Lethal Minds Journal Stand Alone Edition: Jack Ryan Episode 2
Episode 2 of 3 - Jack Ryan
The Stand Alone Edition is for long form writing (2000+ words) or video longer than 5 minutes. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
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Dedicated to those who serve, those who have served, and those who paid the final price for their country.
Episode 2: War and the Human Psyche
War has a really unique effect on the human psyche. I've seen war bring out the best and worst in human beings.
Many of the soldiers I served with rose to the occasion and had the opportunity to demonstrate immense bravery in a combat zone.
Jack Ryan
Jack started his career as an Army Infantry Officer, serving in a Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) out Ft. Bliss, Texas, and forward deployed to Maiwand, Afghanistan, in a Combat Outpost (COP) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Jack continued his Army career in the U.S. Army Reserves, serving in two consecutive company command billets. Jack's civilian career has spanned the aviation, aerospace, UAS, and defense markets, strongly focusing on developing emerging technologies to support the DoD, NATO, and commercial customers. Jack is a licensed, instrument-rated private pilot and commercial UAS pilot.
Jack enjoys partnering with the Department of Defense and seeking out innovative technologies that can support the survivability and lethality of our warfighters who are currently deployed in support of our Nation's Defense Strategy, bringing meaningful capabilities to our men and women on the front lines.
He is also passionate about supporting the Veteran community through work with non-profits like Helmets to Hardhats, Healing4Heroes, and the Force Recon Association.
"I got into making videos last January (a year ago) both as a creative outlet and to learn how to produce my own multimedia. It's been really fun and has benefited my professional career as a byproduct."
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This ends Episode 2 of 3, Jack Ryan
Episode 3 of 3 released next Sunday. (16MAR2025)
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