OPERATIONAL GAP Tier II – Asymmetric Practitioner Series Duration: 2–3 Days Most individuals spend significant time preparing for emergencies. Few prepare for situations where they become isolated, pursued, detained, or placed under the control of a foreign entity. Whether caused by civil unrest, armed conflict, natural disasters, criminal activity, political instability, or other crises, history repeatedly demonstrates that ordinary people can suddenly find themselves operating in environments where freedom of movement, communication, and personal security can no longer be taken for granted. RAVUS Solutions identified a critical operational gap. Many individuals understand how to respond to a threat. Few understand how to avoid capture, survive isolation, maintain resilience, and continue functioning when events no longer unfold as planned. CA/CDC was developed to address that gap. COURSE OVERVIEW Capture Avoidance & Conduct During Captivity (CA/CDC) is designed to prepare students for some of the most challenging situations an individual may encounter during periods of instability and uncertainty. Drawing on lessons from military survival programs, modern conflicts, resistance operations, hostage events, and real-world captivity experiences, students are introduced to practical methods for reducing vulnerability, avoiding detection, surviving isolation, and maintaining resilience under adverse conditions. The course is divided into two complementary components: Capture Avoidance Students learn how to survive independently, avoid detection, manage their signature, develop recovery plans, and move through uncertain environments while reducing the likelihood of capture. Conduct During Captivity Students learn how individuals respond to captivity, how exploitation occurs, and how to maintain resilience, dignity, and decision-making ability when control has been lost. The course combines classroom instruction, practical field exercises, scenario-based training, and immersive role-play experiences designed to challenge students physically, mentally, and emotionally. The objective is not simply survival. The objective is to develop adaptable individuals who can continue to think, plan, and function despite adversity. WHY THIS COURSE EXISTS RAVUS Solutions believes operational environments drive training objectives. Modern conflicts consistently demonstrate that individuals may become separated from support networks, isolated from friendly forces, displaced from their homes, or detained by hostile actors. Most people possess no framework for navigating these situations. The result is often panic, poor decisions, and avoidable mistakes. CA/CDC provides students with a structured approach for understanding adversity before they are forced to experience it in the real world. Students learn how preparation, discipline, planning, and resilience increase survivability long before a crisis occurs. EDUCATE – TRAIN – PERFORM EDUCATE Students learn the principles of survival, evasion, captivity dynamics, human behavior under stress, and resilience. TRAIN Students develop practical skills through field exercises, event planning, movement drills, and scenario-based problem-solving. PERFORM Students apply those skills during realistic exercises designed to challenge adaptability, decision-making, and resilience under pressure. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion, students will be able to: Understand capture avoidance principles Develop emergency action plans Develop emergency rally points (ERPs) Conduct recovery planning Understand signature management Apply movement and concealment principles Understand isolation survival priorities Recognize captivity dynamics Identify exploitation attempts Develop resilience under adversity Understand conduct during captivity Understand captivity resolution considerations Maintain decision-making ability under stress STUDENT EXPERIENCE Students should expect periods of uncertainty, limited information, changing circumstances, and realistic problem-solving challenges. The environment is designed to test adaptability, resilience, communication, and decision-making. While physically demanding at times, the primary challenge is mental. Students are expected to think, adapt, and continue functioning despite adversity. COURSE OUTCOME Upon successful completion, students will possess a practical framework for avoiding capture, surviving isolation, maintaining resilience in the face of adversity, and understanding the realities of captivity. Students will leave with increased confidence in their ability to think, adapt, and continue functioning when circumstances deteriorate and conventional support systems are unavailable. CA/CDC prepares students for advanced participation in the Asymmetric Practitioner Series and serves as a critical component of the broader RAVUS Educate – Train – Perform methodology.
