Former Navy SEAL David Rutherford reconnects with Black Rifle Coffee's Jarred "JT" Taylor, years after their last sit-down, to talk about the most ambitious thing JT has ever built.

It started with a promise to a friend. When Colonel Pete Donnelly died, JT remembered the question Pete always asked him: "What do you got for me?" Three days later he started writing. Twenty-two days after that he had a first draft of Deep Scythe: Zero Hour, a military thriller about a carrier air wing that answers only to JSOC, where every character is a real pilot JT flies with in Digital Combat Simulator.

Then JT went further. Readers can join the Wet Boys, go through flight school, earn a call sign, and fly the actual missions from the book with the actual characters on the radio. David and JT get into why putting veterans back on comms "wakes them back up," how an 80s paratrooper learned to fly an F-16 in the sim in about a month, and why JT thinks artists who fight AI have the wrong mindset.



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Links

Fly with the Wet Boys: https://flywetboys.com

The book: https://weexecutethings.com (Deep Scythe: Zero Hour on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible)

Timestamps: 
00:00 - Cold open: "You wake him back up"
00:48 - Jarred Taylor returns to the show
03:42 - From VHS edits to writing without limits
09:11 - The drunk submarine trick for writer's block
10:31 - Colonel Pete Donnelly and A15 Publishing
15:50 - The book he owed Pete: a draft in 22 days
19:46 - The premise: a carrier that answers only to JSOC
23:08 - Read the book, then fly with the characters
25:56 - Inside flywetboys.com: flight school and call signs
34:44 - The Andy Stumpf surprise
36:29 - Two soundtracks, AI music, and the Top Gun mood
38:43 - How to start flying DCS without going broke
41:08 - Why veterans come alive back on the radio
46:26 - DCS and the 24/7 living war server
53:02 - The $4.5M report and the case for AI
54:57 - Where to find Deep Scythe and the Wet Boys

Former Navy SEAL David Rutherford reconnects with Black Rifle Coffee's Jarred "JT" Taylor, years after their last sit-down, to talk about the most ambitious thing JT has ever built.
It started with a promise to a friend. When Colonel Pete Donnelly died, JT remembered the question Pete always asked him: "What do you got for me?" Three days later he started writing. Twenty-two days after that he had a first draft of Deep Scythe: Zero Hour, a military thriller about a carrier air wing that answers only to JSOC, where every character is a real pilot JT flies with in Digital Combat Simulator.
Then JT went further. Readers can join the Wet Boys, go through flight school, earn a call sign, and fly the actual missions from the book with the actual characters on the radio. David and JT get into why putting veterans back on comms "wakes them back up," how an 80s paratrooper learned to fly an F-16 in the sim in about a month, and why JT thinks artists who fight AI have the wrong mindset. 
✅ Sponsors: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: <a href="https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/">https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/</a>
🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: <a href="https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/">https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/</a>
Links
Fly with the Wet Boys: <a href="https://flywetboys.com">https://flywetboys.com</a>
The book: <a href="https://weexecutethings.com">https://weexecutethings.com</a>&nbsp;(Deep Scythe: Zero Hour on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible) Timestamps:&nbsp; 00:00 - Cold open: "You wake him back up" 00:48 - Jarred Taylor returns to the show 03:42 - From VHS edits to writing without limits 09:11 - The drunk submarine trick for writer's block 10:31 - Colonel Pete Donnelly and A15 Publishing 15:50 - The book he owed Pete: a draft in 22 days 19:46 - The premise: a carrier that answers only to JSOC 23:08 - Read the book, then fly with the characters 25:56 - Inside flywetboys.com: flight school and call signs 34:44 - The Andy Stumpf surprise 36:29 - Two soundtracks, AI music, and the Top Gun mood 38:43 - How to start flying DCS without going broke 41:08 - Why veterans come alive back on the radio 46:26 - DCS and the 24/7 living war server 53:02 - The $4.5M report and the case for AI 54:57 - Where to find Deep Scythe and the Wet Boys

The David Rutherford Show represents the highest form of the emerging new media landscape. As a former Navy SEAL, CIA contractor, and world championship performance coach, David has been exploring the human condition for the past 30 years in his epic quest to understand how individuals and teams can defeat the negative insurgency. In his new show David will give experienced analysis to most pressing topics of our time. His mission is to consolidate the battlefield of information and provide unique context to most important issues of the day. Don’t miss this exciting show and allow David to be your flash bang of truth. 

The David Rutherford Show represents the highest form of the emerging new media landscape. As a former Navy SEAL, CIA contractor, and world championship performance coach, David has been exploring the human condition for the past 30 years in his epic quest to understand how individuals and teams can defeat the negative insurgency. In his new show David will give experienced analysis to most pressing topics of our time. His mission is to consolidate the battlefield of information and provide unique context to most important issues of the day. Don&rsquo;t miss this exciting show and allow David to be your flash bang of truth.&nbsp;

The David Rutherford Show

David Rutherford Show: Black Rifle Coffee's Jarred Taylor on His Insane New Book, the Game Behind It & Helping Vets

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