You continued to move once you were lost.

HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS

t’s axiomatic that out-of-control emotions often lead to bad decision-making. Unfortunately, that universal truth can ratchet up the risk in survival situations. “When we get freaked out,” says SERE Training School’s Jessie Krebs, “we do that. Do not keep moving unless you are in imminent danger. Then about what immediate needs you have. Next, the situation.  Once you’ve taken in that information, what you need to do first and second and third—but be prepared to pivot if necessary. Lastly, . “The biggest mistake people make,” Krebs says, “is they keep moving. Traveling burns calories and could lead to injury. If you are in a survival situation, be still and be big—the latter of which means giving SAR some way to spot you.”