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Jack Reacher, Military Communication, and Human Development

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Jack Reacher, Military Communication, and Human Development Having been in the Navy for over 7 years beginning my 18 th birthday to age 25 I thoroughly enjoy Le Child and his fellow screen writers’ dialogue between the characters. The script captures the camaraderie, clear communication, commitment to the mission, loyalty, pride, and witty repartee characteristic of military service and relationships I both loved and hated at the same time in my early adulthood. In Reacher, Season 2, Episode 5, Burial , which came out yesterday (12/29/23) Jack Reacher (played by Alan Ritchson) and David O’Donnell (played by Shaun Sipos) are at O’Donnell’s home packing while O’Donnell’s wife, Lily O’Donnell (played by Andrea Grant) packs for herself and the kids. The idea is that O’Donnell’s family would go out of town as “tourist” in another state and stay out of harm’s way as Reacher and O’Donnell embark a dangerous mission pursuing dangerous people. Lily is notably cool under the pressure. Reach