Jack finds Thunder Bay foreign but comfortably familiar, if a little cold. His time in the Naval Academy in Annapolis gave him an appreciation of the cold and the sea, and nothing pleases him more than the possibility of taking long swims in water he doesn’t have to worry about aches and injuries in. He’s also excited to do some fishing, something he got a hang of back home, with some of his new teammates. Many of his American friends are helping to get him his own place with his girlfriend Cathy, forgoing the usual wait time in which players opt for roommates or billet families. If Jack learned anything in the Navy, it was to be self-sufficient in new environments, as comfortable and hospitable as Thunder Bay is. It’s a skill that got him through his career, and he believes it’s a method that will suit a professional environment better than most.