I try to teach my Scouts to not only Survive a situtation but to Thrive in a situation. The act of "Survival" seems to be a defensive action where "Thrive" seems to be more of a offensive action where you take control of the situation.

We go out and practice living off of the land with nothing but a knife, compass, and ferro-rod ( and a cell phone <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> )