Jack Ryan

Ryan had his background established in Patriot Games and Red Rabbit.

He was born in 1950, the son of Emmet William Ryan (1922–1974), a Baltimore Police Department homicide lieutenant, and World War II veteran.

The elder Ryan had served with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division at the Battle of the Bulge.

His mother, Catherine Burke Ryan, (1923–1974) was a nurse.

Without Remorse mentioned that he had a sister, who lived in Seattle.

After graduating from Loyola Blakefield prep school in Towson, Maryland, Ryan attended Boston College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (with a strong minor in history) and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps (via NROTC).

While waiting for the Corps to assign him, he passed the Certified Public Accountant exam.

After officer training at Marine Corps Base Quantico, he went on to serve as a platoon commander.

However, his military career was cut short at the age of 23 when his platoon's helicopter, a CH-46 Sea Knight, crashed during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercise over the Greek island of Crete.

The crash badly injured Ryan's back. U.S. Navy surgeons, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, inadequately repaired his back.

This led to a lengthy recovery process (during which he nearly became addicted to pain medications) after which, complete with a permanent disability and wearing a back brace, he left the Marines.

He passed his stockbroker's exam and took a position with Wall Street investment firm Merrill Lynch's Baltimore office.

His parents died in a plane crash at Chicago Midway International Airport, 19 months after his crash in Crete.

He developed a fear of flying that persisted for years.

(The film adaptation of The Hunt for Red October tells Ryan's story differently: Admiral Joshua Painter states that he attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and that in the "summer of his third year, he went down in a chopper accident in the Med. Bad. Pilot and crew killed. That kid spent 10 months in traction and another year learning to walk again. He did his fourth year from the hospital." The film is inconsistent with the novels, which are generally considered canonical, not least in their depiction of Ryan's first meeting with Admiral James Greer.)

There are also other changes to Ryan's background in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.

This version of the character joins the United States Marine Corps after the 9/11 attacks (likely graduating from its Officer Candidate School) and commissions as a Second Lieutenant.

In his first tour as platoon commander in Afghanistan, Ryan's helicopter is shot down by an enemy rocket and crashes.

Ryan is able to save the lives of his two marines from the wreckage while also sustaining serious injury to his spinal vertebrae.

He makes a full recovery thanks to the help of his future wife, Cathy Muller, and attracts the attention of the CIA due to his unique ability to recognize unusual patterns.

Ryan is recruited into the agency and subsequently completes his Ph.D. in economics at the London School of Economics.

After three weeks of training at the Farm, he is assigned to work as a cover job as analyst and compliance officer for a major Wall Street firm, where he can watch for suspicious financial transactions that could indicate terrorist activity.

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