Evasion and Safe Haven Planning
Acting naturally under stress
Course Overview, One Page
A single printable page covering what SEC-11 teaches, the 3 lessons, what you need before starting, and the doctrinal sources behind the method. Useful for deciding whether the course is for you, or for handing to somebody in your group who is weighing it up.
Why This Course
BLUF: If you confirm you’re being followed, the goal isn’t a dramatic escape — it’s acting naturally while moving calmly toward a pre-planned safe location. This course teaches members to verify surveillance without revealing awareness of it, and to reach safety without escalating.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Explain the natural-reason principle for any movement made to confirm or break contact.
- Distinguish composed, low-key responses from ones that reveal trained awareness to a watcher.
- Pre-designate safe havens along routine routes, and decide a first move for each in advance.
Lessons
Lesson 1
The Natural-Reason Principle
Why every move needs a plausible, ordinary reason decided in advance, not improvised under pressure.
Lesson 2
Composure vs. Revealing Awareness
The classic tells that reveal trained technique, what looks natural instead, and why delivery matters more than the plan.
Lesson 3
Pre-Designating Safe Havens
What makes a real safe haven, and mapping one onto each of your regular routes before you ever need it.
How This Course Works
| Prerequisites | SEC-08 (Gray Man); NAV-01 recommended. |
| Format | Three self-paced lessons, each with a short knowledge check that unlocks the next. |
| Time | 60–75 minutes of lesson time; safe-haven planning extends across roughly a week in practice. |
| Certificate | Unlocks after all three lessons are marked complete. |
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