The Second Decision
Plan the dive, dive the plan
In Recon we have a saying, “Plan the dive, dive the plan.” This is important because the planning takes place in relative safety and comfort. We are sitting around a nautical chart, deciding where the boats will drop us off, how close to the harbor we will swim on the surface, and then when to go subsurface to avoid detection as we enter the harbor, gather information, plant explosives, or whatever the mission requires.
This planning is critical to the success of the mission. It is done with clear heads and all available information. It is the first decision that must be made.
The second decision, to actually dive the plan, comes later when the water is freezing, legs are tired from finning, and it would be easy to modify the plan. During those times, a thousand reasons to justify the shortcut spring to mind. Many of them seem logical.
This is the time for the second decision. The harder one. To follow through with the plan even when your team is presenting you with reasons to deviate and their logic makes sense.
Failing at the second decision point brings about the demise of many well-laid plans.
You develop a new fitness plan, but don’t actually wake up in time. You commit to a new eating plan but give in to the friends that invite you out. You promise to do something to improve your lot in life but falter when it’s time to act.
The first decision is important, but it becomes meaningless when it’s time to implement the plan, and you begin bartering with yourself to put it off or take an easier path.
Plan the dive, dive the plan, and RTFU.
John
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“Plan the dive, dive the plan.” One of my favorites. Few things clear the mind more than this bit of combat wisdom. And then it gets spicy when the plan goes to hell and you have to create a new plan underwater while unable to speak.