{"id":28266,"date":"2017-11-24T08:44:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T13:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=28266"},"modified":"2017-11-24T08:44:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T13:44:34","slug":"operational-essential-task-lists-for-when-the-s-hits-the-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=28266","title":{"rendered":"Operational Essential Task Lists for When the \u201cS\u201d Hits the Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/operational-essential-task-lists-for-when-the-s-hits-the-fan_24112017\/\">Operational Essential Task Lists for When the \u201cS\u201d Hits the Fan<\/a><\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44676\" src=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/metl-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/metl-2.jpg 500w, http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/metl-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/center>ReadyNutrition Readers, this is \u201cPart 2\u201d of our METL series.\u00a0 To refresh, METL is a military acronym that translates into \u201cMission Essential Task List.\u201d\u00a0 Part 1 covered a METL for training and how to prepare yourself and your family in terms of what to study and practice.\u00a0 This second part gives the tasks you will all need to be proficient in when the \u201cS\u201d hits the fan and everything comes unglued.<\/p>\n<p>Try and understand that this list can be changed and modified to fit the needs of a family and their idiosyncrasies.\u00a0 Each family is different and unique in terms of physical conditioning, skill-sets, geographic location, and family demographics, there will be different challenges facing each family even in the same disaster.<\/p>\n<p>These are tasks that all the family members\u2026the ones able physically, mentally, and chronologically\u2026should be proficient in.\u00a0 Let\u2019s do it!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/the-prepared-home-50-essential-items-to-put-in-your-ultimate-survival-medical-kit_28022017\/\">First Aid<\/a>:<\/strong> Everyone in the family should learn about bandaging and splinting (termed \u201csticks and rags\u201d in the Army). How to dress a wound, run a simple set of sutures, clear and maintain an airway, perform CPR, treat for heat and cold weather injuries.\u00a0 About a year ago, we did a series on Field First Aid that you may wish to refer to for a refresher on these tasks.\u00a0 Also: if you have any family members who have special medical needs\u2026all the rest of your family needs to know how to take care of them\u2026from injections to the administration of oxygen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Essential Outdoor Survival Skills:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/how-to-make-a-stealthy-smokeless-fire_18092015\/\">Building a Fire<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/shtf-planning-3-ways-to-purify-water_24052014\/\">Disinfecting\/Treating Water<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/a-green-berets-guide-to-building-an-emergency-winter-shelter_31012017\/\">Construct a Lean-to or Erecting a Tent<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/the-beginning-guide-to-hunting_09122016\/\">Cleaning and Cooking Wild game<\/a>, fowl, or fish. These are some of the tasks.\u00a0 Depending on your geographic locale and the season of the year, there may be a substantial number of tasks added that require proficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operational Essential Task Lists for When the \u201cS\u201d Hits the Fan ReadyNutrition Readers, this is \u201cPart 2\u201d of our METL series.\u00a0 To refresh, METL is a military acronym that translates into \u201cMission Essential Task List.\u201d\u00a0 Part 1 covered a METL for training and how to prepare yourself and your family in terms of what to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[12881,648,650,6787,727,728],"class_list":["post-28266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-survival-2","tag-jeremiah-johnson","tag-preparations","tag-prepping","tag-ready-nutrition","tag-shit-hits-the-fan","tag-shtf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28267,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28266\/revisions\/28267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}