Mutual Assistance Groups (MAGs)

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Skills, Vetting, and Building Real Resilience No individual can possess every skill, tool, or capability needed to endure prolonged disruption. The Personal Preparedness Assessment Workbook makes this clear early: true resilience is collective. This is where Mutual Assistance Groups (MAGs) come in—small, trusted networks of like-minded people who intentionally prepare, train, and plan together to withstand emergencies ranging from local disasters to long-duration grid failures. A MAG is not a militia, a club, or a social group. It is a capability-driven support network, built around complementary skills, shared values, and realistic threat assessments. Why MAGs Matter Preparedness doctrine often repeats the phrase “two is one, one is none.” The workbook applies this not just to gear, but to people. If your only medic gets injured, your only mechanic leaves, or your only communicator burns out, your plan collapses. MAGs provide redundancy, depth, and adaptability—especially when formal response systems are delayed or overwhelmed PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS ASSESSMEN…. Core Skill Areas Every MAG Should Cover Using the Personnel Skills & Abilities Assessment as a baseline, MAGs should aim for coverage—not perfection—across the following domains: 1. Food Systems Preparation: Bulk cooking, nutrition planning, ration management Acquisition: Gardening, hunting, trapping, animal farming Preservation: Canning,...