Character #29: Classic Traveller Book 5 High Guard - Me!

 

Keeping with what I started yesterday, I'm going to do myself in Book 5 High Guard, since I was in the US Navy as a pilot for 20 years. I had an odd entry path, career path, and career tours, so based on that alone it would be hard to get a direct translation. Plus going pilot in the water navy to spaceship navy is going to twist things too. I'm not rolling anything, just selecting what matches up with my reality, as much as possible.

So here goes.

For my attributes, I'm setting them fairly average at my 18 year old starting point, although I am above average intelligence (honors classes through high school, graduated with honors, etc).

STR 7
DEX 7
END 8
INT 9
EDU 9
SOC 7

Go to college, succeed (4 years), Aeronautical Engineering degree, graduate with honors. I'll take a +2 EDU bump. 22 years old.

But here's my first oddity: I technically was enlisted my last two years of college, just had to go to classes and stay on the B honor roll, and when I graduated I was guaranteed a slot at Officer School (Aviation Officer Candidate School - AOCS, actually. With Marine Corps Drill Instructors!). And if I  succeeded and got my commission, I was guaranteed a pilot school slot.

So here's how I crafted my 'first 4 year term':

1: Basic and Advanced Officer School for 1 year (my AOCS was 12 weeks!), earning Admin - 1 and Vacc Suit -1. I took Admin because we learned a unit operates, which includes paperwork. Plus we learned basic skills (survival, basic engine theory and aerodynamics, etc), so I took Vacc Suit as a basic space Navy skill.  

2 and 3: Flight School for two yeasr, earning Pilot - 1 and Navigation - 1.

4: First operational tour, first year. Patrol (I was actually a Patrol Plane Pilot).  Earning another pilot rating (Aircraft Commander), so I'm up to Pilot - 2. And Promotion to Sublieutenant O2 (Lieutenant Junior Grade in real life).

Second 4 year Term: 

1: First operational tour, second year. Call it Strike (we did counter drug ops in the Caribbean). Promotion to LT O3, Commo - 1 skill.

2. First operational tour, third year. Flight - Training, Pilot - 3

I was #3 in my Officer School Class, so I earned a Regular Navy Commission. That meant I served until they kicked me out, didn't have to reenlist.

3: My first shore tour was to go to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and get a Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. I take this as a Special Assignment - Cross Training in Engineering, Engineering - 1.

4. I was as NPS for two and a half years actually, so I'll take this second year as Special Assignment -Cross Training in Technical Services, for a Mechanical - 1 skill.

Third 4 year term:

1. I then went on a two year 'Dissociated Sea Tour', which meant I had to go on a ship (and aircraft carrier) as ships company. I take this as Special Assignment - Cross Training - Line. We played alot of poker, so Gambling - 1.

2. Another year on the carrier, so another Special Assignment - Cross Training - Line, and I take Liaison - 1 (I had to smooze some big wigs). Promotion to Lieutenant Commander O4 (R3). I was actually promoted at the end of my carrier tour, although I did not 'put it on' until the next tour.

3. More oddities:  I had a one year assignment to Army Command and General Staff College at Ft Leavenworth, Kansas. This was a fun tour because I was from Kansas City which was only 30 minutes away. I'll take this as Special Assignment - Staff College, and take Fleet Tactics - 1. 

4. I then went back to operational flying for two years. So back to Flight, Training assignment, and I'll take Ship Tactics - 1.

Fourth 4 year term:

1. Another year of operational flying, with a deployment to the Caribbean for counter drug ops again. I'll take that as Patrol, and skill in Ship's Boat - 1.

2. I then went to another aircraft carrier, on the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Staff (Admiral's staff). I'll take the first year as Special Duty - Cross Training - Line, Shore Duty with no skills.

3. Second year on the CSG staff. We deployed to combat operations in the Gulf. So I'll take a Special Duty - Cross Training - Line, Strike Assignment. Computer - 1.

4. More Oddities. The CSG staff was sent with the Admiral to Djibouti to fill in the Combined Joint Task Force staff. We received some weapons and combat training before deploying. I'll take this as Special Assignment - Cross Training - Line -Siege, for a Rifle - 1 skill.

Fifth 4 year term:

1. I ended up in Tampa at Centcom as a representative of the Combined Joint Task Force.  So I'll call this Line - Shore Duty, with skill in Fleet Tactics - 2.

2. Final year before I retired, was simple shore duty. Flight - Shore Duty, no skills. 

Forced retirement at 20 years, counting last 2 years of college, as O4 Lieutenant Commander (R3) at age 40.

Pension 4,000Cr/year. I'll take 4 muster benefits for terms (not getting one for the truncated 5th term) plus 2 for rank. 2x50,000cr, +1 Intel, +2 Educ, +2 Social, and Traveller's Aid Society.

So here's me, Traveller Book 5 High Guard Navy veteran.

Wes

LCDR (R3) Retired, Imperial Navy

STR 7

DEX 7

END 8

INT 10

EDU 13

SOC 9

Pilot - 3

Navigation - 1

Commo - 1

Engineering - 1

Mechanical - 1

Gambling - 1

Liaison - 1

Fleet Tactics - 2

Ships Tactics - 1

Ship's Boat - 1

Computer - 1

Rifle - 1

100,000Cr

Traveller's Aid Society

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