Fleet Captain Paul West
Name Paul West
Position Chief Operations Officer - 92nd Fleet
Rank Fleet Captain
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human | |
| Age | 43 | |
| Birthdate | June 1st, 2350 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6'1 | |
| Weight | 200lbs | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Physical Description | Paul West doesn't tend to stand out too much, he prefers to blend into a crowd and he is very good at blending in. |
Family
| Spouse | Claire West - Waitress/Hostess | |
| Children | Brooke West Ruth West |
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| Father | Staff Sergeant Brian West, SFMC (ret.) | |
| Mother | Julia West - Civilian | |
| Brother(s) | Erik West - Civilian | |
| Sister(s) | Mae West - Civilian Jenna West - Civilian |
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| Other Family | Several others scattered around |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Paul West is an extremely patient person. He knows what he wants but he's in no rush to get there. He is practical and pragmatic | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: He is very much a peoples person in that he's able to get along with anyone. Weaknesses: He has no serious get up and go. |
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| Ambitions | He is happy with the state of his life. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | This is a guy who will try anything once. |
| Personal History | Paul was born in 2350, on Earth, living in a humble town outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during his childhood and teenage-years. The oldest of four siblings, two boys and girls respectively, from an early age Paul became a natural leader and aspired from his adolescence to join Starfleet and carouse the stars as an adult. Throughout high school Paul played football and baseball, enjoying sports and archery as a release from school life. He was an intellectual student, and graduated towards the top end of his class. Upon leaving high school he immediately applied to Starfleet Academy and was accepted. After leaving home and entering the Academy Paul chose the Operations Department, where he split his studies between the disciplines of Science and Engineering. As an officer candidate Paul favored Science but was also a skilled engineer. At the end of his four-year term at the Academy Paul was commissioned and entered the real world of Starfleet as an Ensign. Paul was assigned to the USS Birmingham, a beat-up Excelsior class refit that had seen it's better days, as an Operations Officer. Doubling in assisting both the Science and Engineering department, he also served on the bridge in maintaining sensor arrays and served as a transporter operator in some cases. Away from home he thoroughly enjoyed his work, and while deployed on the Birmingham over the course of eleven months he would come to marry a waitress stationed on board, Claire. The newlyweds were married only for a short couple months before Paul was reassigned to another vessel, this time a more prestigious role as Assistant Chief Operations Officer aboard the USS Nepal. With this new appointment came an advancement in rank to Lieutenant Junior Grade, and Paul's career came on to a steady rise. Paul's strict style of command was noted to work, and even though hard on his subordinates, the men and women under his command came to (slowly, sometimes) respect him as an efficient taskmaster and a hard worker himself. This attention to detail was recognized by command and his superiors, and after a solid four years on board the Nepal he was promoted to full Lieutenant and whisked away to the USS Ultimatum, a powerful Nebula-class fresh out of the space docks. Paul took up residence as Chief Operations Officer, and after proving himself in a particularly nasty border skirmish with a group of pirates the need for a new Second Officer arose. Even as a younger officer Paul was selected for the position, and returned to Earth for a short command orientation class that readied him for the red shirt that inevitably existed in his future. Paul enjoyed his time on the Ultimatum, garnering valuable experience he was able to carry with him. The large ship allowed him to become familiar with the role of operating such a massive crew, and overseeing this with the Captain and Exec stood Paul proudly at the helm. During his term aboard the ship his wife also gave birth to their first child, a girl they chose to name Brooke. As a proud new father, Paul shepherded his growing family from the large Galaxy-class to take on a new challenge, serving as the Executive Officer of a Defiant-class patrol cruiser, christened the USS Nexus, assigned to the Cestus system area. Paul cut his teeth on interesting engagements with not only pirates but also the challenges of exploration and first contact. His past service on numerous types of vessels had molded him into a versatile officer, and this would turn out to aid him greatly as he felt his way through his first official command position. While serving on the Nexus he would be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and over their three year stay his wife also gave birth to their second child, another girl they named Ruth. Paul's time spent on the Nebula-class served to further his development as an officer, but he found himself longing for a bigger and more exciting adventure after three years on board. His request for transfer was soon granted. Assigned to the Galaxy-class USS Washington, under the command of Captain Christopher Scotto. His assignment to this ship would be brief before he was transferred and promoted to his own command, assigned to the defense screen around Starbase 12. He accepted and so off he went, his assignment here was uneventful and he remained with this command even after they moved to Starbase 105. |
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| Service Record | Starfleet Academy - Earth, SOL 2370 to 2373 - Operations Student Cadet One - Four USS Birmingham - Excelsior Class 2373 to 2375 - Operations Officer Ensign USS Nepal - Miranda Class 2375 to 2378 - Assistant Chief Operations Officer Lieutenant Junior Grade USS Ultimatum - Ambassador Class 2378 to 2382 - Chief Operations Officer Lieutenant USS Nexus - Defiant Class 2382 to 2386 - Chief Conn Officer / Executive Officer Lt Commander USS Nexus - Defiant Class 2386 to 2389 - Chief Conn Officer / Executive Officer Commander USS Washington - Galaxy Class 2389 to 2391 - Executive Officer Commander USS America - Nebula Class 2391 to 2392 - Commanding Officer Commander Starbase 12 - Ournal II Class 2392 to 2392 - Commanding Officer, SB12 Defense Squadron Captain Starbase 105 - Ournal II Class 2392 to 2393 - Commanding Officer, SB12 Defense Squadron Captain USS Valhalla - Valhalla Class 2393 to Present - Chief Operations Officer for 92nd Fleet Fleet Captain Dates of Promotions and Demotions: 2370 to 2373 - Cadet One - Four 2373 to 2375 - Ensign 2375 to 2378 - Lieutenant Junior Grade 2378 to 2382 - Lieutenant 2382 to 2386 - Lt Commander 2386 to 2392 - Commander 2392 to 2393 - Captain 2393 to Present - Fleet Captain |