Gunnery Sergeant Olga Vaal
Name Olga Vaal
Position 1/37th Platoon Sergeant
Rank Gunnery Sergeant
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Human | |
| Age | 39 | |
| Birthdate | November 10th, 2354 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6' | |
| Weight | 185 | |
| Hair Color | Red | |
| Eye Color | Green | |
| Physical Description | Tall and rather lanky. Has a very subtle scar on left cheek. Burn scars on right shoulder. Scar on left wrist where hand was reattached. Scar across abdomen. Tattoo that read "I love my attitude problem". |
Family
| Spouse | Jack Hassel (divorced) | |
| Children | Nicolai Hassel (deceased) | |
| Father | Pedro Vaal (deceased) | |
| Mother | Heidi Vaal (deceased) | |
| Sister(s) | Ezmi Vaal (deceased) Matilda Vaal (deceased) |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | A skilled and experienced veteran. Olga takes a no nonsense approach to her job. Works very well in an operation. In garrison or off duty is when Olga tends to get into trouble. Not very fond officer corp. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | Vaal has a good head for tactics and is cool under fire. In her career she has done almost every type of Marine operation. Vaal has a tendency to take chances. Also has disciplinary problems and has been cited for insubordination, assault, intoxication, and going AWOL. Olga sometimes goes into a near catatonic state of melancholy. She can turn into pure rage on the turn of a dime. Olga is also mildly claustrophobic. It helped in her decision to leave colony's mine and join Star Fleet. |
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| Ambitions | Olga knows she is coming close to the end of her career. She wants to keep her nose clean and stay out of trouble for the remainder in her time in Star Fleet. |
| Personal History | Olga was born on the colony world of Narva VII. She grew up on the frontier of Federation space and the Cardassian Union. Narva VII is a semi frozen mining world. The colonist miners would often trade with Cardassian merchants or Bajor resistance fighters. When Olga was fifteen, the Borg invaded the Federation. Olga was eager to do her part in the defense of the Federation. She joined the Star Fleet Marines at seventeen years old. Olga was a competent Marine and quickly rose in rank. She married Jack Hassel, a Star Fleet officer. Together they had a son, Nikolai. Sergeant Vaal was stationed aboard the battleship Sun Sin Yi when the Dominion War broke out. The Yi was in the thick of the fighting early in the war. During the battle of Maldive III, the Yi was attacked by a larger Dominion fleet. Jem' hadar boarded several times and were each time repelled. Unable to capture the ship, the Dominion force hammered the Yi with weapons. A wounded Vaal was beamed off to another ship. The civilians on board were not able to leave and perished. One of them was Olga's son, Nikolai. She learned the bad news while recovering. She also learned her home planet of Narva VII was scoured by the Dominion. Her family and home were gone. Olga continued to fight the reat of the war with distinction and was eventually promoted to Gunnery Sergeant. After the war her life went downhill. Olga divorced Jack Hassel. She was latter busted down to private on a variety of charges. Her career would be a short cycle of success followed by a downfall in garrison or off duty. |
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| Service Record | 2368- Star Fleet Enlisted Academy and Infantry School. 2368- Assigned to Star Fleet Marine Task Force Bravo during the assault on Cherkassy Port, a Borg Stronghold. Cherkassy Port is part of the mineral rich Cherkassy System. It was an important Borg holding. Casualties were severe among the Marines and Private Vaal was cited for her courage. 2369-Assigned to USS Janissary. Fought in Cardassian War including several boarding actions. Lance Corporal Vaal was cited for her skill. 2370- Assigned to 3rd Marine Reconnaissance Battalion for Operation: Sexton. Sexton was a long range intelligence gathering operation deep into Carradasian areas. Corporal Vaal was chosen because of her familiarity with Cardassian and Bajorn culture and language. 2371- Assigned to USS Taierchuang. Operations near the Triangle. 2373- Assigned to USS Sun Sin Yi. Start of Dominion War. Yi destroyed by Dominion forces. Sergeant Vaal was beamed off the Yi before it was destroyed. 2373- Reassigned to the 22nd Marine Regiment. The 22nd was stationed on Menin II, a strategic base near the Cardassian Union border. The garrison was getting evacuated before prior to the Dominion invasion. The 22nd was to act as a rearguard. During the final hours of the evacuation, the Dominion launched an assault. Sgt. Vaal was nearly cut in half by a Jem'hadar warrior. She was evacuated with the other casualties. Two companies were trapped and destroyed by the Dominion. 2374- A reconstituted 22nd Marines and Staff Sergeant Vaal are part of a task force that assaults Menin II to take it back. The campaign lasts three months and casualties are high. SSGT Vaal had to act as platoon leader for much of the campaign and was cited for courage and leadership. 2374- The 22nd was part of a combined Federation/Klingon/Romulan assault force that launched a surprise attack using cloaked transports on Nova Kalinga. Nova Kalinga was a large supply depot and sensor station. The attack was deep into Dominion held space and was to be in concert with the attack on Chin'toka. After the allies took Chin'toka the allied fleet was to support the landing on Nova Kalinga. The initial assault went well and the force took its objectives. Unfortunately, most of the allied fleet was destroyed by the Dominion Fleet at Chin'toka. The allied landing force was attacked mercilessly by Cardassian and Dominion forces. The landing force held for two months before a small Klingon flotilla of cloaked ships could evacuate the remnants of the landing force. 2375- The 22nd Marines were rebuilt. The 22nd and Gunnery Sergeant Vaal were assigned aboard the USS Monte Carlo. The Casino was part of fleet that assaulted the Dominion's last defensive line. The 22nd attacked a defensive gun battery and command node. 2375- The 22nd Marines, although under strength, took part on the assault of Cardassia Prime. The 22nd distinguished itself in the fighting. Gunnery Sergeant Vaal was accused of shooting a Vorta who was taken prisoner. An investigation by Star Fleet Internal Affairs cleared her of any wrong doing. 2375- The 22nd Marines wrinkles out any Dominion "Stay Behinds" in Cardassian space. 2376- Assigned to Star Fleet Enlisted Academy as training cadre. Removed from post after court martial involving the assault of a female Star Fleet officer. 2376- Reassigned to Beta Antares Fleet Yard. Private Vaal is assigned to the small Marine security detachment. 2378- Assigned to USS Verdun. Active along Breen Confederacy engaging 'Renegade' Aplpha Jem'hadar. Lance Corporal Vaal is cited for courage and tactical prowess. 2380- Assigned to USS Isandlwana. Taking advantage of the weak Klingon military, General Nulk'tor, declared himself sovereign over several Klingon worlds. To weak to deal with him on their own the Klingon High Council asks the Federation for help. Task Force Hammer, a combined Federation-Klingon fleet, was created. The Isandlwana is asssigned to TF Hammer. Corporal Vaal was cited for courage while leading an assault Nulk'tor's final stronghold. 2383-Assigned to 74th Marine Regiment stationed at Camp Sheridan, Poltoos IV. The 74th made one assault on a Gorn sensor station. Sergeant Vaal was cited for courage and leading her platoon after the platoon's leadership became casualties. After misappropriating a shuttle and going AWOL for seventeen days, Private Vaal receives a court martial. 2385-Assigned to 11th Special Service Marines. Actions against Vulcan-Romulan zealots known as Scions of the Ravenwing. Cited for courage during the Rasna Secundus debacle. Daisy Rohr, the only surviving Federation officer, is blamed for the disaster. 2388- Assigned to the USS Ramillies. Patrolling along the Tholian border. |