[101st] Recruitment Department

[Alexander_Drake1]

**Incoming Transmission**

**CommID: Alexander Drake, Sergeant 1st Class**
**Target ID: Commander Mia Bonello, 101st Ghosts of Razgriz, Corsica**

Commander, as a fellow Outcast, have you ever wondered why you fight? Of course you havent; one only has to call to mind the swaying orange fields of our home planet for an answer. I am positive that even youre office in Corsica, which must be considerably comfortable, cannot compare to our homeland. Nothing can compare to the magnificence of Planet Malta. However, when this beauty is threatened, our only response is to defend it with our lives.

I was born on Malta to a military family of the strictest type. From an early age I was taught to obey, to be proud, and to be thankful for all I had been given. At age 18 I enlisted into the Maltese Army. I began with operations defending Tau-23. However, after 2 years of service my squad was ambushed by a hoard of IMG supported by two Argus Battlecruisers. We fought valiantly, but were hopelessly outnumbered and my squad was decimated. I was the only survivor.

After being debriefed on Cali I was promoted to Sergeant and posted to the Omicron Eta front against the Corsairs. During my tour there I was shot down and severely wounded. My escape pod was tractored in by a hospital ship where I was given treatment. While I was being treated the Corsairs commandeered the ship. I awoke before they came into my room, but stayed silent, as to alert them would only result in my death. I obtained the only weapon available to me at the time, a surgical knife. I witnessed the butchery of my comrades in arms as their organs rent from their bodies and used to heal our enemies. Rage burned within me as I witnessed these atrocities, but I enforced my self-control. When the way time was right I would have my revenge. That night I slit the throat of each Corsair on the ship, purging it of the scourge. I extracted special vengeance on the Commanding Officer. Finally, my wounds cought up to me and I began to lose consciousness. I fled in to Siracusa in an escape pod. I was unconscious the whole way. A week later I was debriefing I was appointed Sergeant 1st class for my service to the Maltese Army. My wounds took three months to heal.

Commander, as you must have gathered, I am requesting to be transferred to the 101st Outcast Guard. I wish to defend our noble nation to the best of my ability, to destroy those who seek its destruction and to keep the live-giving Cardamine flowing through the veins of Sirius. I wish to avenge all those who have given their lives for the Orange Dream.

Alexander Drake, Sergeant, 1st Class

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1) I always play as an Outcast because they have the best allies. Theyre also friendly with the Phantoms and theyre neutral with the Nomads, which is a perk. I just love playing as an Outcast. In single player I always fly a Sabre with Kraken Type 2 blasters, and I purchase an Outcast Guard ID as soon as possible. The Outcasts are also the only faction with the Cheetah Thruster. I suppose I want to join the 101st because the Outcasts are the only faction I can really connect to and the 101st represents what I my character to be.

2) I enjoy reading fantasy novels; I own all of Terry Brooks Sword of Shannara series, and I keep reading and re-reading them. I always love to play Killzone 2. I guess its fun to shoot stuff, whether its a murderous Corsair or a goggle-eyed Helghast.

3) Even if I could, I wouldnt change a thing

4) I would probably be Shea from Terry Brookss The Sword of Shannara because he has immense inner strength and perseverance. He never gives up, even when it seems that its hopeless to go on.