Jack Carr led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander, and Task Unit Commander. Over his 20 years in Naval Special Warfare he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sniper to a junior officer leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, to a platoon commander practicing counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, to commanding a Special Operations Task Unit in the most Iranian influenced section of southern Iraq throughout the tumultuous drawdown of U.S. Forces. Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL who led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander, and Task Unit Commander. Over his 20 years in Naval Special Warfare he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sniper to a junior officer leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, to a platoon commander practicing counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, to commanding a Special Operations Task Unit in the most Iranian influenced section of southern Iraq throughout the tumultuous drawdown of U.S. Forces. Jack retired from active duty in 2016 and lives with his wife and three children in Park City, Utah. He is the author of The Terminal List, True Believer, and Savage Son.

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  • When Jack was little, his hope was to grow up and do two things. Be a Navy SEAL and write fiction. And that’s exactly what he did…
  • Brad Thor is Jack’s writing mentor. “Brad told me is that the only difference between a published and unpublished author is that the published author doesn’t quit.”
  • Writers Block – “One thing I’ll share from Steven Pressfield is that he said ‘Hey, you never hear of a trucker getting trucker’s block.’  Writer’s block does not exist – you just have to go do it.”
  • Jack is also learning the nuances involved in adapting his work into a new medium. The Terminal List is currently being made into an eight-part series for Amazon Prime. Actor Chris Pratt optioned the work and is starring as James Reece, with Anton Fuqua directing the first episode. It is tentatively set for release in 2022.
  • Advice: It is advice on character that a wise Sam Damon passes along to his son that I have passed on to my children as well. He says, “You can’t help what you were born and you may not have much to say about where you die, but you can and you should try to pass the days in between as a good man.” In the end that really says it all.
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