Competent & Dangerous: Master the Skills to be a Man Among Men Paperback – November 6, 2025

Justin "Danger" Carroll brings you Competent & Dangerous, his magnum opus, the accumulated wisdom of a quarter-century of adventuring, globe-trotting, teaching, learning, loving, fighting, boozing in shady dives, hanging out with interesting, sketchy, and downright disreputable people, schmoozing at embassy parties, running patrols under triple-canopy jungle and direct-action raids in Iraq, working the street as a paramedic and deputy, being head-hunted by a big-city startup, reading thousands of books, writing a couple, infiltrating countries as a covert operative, attending hundreds of classes, and living vicariously through himself!Competent & Dangerous will teach you how to get yourself squared away from the ground up. Beginning with the basics, Competent and Dangerous will teach you basic physical and mental health, building a system of EDC, and developing financial stability. Later chapters discuss preparedness, wilderness survival, emergency medicine from a man who is a paramedic, mountain search and rescue tech, and SWAT medic And as the title indicates, Competent & Dangerous will also teach you to be a force to be reckoned with - both in the boardroom and on the battlefield with chapters on physical and digital security, "people ops," and firearms. The full contents includes:Prepare Your Body & MindDevelop a System of Every Day Carry (EDC)Build Financial StabilityMobilityFirst AidDigital SecurityDress Well & Look SharpBasic All-Hazards PreparednessPhysical SecurityWilderness SurvivalPeople OpsFirearmsThe information presented in Competent & Dangerous is seasoned with experienced - from the first page to the last. Justin truly speaks with the confidence and authority of someone who has "been there, done that." Competent & Dangerous was written to prepare you for a varied, adventurous life. It was intended to help you become a man among men, a man to ride the river with, the genuine article. Master the lessons in this book and you will be ready for whatever life throws your way. Competent & Dangerous will truly help you be a man among men, rather than just seem like one. Read more