This is one of the Citizens of the Imperium I rolled up but didn't post with the challenge.
Arkim Montayo. 4BAC36. A brilliant guy, ultra marathon runner, who just plain didn't like school. All he wanted to do was run. When he showed up at all, he would soak things up but then not do any homework and purposefully flunk the tests. Ended up dropping out and working odd jobs, but soon got tired of the 'just making ends meet' lifestyle. He had no urge to bust out into the universe, so he enlisted in the System Air Force.
Despite his lack of formal education, he easily passed the entrance tests. He easily passed and survived basic (Vacc Suit - 1, Survival - 1) and advanced training and his first tour. He selected Grav Vehicles out of basic for his primary flight position (Air Craft: Grav/Air Raft - 1). But he continued his slacker ways, and did not make any friends with leadership. So there was no promotion, and he barely made reenlistment.
With 4 years of maturity, and recognizing he was pissing away this chosen path which could be good to him, he started to buckle down and change his ways. He was more attentive and applied himself to studies, and was rewarded with position of Pilot, followed soon by a promotion to Flight Leader. Maybe Arkim had found his home at last. He hit the gym, since he wasn't running nearly as much as he would like, and increased his strength, which helped when pulling Gs. He also got advance quals in Vacc Suit and some combat training with an SMG as part of an advanced survival course. Despite his hard work and efforts this tour, he was barely retained for reenlistment.
His third tour was step back. He was assigned one staff position after another, and did not receive a promotion. His positive attitude began to crumble, and he spent more and more time at back alley poker tables losing his money (Gambling -1). He decided he give it one more tour, and if things didn't turn around he was punching out.
His fourth tour started out well, with an opportunity to cross train in helicopters (Aircraft - Helicopter - 1). But he was assigned to a logistics unit and spent the next 3 years flying personnel and supplies to research stations. The constant flying kept him out of the gym and he lost the small bit of strength he had added in previous years. No promotion sealed the deal for him, and he departed with some skills, but about the same attitude he had coming in. His severance was 15,000 Cr and a middle passage - a pittance for 16 years of service. But his record did positively reflect the training he had received (2 x EDU +1).
Arkim Montayo, 34 year old ex-Air Force helicopter and grav vehicle pilot.
15,000CR, Middle Passage
4BAC56
Air Craft - Air/Raft - 1
Air Craft - Helicopter - 1
Vacc Suit - 2
Survival -1
SMG - 1
Gambling - 1
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