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Arizona, United States, 10th Jan 2026 - Bang to Boom: A Civilian’s Reckoning with Responsibility, Training, and What It Means to Be Useful When It MattersNew book by Erik Weise challenges modern notions of preparedness, courage, and competence in an increasingly unstable world    In Bang to Boom, author Erik Weise delivers a raw, sharply observed account of what happens when an ordinary civilian decides that good intentions are no longer enough. Part memoir, part field report, and part cultural critique, the book traces Weise’s journey from corporate normalcy into years of immersive training alongside law enforcement, military veterans, medics, and protection professionals without ever pretending to be one of them.Unlike traditional tactical or survival manuals, Bang to Boom is not a how-to guide. It is a “why-we-do” book—an examination of responsibility, fear, humility, and competence under pressure. Weise writes from the uncomfortable middle ground between civilian life and professional danger, documenting the physical and psychological cost of learning to remain calm, useful, and ethical when chaos intrudes.“I didn’t start training because I thought I was tough,” Weise writes. “I started because I knew I wasn’t.”Through firsthand accounts of desert training, force-on-force scenarios, executive protection work, and high-stress simulations, Bang to Boom explores the gap between looking prepared and actually being useful.Key Themes:• Responsibility without uniform or authority• Training versus cosplay culture• Stress as a revealer, not a motivator• Civilian preparedness without paranoia• Brotherhood, humility, and earned confidenceAbout the Author:Erik Weise is a writer, husband, and father who spent years training alongside professional first responders and m...

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