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In my experience (very mild compared to, say, rhino conservation), apprehending poachers/dealers in wildlife usually places you into Yellow situations, and one of the things you are never to allow to happen is letting it escalate further. It means that if you are not sure about what you face, you don't engage. Sometimes you will make mistakes and get some negative feedback. Then you have to keep as close to training as you can, bluff your ears off, and retreat safely. The first thing to do after it is review your mistakes, and it comes easily after some time, and it really helps to deal with the fear of turning your back on angry people.
Grossman names some professions that should never leave Condition Yellow:
Pilots
Negotiators
Bomb disposal experts
Hunters (the only everyday profession where you routinely have perceptual distortions like tunnel vision and esp. diminished sound (of the shot)
That does seem like a rational quote material:) and makes Jedi style negotiations so strawman... I do wonder if such specialists have advantages/disadvantages compared to your regular civilian (as I have no idea about army men except 'they train') when they are forced beyond Yellow. I mean, being a negotiator doesn't protect you from natural disasters, etc. - does their training kick in (at least the feeling of if you fail, it's all your fault)?