Johnny Beckett "Coach" Ralston

Nickname
He was in basic training with a guy who was a complete disaster, whose mistakes led the drill sergeant to make the whole group redo everything. Tired of this, Coach began coaching his fellow soldier.
"Johnny"
 Significant other
 Core group of friends
Cormac "Fletch" & Emily Fletcher (children Annie, Ethan, John, and Doug)
Graham "Hollywood" & Kassie Caverly (child Kate)
Dane "Fish" & Bryn Munroe (children Bryan and [unnamed])
Troy "Beatle" Lennon & Casey Shea (child)
Aspen "Blade" Carlisle & Wendy Tucker (brother Jackson)
 Other friends
Delta Team Two
SEAL of Protection
Penelope "Tiger" Turner & Tucker "Moose" Jacobs (child)
TJ "Rock" & Milena Rockwell (children JT and Steven)
 Other family
 Career

## Biography

### Early Life

Coach had a younger sister, Jenny, of whom he was protective. When he was in high school, she was bullied so harshly that she killed herself on Coach's bed. He was the one to find her. Ever since then, he's had a hatred for bullies.

Shortly after Jenny's death, Coach's parents amicably divorced. His mother moved to Maine, and his father to Florida.

## Characteristics

* Has an eidetic or photographic memory
* Hates bullies
* He doesn't let his friends know his first name, as his sister called him by it and it's still painful to hear. However, he lets Harley know, and she calls him "Johnny" when they're alone together.

## Physical Description

* 6'5"

## Relationships

### Team Members

* Keane "Ghost" and Rayne Bryson
	+ Billy Bryson (son)
	+ Greta Bryson (daughter)
	+ (child)
* Cormac "Fletch" and Emily Fletcher
	+ Annie Grant Fletcher (daughter) and Frankie Sanders
		- Melanie Emily Sanders (daughter)
	+ Ethan Ford Fletcher (son)
	+ John Fletcher (son)
	+ Doug Fletcher (son)
* Graham "Hollywood" and Kassie Caverly
	+ Kate Caverly (daughter)
* Dane "Fish" and Bryn Munroe\*\*Bryan Munro (son)
	+ (child)
* Troy "Beatle" Lennon and Casey Shea\*\*(daughter)
* Aspen "Blade" Carlisle and Wendy Tucker
	+ Jackson Tucker (Wendy's brother) and Jenny Stewart
* Ford "Truck" and Mary Laughlin
	+ Ford Aarav Laughlin (son)
	+ Elizabeth Deeba Laughlin (daughter)
* Colt Robinson and Macie Laughlin

### Delta Team Two

* Walker "Trigger" and Gillian Nelson
	+ Joe Nelson (twin son)
	+ Josie Nelson (twin daughter)
* Gage "Lefty" Haskins and Kinley Taylor
	+ Dominic Haskins (son)
* Kane "Brain" and Aspen Temple
	+ Chance Temple (son)
* Porter "Oz" and Riley Reed
	+ Logan Reed (nephew)
	+ Bria "Bree" (niece) and (husband)
		- (child)
	+ Amalia Reed (daughter)
	+ Brittney Reed (daughter)
	+ Charlie Reed (son)
	+ (Several foster children)
* Troy "Lucky" Schmidt and Devyn Groves
* Craig "Doc" and Ember Wagner
	+ Jemila Wagner (daughter)
* Fred "Grover" Groves and Sierra Clarkson

### SEAL of Protection

* Matthew "Wolf" Steel
* Christopher "Abe" Powers
* Hunter "Cookie" Knox
* Sam "Mozart" Reed
* Faulkner "Dude" Cooper
* Kason "Benny" Sawyer
* John "Tex" Keegan

### Others

* Penelope "Tiger" Turner and Tucker "Moose" Jacobs
	+ (child)
* TJ "Rock" and Milena Rockwell
	+ JT Rockwell (son)
	+ Steven Rockwell (son)
* Tommy (friend)

### Family

* (father)
* (mother)
* Jenny Ralston (sister, deceased)
* In-laws:
	+ Jim and Honey Kelso (Harley's parents, deceased)
	+ Montesa Kelso (Harley's sister)
	+ Davidson Kelso (Harley's brother)

## Appearance(s)

* *Protecting the Future* (2016)
* *Rescuing Rayne* (2016)
* *Rescuing Aimee* (2016) - mentioned
* *Rescuing Emily* (2016)
* *Rescuing Harley* (2016) - main character
* *Shelter for Adeline* (2017) - mentioned
* *Marrying Emily* (2017)
* *Rescuing Kassie* (2017)
* *Rescuing Bryn* (2017)
* *Rescuing Casey* (2018)
* *Rescuing Wendy* (2018)
* *Rescuing Mary* (2018)
* *Rescuing Macie* (2019)
* *Shelter for Koren* (2019) - mentioned
* *Shelter for Penelope* (2019)
* *Shielding Gillian* (2020)
* *Shielding Aspen* (2020)
* *Shielding Sierra* (2022)
* *Rescuing Annie* (2022)