That wasn't explained particularly well. I'm not leaving a defensible position I'm withdrawing to a safer one. The context above from the original poster talked about burning down your home. I'm not staying in a building on fire. I'm exiting and withdrawing to a safer one. The inference was that violent people were in your home already. That's not defensible with your family there, your not acting correctly you're worried about them. if it's burning or they're in it, then it's not defensible it's compromised. All you're doing is backing yourself into a corner. Get out and get somewhere else that's safe. This notion that one person can defend their home from 5,6,10,20 violent rioters/looters or other armed people is Hollywood fantasy. Be smart and actually keep yourself and your dependants alive.
Don't know your MOS but hopefully it was non-combat.
So far the tone of this whole thread has been decent and respectful, don't change that. Your inference that because you disagree makes me incompetent at my job didn't go unnoticed and was not appreciated.