Garrett is a Battle Master Fighter built around controlling the battlefield with superiority dice. Trip Attack to knock enemies prone for the party's melee to get advantage. Riposte for reliable reaction damage. Precision Attack to turn near-misses into hits on big targets.
Action Surge + four attacks in one turn is devastating at level 5. Save it for when you really need to drop something fast.
Fighter is the most reliable class in the game — no resources to manage, just solid damage every single round.