[color=#FFFFFF]Priority:Low Encryption: None Destination: Westpoint Military Academy, New York
Source: Daniel Hopkins, planet Manhattan, New York
Subject: Moving forward
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LPI Database Information
Name: Daniel Hopkins
Age: 27
Birth Place: Freeport XIV
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165 lb
Previous job(s): Liberty Navy reserve pilot
Experiance: Small ship operation and combat
S-KYP3 Communication Details: Kiith-Soban
Timezone: EST
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Background
My name is Daniel Hopkins... about me, about me... twenty seven years old, university of Manhattan degree in small craft operation (including combat), Liberty Navy reserve forces... I was born on Freeport XIV in the Yukon system. I never got a chance to meet my father, and my mother was away working most of the time. By the time I was five years old my mother had saved up enough money for the both of us to move to Manhattan so I could get a better education for myself.
It was on that trip that I decided what I wanted to do with my life. Our small "Grizzy" class personal transport bound for Trenton station became assaulted by a band of pirates. Our stubborn captain, confident in his piloting skills refused to pay, resulting in our small Zoner escort being wiped out rather quickly. Just as all hope seemed lost, a liberty navy patrol came by. They wasted no time in engaging the pirates, giving our transport enough time to charge up its cruise engines and escape. I never learned what happened to that Navy patrol.
I lived a rather uneventful life since moving planetside, passing each grade as the years rolled by, sometimes quick, sometimes slow, but always with the thought of those brave pilots in the back of my mind, and how one day I'd change (and in some cases, save) the lives of people like they changed mine. When I turned eighteen, I enrolled in the university of Manhattan, getting myself a degree in small craft operations, which included combat.
Twenty three was a big year for me. I finally finished my courses, and was eager to apply to join the Liberty Navy. My first application, while not outright denied, like most run of the mill pilot applications at the time, relegated me to the reserve forces, as there simply was not any need for more pilots. I managed to get my hands on a second hand "Upholder" class bomber, being called out whenever nessecary, which wasn't exactly very often. At least, not until the war began. Which brings me to the reason for this new application in the first place....
A couple of weeks ago, as I'm sure you're all too unfortunately aware, a large Rheinland fleet invaded the Texas system. I was called out to deal with the threat, and in the heat of battle an ionstorm hit. My Upholder went hurdling towards a Rheinland battleship, flight systems completely offline, and was completely destroyed. Luckily, I managed to eject at the last second, and was in the ICU of Ben Taub hospital on planet Houston for three weeks. I am without money, a ship, or at this point even any sort of family. All I have is a desire to serve the citizens of Liberty, and I hope this application will give me a second (and better) chance to achieve what I've always wanted.
