Length12h 18m
About this audiobook
*Resilience Training or Murder* examines the U.S. military suicide crisis through the lens of leadership, culture, policy, and institutional responsibility. Drawing on government investigations, research, military case studies, and survivor testimony, the book challenges the idea that suicide prevention can rely primarily on teaching service members to become more resilient. Instead, it asks whether toxic leadership, excessive operational demands, stigma, institutional betrayal, and failures of accountability are contributing to preventable deaths. The book ultimately argues for a military culture that balances resilience with humanity, psychological safety, responsible leadership, and meaningful organizational reform.
Audiobook details
GenreEducation and Learning, Psychology
Length12 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 29, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Part One — The Crisis We Refuse to Name
3Chapter 1: The Deaths That Replaced the War
4Suicide Deaths Overtake Combat Fatalities
5The Post-2004 Turning Point
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6Not a Simple Wartime PTSD Story
7Military vs. Civilian Suicide Rates: A Stark Comparison
8A Crisis That Demands a Different Explanation
9Chapter 2: The False Comfort of Simple Explanations
10Beyond PTSD and Combat Trauma
11The Social Media & Internet Myth
12Diverging Suicide Trends: Military vs Civilian
13Cultural and Structural Drivers in the Military
14The Perils of Misdiagnosing the Cause
15Chapter 3: When Prevention Becomes Performance
16Compliance Over Culture: The Rise of Mandatory Training
17Timeline: From ACE to CSF – Expansion of Prevention Programs -2009–Present-
182009 – “Ask, Care, Escort” -ACE- Launch
192009 – Comprehensive Soldier Fitness -CSF-
202010–2012 – Continued Program Growth
212013–2018 – ACE Evolves and New Trainings
222019–2021 – Metrics and New Strategies
232022–2023 – “Modernizing” Training and Policy
24The Illusion of Action: Metrics, Briefings, and “Box-Checking”
25Voices from the Ranks: “This Isn’t Helping”
26Conclusion: From Performance Back to Purpose
27Chapter 4 The Rise of Resilience as Doctrine
28Origins of Military Resilience Programs
29Comprehensive Soldier Fitness -CSF- and its Successors
30Comparing Key Programs and Their Philosophies
31Psychological Influences: Positive Psychology and “Learned Optimism”
32Implementation: How Resilience Training Works in Practice
33Efficacy and Critiques of the Resilience Doctrine
34Chapter 5: When Coping Replaces Caring
35Resilience Training – A Quick Fix Since 2009
36Shifting Responsibility from Leaders to Individuals
37“Failure to Cope” vs. Leadership Failures
38Overemphasis on Toughness – Discouraging Help-Seeking
39Toward a Culture of Care and Accountability
40Chapter 6: Emotional Safety vs. Resilience
41Defining Emotional Safety in Hierarchical Organizations
42Resilience: Purpose and Mechanisms
43Differing Purposes and Outcomes
44Comparative Summary: Emotional Safety vs. Resilience
45Real-World Implications When Emotional Safety Is Absent
46Vulnerability in “Tough” Cultures
47Emotional Safety as a Complement to Resilience
48Part III — The Organizational Mechanics of Silence
49Chapter 7: Career Consequences and the Fear Economy
50Introduction: When Honesty Feels Dangerous
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