Lieutenant John Forest
Name John Forest
Position Chief Flight Control Officer
Rank Lieutenant
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human | |
| Age | 25 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6' 1" | |
| Weight | 173 lbs | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Eye Color | Blue | |
| Physical Description | John Forest stands at 1.83 meters tall and weighs in at 200 Lbs. He has a medium length dark blonde hair with ocean blue eyes. Forest is a scar left fore-arm from when a plasma conduit blew out in a station he was near. He also has a small scar above his eye from when he was young and he jumped off his porch onto a wood pile. |
Family
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| Children | ||
| Father | Lieutenant Commander Martin Forest (deceased) | |
| Mother | Darla Forest (deceased) | |
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| Other Family | Adoptive Parents: Captain James Robinson (Deceased) and Marie Robinson |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | John Forest has been known to be a little wreckless at times but at other times, shows amazing self restraint. He has never been one to be caught sitting down, as he always tries to keep himself busy with one thing or another. Along with being an avid holo-novel player, John likes passing his time using his hands in some fashion. John is very loyal to his friends and will defend them to nearly no end when need be. He has a tendency to be a very stubborn person. Sometimes he can be a bit arrogant but usually settles down after a while. John can get extremely emotional when he feels he has been wronged and will not hesitate to show it. John has always liked both listening, and playing music. He also enjoys taking some time to just sit on the beach (holographic or otherwise) and relax in the cool ocean breeze. As far as food goes, John loves earth seafood, being able to sit down at a plate of crab legs and eat for what seems like hours. John has also developed a taste for Vulcan, Andorian, and Klingon specialties. John has only a few major dislikes. The largest of which is the Borg; this stems from the battle at wolf 359 where both his parents were killed. He was very pleased though, when Voyager returned with news that they had, hopefully, delivered a crippling blow to the Borg on their way home. |
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| Personal History | John was born on January 20, 2361 by Earth standard date, in Utopia Planitia. In 2365 his father was transferred to the USS Gage, John and his mother followed him. In 2366 during the battle at Wolf 359 both his father and his mother were killed when the USS Gage was destroyed. John, however, was saved when he was brought aboard an escape pod by Ensign James Robinson just moments before the warp core breached. After the battle, he was adopted by the Robinsons. In the years to follow, John was brought to see several counselors to help him cope with the loss of both of his parents. Several of his later counselors noted that he was channeling much of his emotions into studying, expressing some concern over how his interpersonal skills were suffering, but in the end deciding that it was better than some of the other things he could channel the emotion into. John started playing the string bass when he was twelve years old, devoting much of his time to playing while still managing to keep his grades up, even in his advanced classes. As he grew older it became apparent that he was born to be in starfleet, excelling in many areas including starship technology, and piloting. In 2376, at the age of sixteen John and his adoptive family moved to Dallas, Texas on Earth. In 2379 he entered Starfleet academy and, again, excelled in nearly all of his classes. In 2380, John joined the Nova Squadron at Starfleet Academy, eventually becoming the leader of the prestigious flying squad during his senior year at the academy. John graduated in 2383, ranked fourth in his class. Soon after graduating, John was contacted by Commander Seth Sorenson of the USS Pioneer. Sorenson had been at the graduation cerimony where the Nova squadron had performed and was impressed by the young pilot. During an earlier mission the Pioneers Chief Flight Control officer had been badly wounded and was unable to continue his duties and so Sorenson offered John the position and John soon accepted the position. Johns first mission aboard the Pioneer has been classified by Starfleet Intelligence, but what is known is that due to the experimental eclipse device, the USS Pioneer was destroyed. Three months after the destruction of the Pioneer, John was contacted by Ambassador Mordred Ocal. Starfleet had seen her fit to command a ship and she had been given the Pioneers sister ship, the Frontier. John was requested to join the Frontier as the Chief Flight Control officer. Even though he had also been requested to become the Chief flight control officer of the USS Merlin and get a promotion, John accepted the Ambassadors request. After several months of skirmishes with the Federations new neighbor, the Elyshan Empire, the Frontier returned to Earth and John was given a promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade. Unfortunately Johns celebration was short lived as he soon received word that his adoptive father had been killed in a freak accident. Just after the funeral, however, John was revisited by a ghost from the past. Starfleet had been detecting major subspace disturbances in the area the USS Pioneer was last heard of. The USS Frontier along with the new USS Pioneer were dispatched to investigate. When the Frontier arived on the scene they found the old and new Pioneer locked in battle against one another. The Frontier was able to fend off the old Pioneer but not before taking serious damage. After several days of cat and mouse the Frontier and new Pioneer were able to rescue the survivors of the old Pioneer and defeat the Borg type beings who had been created by the effects of the eclipse device on systems onboard the pioneer. After repairs were completed to the Frontier she was sent on a diplomatic mission to the gamma quadrant. Full details are unavailable due to violations of the Temporal Prime Directive but it is believed that the Frontier was sent forward in time, perhaps by the prophets, to a time where the Federation and the Elyshan Empire were at war. Later that year Lt. Commander Sara Vickers, the newly promoted XO of the Frontier, and Lt. Mor'tah son of Tor'ra got married. On the ships way back from the klingon homeworld John was involved in a war game where he, along with a certain percentage of the crew and senior staff, attempted to seize control of the Frontier. In 2386, the crew of the Frontier found themselves engaged in what has since been named the Battle of Altorus, in which several Starfleet vessels and several Elyshan ships came face to face in the first and only major battle between the two peoples. Having been promoted to full lieutenant for bravery and combat piloting during the battle of altorus, John spent a few more months aboard the Frontier before coming to the hard decision of asking for a transfer. While he loved the Frontier, thought of it as his home, and the crew as his family, he felt that a change of pace was needed. |
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| Service Record | 2379-2380: First year cadet 2380-2381: Second year cadet: joins Nova Squadron 2381-2382: Third year cadet: Becomes lead of nova squadron 2382-2383: Fourth year cadet: Graduates second in his class 2384: Assigned to USS Pioneer as Chief Flight Control Officer 2384: Pioneer destroyed, Cause unknown/ classified 2384-present: Chief Flight Control Officer, USS Frontier 2384: Promoted to Lieutenant (Junior Grade). 2384: Participated in a simulated mutiny onboard Frontier 2386: Piloted USS Frontier into battle at the Altorus system 2386: Promoted to Lieutenant |