Beyond The Yard Podcast Ep 9 | Jack Stewart

Jack Stewart (USNA '99) went from Admiral's Mast as a lieutenant junior grade to retired commander, Southwest captain, and the newest author in the Tom Clancy universe. He walks the crew through getting kicked out of his air wing, getting passed over, and coming back to make commander. Plus: his first F/A-18 simulator on 9/11, carrier quals the morning after a crash, TOPGUN as an adversary pilot, a JSOC deployment to Africa, five rejected manuscripts before he landed an agent, and how he came to write Tom Clancy Pressure Depth. Hosted by Jackson, Gage and Geoff. Beyond the Yard Podcast: For Naval Academy Grads by Naval Academy Grads. Tom Clancy Pressure Depth: https://jackstewartbooks.com/books/to... Apple Podcasts: [LINK] Follow Jack on Instagram: @jackstewartbooks CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:25 Bothell to Annapolis: Boys' Life and Top Gun 4:28 Summer Seminar and I-Day 6:35 From swim team to intramural warrior 9:10 The plebe prank that came back a year later 15:45 Fried for parking on the Yard 18:15 Pensacola, Corpus Christi and Kingsville 19:51 First F/A-18 simulator on 9/11 20:47 Shock and awe: every bomb, every mission 22:57 Why he didn't fly F-14s 24:12 His grandfather's B-17 logbooks 27:17 The call sign "Farley" 29:54 TOPGUN as an adversary pilot 35:48 Carrier quals the morning after a crash 38:45 Pilot, father, writer: switching hats 40:29 Volunteered for Germany, sent to Africa with JSOC 42:12 Admiral's Mast as a JG 46:05 Kicked out of the air wing 47:43 Passed over, then promoted to commander 51:47 Life as a Southwest captain 56:11 Navy dad, Air Force son 1:02:41 English major to author 1:05:40 Five books before an agent 1:08:50 Jack Carr and ThrillerFest 1:11:02 The Battle Born deal 1:13:30 Hollywood and UCLA screenwriting 1:16:41 Writing special ops without giving away TTPs 1:18:18 What Hollywood gets wrong 1:21:11 How estate writing works 1:27:28 A Jack Stewart novel in the Clancy universe 1:28:47 Advice for new authors 1:31:16 The Hunt for Red October fan 1:35:00 Rapid fire 1:41:20 Four books coming in 2027 #USNA #BeyondTheYard #NavalAviation