From:  Warlord #1 @0 VirtualNET
Title: escape
Date:  Mon May 27, 1996 18:53:21

(This is a quote from the Honor Graduate of Ft. Bragg's S.E.R.E. (Survival,
evasion, resistance, escape) school.   Brian Adams is the number one expert in 
the country!)  

This is what it all boils down to... They want to find you, and you fix it
so they can't.

To find you they have to use their senses. But you become one with your
environment--- invisable and inaudible, so their senses won't work. Confuse
them and they can't think. Attack them, Harass them, trap them, destroy their
minds, then their hearts, and finially some of their tired, beaten bodies,
and the only thing that WILL work is their emotions. Then, You own them.

Stealth is your great ally.  Speed is only used for emergencies.  Many people
think that the idea in escaping and evading is merely to put distance between
you and your pursuers.  That's wrong--- with one exception.  In this game of
life and death, stealth, and the ability to scheme are relative. It's them
against you.  In the beginning of the chase, flat out speed often works to
your advantage, because it forces them into hot pursuit immediately, so they
never get a chance to organize.

Even if you are running scared, so that the more lead time you have the
better you like it, the answer may not be for you to run faster, but to make
them run slower.  Take at least one member of their party out and the rest
will slow down to a crawl.  When they start out after you with superior
numbers, better weapons and dogs, they will press on and enjoy the chase.  As
soon as one of them dies, all will scare, and start thinking maybe this isn't
fun after all.

DON'T PANIC; Stay cool!  If you Panic you loose the ability to scheme and
plan.  Then you are dead meat.  You have to know the power of the enemy and
plan for every possibility.  Dont just move. Think. Scheme.  You must be able
to PRECISELY assess the situation and then Plan and scheme around the facts.

Never make a maneuver that requires a strength you dont have or a weapon you
don't own.  On the contrary, Force THEM into over-extending, hurrying, and
running scared.  Why Tangle with them when they are fresh, confident and
ready to fight.  Wait. Sooner, or later, they will make a mistake.

The seconday factor is your physical condition and how well you maintain
yourself as you escape.

Finally, distance is helpful, but remember--- ONLY HELPFUL.