//This came to the office on paper brought by a service robot.
Guten Damen und Herren of the Red Hessian Army.
My name is Karl von Neudecker and I hereby reply to Your recruitment offer.
It might seem a little odd that somebody of a noble origin would like to support the revolutionary cause, however give me a chance to explain.
I come from Stuttgart system, planet Baden-Baden. My family, von Neudecker`s have a long tradition of military service in ranks of Rheinland Miltary.
From the begining of my life I was destined to become a warship commander, as it is a part of family tradition for the eldest son to follow path of his father.
Nevertheless with current military policy it was not adequate for Rheinland military commanders to openly support anybody's career because of his origin.
If you add the ever growing corporations' influence in the military ranks it turns out that some people might be able to sacrifice a man's life just to make an example.
It was mine last year in the Academy when I was tasked with a routine patrol to the Omega-11. Just to make miners feel safe and maintain military presence in the area of Solarius Station. There were four of us in Valkyrie's: Otto Schultz, Sigi Hochkeit, myself and Dennis Brzezinsky our training officer. We just passed Planet Schultz and we were on the stable course above the asteroids straight onto the mining field. Suddenly five unidentified vessels appeared on our scanners. They quickly turned out to be unregistered civilian fighters not responding to any transmissions and they were on a interception course towards us. We tried to get away and disengage as we were allowed to open fire only as a matter of self defence. Those few minutes I remember as a frantic attempts to outmaneuver the enemy and I can't even recall who has opened fire first. Suddenly laser fire was everywhere, mines detonating and missiles flying by. The fight was over very quickly, five seasoned pilots against three youngsters and a training officer.- outmanned, outgunned and outexperienced.
I remember we managed to move the fight inside the asteroid field and that was not only our bane but also mine salvation. It was much harder to pilot amidst asteroid clutter so we acctually lost our fight there. However when the hull of my fighter got critically breached I managed to safely eject myself and EVA to the surface of an asteroid thanks to that tiny but sufficient gravitational pull. Hiding in a small crater I watched in silence of space as my wingmates get picked apart by bandits. After all of the Valkyries got destroyed the enemy fighters roamed the area hunting down the surviving pilots, but not with tractor beams. Instead they were showing no mercy, blasting the ejected pilots to pieces. I hid deeper in the crater terrified knowing that eventually the enemy will find me and end my existence.
It could be the last day of my life but suddenly a Vidar class cruiser appeared nearby, by turing his cloaking systems off. I could only wonder what conversation happended on the comms. But in the end bandit fighters left and I was recovered by the Hessian cruiser. Its captain was Herr Hans Kloss. Why did he let me live? Ask him.
You know what else happened that day? I was classificated as KIA, my Father lost his fortune he owned in one Daumann's branch corporation shares and my brother mysteriously vanished never to be seen again. It looked like the influence of Neudecker family was to be gone once and for all from Rheinland military. But these are subjects for a different stories.
If you ask why did I join? Herr Kloss offered me a chance of revenge. And whom would I be not to take it? With or without You, I will struggle against the corporate domination, but It would be much better if we joined forces.
