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165: Govern Your Emotions But Know Your Nature. Psychology For The Fighting Man (Pt.2)

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Control of Action Helps to Be Afraid

When we were in Ramadi, there was a lot of IEDs. And if someone would come to visit us, and they wanted to come on an operation with us, we would give like the slightly longer IED brief so that they understood the threat. It wasn't always helpful for them psychologically. Don't be shaking your leg during the brief. That one could be a little, that's a little bit of a tricky one because sometimes people would get a little freaked out when they would hear about what the enemy can do.

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