ABSTRACT
Mental preparation, extremely important in developing a mindset of survival, is not any different from preparing for any other emergency aboard an aircraft. Pilots prepare in the flight simulator and flight attendants prepare in the cabin trainer for the worse case scenarios. It does not matter if you are a 60-year-old flight attendant/pilot or a 21-year-old flight attendant/pilot you can still mentally prepare for a possible violent physical confrontation. How? By development of a mindset of survival through a personal commitment to never giving up when faced with danger. Unfortunately, crewmembers are living in a new reality. The times we live in have changed and we must change with them, or risk being led like lambs to the slaughter.
