Manage episode 505620501 series 3662740
Developed by subject-matter expert Mickey Middaugh (retired U.S. Air Force Security Forces Senior NCO; founder of Grey Matter Ops), this episode introduces 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 guided 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 model, and De-escalation as a last off-ramp for proactive disengagement. Evidence from PERF’s ICAT evaluation in Louisville (−28% use of force, −26% citizen injuries, −36% officer injuries) underscores why structured tactics work. Start with the Two-Exit Scan—every room, every time—and follow the 4-week challenge to hard-wire awareness habits.Developed by subject-matter expert Mickey Middaugh (retired U.S. Air Force Security Forces Senior NCO; founder of Grey Matter Ops), this episode introduces 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 guided 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 model, and De-escalation as a last off-ramp for proactive disengagement. Evidence from PERF’s ICAT evaluation in Louisville (−28% use of force, −26% citizen injuries, −36% officer injuries) underscores why structured tactics work. Start with the Two-Exit Scan—every room, every time—and follow the 4-week challenge to hard-wire awareness habits.
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