Tactical Jenga(TM): The Tower We Pretend Isn't Shaking

By John M. Hosea

Understanding cumulative trauma, operational stress, burnout, and the invisible collapse happening inside tactical culture.
This foundational book introduces the Tactical Jenga(TM) metaphor and explains how operational stress slowly removes critical blocks from a responder's emotional, physical, spiritual, relational, and psychological foundation. It explores hypervigilance, emotional suppression, sleep deprivation, burnout, trauma exposure, and identity loss while introducing the JPRP/D.O.C.T. recovery framework.
The book explains why strong people still break and why recovery is not weakness-it is operational sustainability.
Key Topics:

Operational stressNervous system overloadBurnout and identity collapseEmotional armorMarriage and family impactMoral injuryPTSD and cumulative traumaTactical resilienceRebuilding the tower

Signature Theme:
"Survival mode became lifestyle."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H2VM1JPR
• ISBN13: 9798198118966
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"