys those watching the show with me or hearing my After-Action Assessment of the show. 
In this most recent episode of 24, Jack gets a call from Chloe, saying that she's in big doodoo and so is he. Understanding the severity of the situation, Jack knows he needs to get out of Dodge, and pronto.
You'll note that even before the phone call is over, Jack is reaching for a bag of gear that was fully stocked and ready to go. This is a BOB!
The only problem I saw with this BOB was that it didn't seem organized or compartmentalized in any way. I'm all for staying low-key, of being the Grey Man, but trying to find a reload for your pistol in what amounts to an open pit full of reloads and weapons and knives and commgear.....
It's good that he is prepared, but there are better ways to be prepared. Take a note.
Also note that Jack had the abandoned oil refinery in mind as a rendezvous point. This is something he must have thought of in advance in order to know that it was abandoned and convenient to the general AO.
A similar rendezvous point for friends and family isn't a bad idea. There should, ideally, be several of them located around the periphery of the "no-fly" zone. This allows you to choose whichever RP is best depending on the location of the parties involved, or conditions which might preclude using a particular RP.
Last on my list of observations, but certainly not least in importance, MOVE! I don't care what's beset you, keep in motion.
Forward. Backward. Left. Right. Up. Down. Do something!
When Jack realized that the chopper wasn't going to wind up in time, he ordered a move. Throughout the entire refinery scene, you see Jack in constant motion. He's thinking on his feet and improvising according to what the antagonists do. In fact, he transitions smoothly from protagonist to antagonist, taking the fight to the enemy instead of sitting on his arse and waiting for them to make a move.
All of these things are things we have talked about ad nauseum on this board and others. My point here isn't to make some earth-shattering revelation, but to remind people to remember those conversations and, maybe, see the parallel between this episode and their lives. Yea, we'll not likely be ridding the world of terrorists, but there are "terrorists" that we will be facing. Your's might be a flood, or a riot, or a power outage. In the end, it doesn't matter what adversity you face. Just be prepared.
In this most recent episode of 24, Jack gets a call from Chloe, saying that she's in big doodoo and so is he. Understanding the severity of the situation, Jack knows he needs to get out of Dodge, and pronto.
You'll note that even before the phone call is over, Jack is reaching for a bag of gear that was fully stocked and ready to go. This is a BOB!
The only problem I saw with this BOB was that it didn't seem organized or compartmentalized in any way. I'm all for staying low-key, of being the Grey Man, but trying to find a reload for your pistol in what amounts to an open pit full of reloads and weapons and knives and commgear.....
It's good that he is prepared, but there are better ways to be prepared. Take a note.
Also note that Jack had the abandoned oil refinery in mind as a rendezvous point. This is something he must have thought of in advance in order to know that it was abandoned and convenient to the general AO.
A similar rendezvous point for friends and family isn't a bad idea. There should, ideally, be several of them located around the periphery of the "no-fly" zone. This allows you to choose whichever RP is best depending on the location of the parties involved, or conditions which might preclude using a particular RP.
Last on my list of observations, but certainly not least in importance, MOVE! I don't care what's beset you, keep in motion.
Forward. Backward. Left. Right. Up. Down. Do something!
When Jack realized that the chopper wasn't going to wind up in time, he ordered a move. Throughout the entire refinery scene, you see Jack in constant motion. He's thinking on his feet and improvising according to what the antagonists do. In fact, he transitions smoothly from protagonist to antagonist, taking the fight to the enemy instead of sitting on his arse and waiting for them to make a move.
All of these things are things we have talked about ad nauseum on this board and others. My point here isn't to make some earth-shattering revelation, but to remind people to remember those conversations and, maybe, see the parallel between this episode and their lives. Yea, we'll not likely be ridding the world of terrorists, but there are "terrorists" that we will be facing. Your's might be a flood, or a riot, or a power outage. In the end, it doesn't matter what adversity you face. Just be prepared.
