Lieutenant Commander Michael Mcneil
Name Michael Mcneil
Position Chief Operations Officer
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Kriosian | |
| Age | 88 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5'4 | |
| Weight | 125 | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Eye Color | Blue | |
| Physical Description | Large well built for a middle aged Kriosian. He has been through a lot with many prominent scars around the body telling a story of his vast career |
Family
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | He is a hard headed person with a reputation for doing everything in his power to win, though he occasionally takes heat for his decisions. Fiercely loyal and a highly competitive man, focusing tightly on what needs to be done to get the job done in a way that minimises casualties. He has a headstrong aggressive tendency to occasionally disobey orders he thinks are nuts or outright dangerous. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | S – Fiercely loyal person who takes pride in being loyal to his commanding officer and the crew W - Quite a shy person |
History
| Personal History | McNeil was born in a Kriosian medical colony, after his parents were captured by the Klingons during the war of independence. When the Klingon scientists realized that the infant child had the perfect DNA structure for Klingon enhancement, they took the child from the parents. When the McNeil's resisted, they were shot dead by Klingon troopers, leaving only his sister Rosie alive. Klingon scientists aimed to create a highly intelligent military commander with excellent strength and combat reflexes; in essence, the perfect soldier. However, the facility was liberated by Kriosian forces and the McNeil's were taken under their care. Michael fled the colony and spent a few years on earth making a living doing odd jobs such as various postings on civilian freighters before finally joining Starfleet academy after seeing an advert on a billboard wanting people to sign up and explore the galaxy. For the four long years Michael was at the academy he felt a sense of achievement that he could do something to help his people later in life to achieve something. He graduated top of his class and went on to receive his first posting aboard the USS Vancouver a Sabre class border cutter assigned to protect the border for which he was quite good at enjoying the company of other people and races whilst working as a team to achieve the required objectives set. McNeil lasted the 5 year tour of duty aboard the ship protecting the border day in day out before transferring to the Centaur class border cutter USS Typhoon under the command of James Franco a fine young officer of some ilk with an impressive track record under his belt to which Michael enjoyed serving under. McNeil enjoyed border cutter duties each time completing another 5 year mission along the border before moving on to be under the command of Daniel Jones and his XO Minty Jones a fine pair they made looking after the USS Alberta another border cutter this time Miranda class and showing it age as it did its job flawlessly every day Michael was part of the crew. He enjoyed this role so much he wanted to stay with another ship or the same ship but Starfleet wanted to decommission the ship so he was transferred over to the USS Zodiac still doing border cutter work on a Norway class ship being promoted to Lieutenant JG which came with more exciting responsibility on the ship and more trust with McNeil as an officer in Starfleet. This was yet another tour of duty under his belt but not without tragedy along the way and lives lost during the time served aboard the fine ship. The ship was recalled back to the nearest starbase to await its fate after Victoria Palmer, the commanding officer aboard the ship was killed in action during our last border patrol during our final days on patrol during the tour. Michael transferred to the Mohawk which he had heard many rumours about the legend of this ship and his daring line of duty between life and death. He enjoyed being part of this legendary crew aboard this Centaur under command of Jason Smith, a legend himself having saved his previous posting ship from a core meltdown disobeying orders and risking his own life he saved everyone onboard. McNeil was proud to serve under an epic legend such as him and felt proud to be part of a legacy that would grow over time. He enjoyed the company and the atmosphere aboard the ship and was transferred away at the end of the tour to another ship that needed his assistance which became the Yeti another Sabre class Border cutter. During his time aboard these vessels he had learnt to work as a team how to think and act by himself in hostile situations and in non ideal conditions and loved the people he worked with every day. At the end of the Yeti's tour of duty he was asked by a former CO he had been under on the Vancouver to come back and join the new Vancouver ship. The Vancouver now a Defiant class patrolled the border and occasionally went onto other missions when instructed was a life changing experience seeing different local places during the five years and occasionally the border for patrols and protection duties. It was great to be back amongst familiar faces and new ones and be in a familiar environment under a wonderful CO. He completed the 5 years and his skills were required desperately on the Wildcat so Michael moved over and met new challenges on another Defiant class which he enjoyed being on and enjoyed the crew and the new missions that awaited him and the crew from a day to day basis. There was one incident he will never forget: he was on the bridge when we were violently attacked all hell broke loose killing the CO and XO. Most of the crew were scared stiff to step up and take control of the situation causing me to be brave enough to sit in the chair and save us from disaster. At the end of the five year Starfleet decided to award me the medal of honour and a promotion to lieutenant came with my next posting to the Kansas a much bigger ship being Akira class and a wider range of missions became available plus my job title changed no longer was Michael a whizz with computers but had a big responsibility to serve under the chief operations officer as his assistant. This lasted another 5 years before moving to the Defiant class USS Edmonton. The Edmonton was a fine ship and had history behind it which gave him something to look forward to being part of. It was a fun ship with a quirky crew and a quirky way of doing things Michael was not used to doing which he tried to learn, this lasted yet another five years before posting to the Destiny a Centaur class again he was familiar with this class and its quirks and niggles. It only lasted 3 years as he still has the memory of that fateful night in question firmly planted in his mind. During a mission we were tasked with patrolling a certain sector of space when all hell broke loose and remembering being thrown across the bridge as the ship was hit. He can still smell the fumes and smoke fondly and the cries from various bridge crew including the CO and XO for assistance to which once on his feet ran to the assistance of the CO to which he lay dying in Michaels arms as the medical officer pronounced him dead along with the XO and other bridge crew being taken away on stretchers. McNeil remembers getting the courage and strength to take command and try and save everyone to which he fondly remembers yelling out commands to the remaining bridge crew whilst the bridge exploded and fell apart around him. Eventually the situation got to the point of no hope and he had to muster up the courage and put his feelings to one side as a tear ran down his bloody sweaty face and pushed the button using all his strength to muster the abandon ship command. Limping off the bridge and into the nearest life pod he watched as the ship was torn apart piece by piece by the ruthless enemy foe. The Exeter was a more relaxed placement after the accident still getting the nightmares and hot flushes of that very experience on the Destiny but he shook it off got on with the job and enjoyed the posting. The next ship came a long and it was not long before the chief operations officer was back on his own footing back onboard the border cutters once more within a sabre class vessel. He enjoyed being back to where he felt comfortable being and got on with the job excelling to the best he could be. Mcneil enjoyed the Washington but loathed for more responsibility and a bigger crew to have around him to boss around but the next posting soon came along and he was whisked away to the colony posting one of his longest postings of Michaels career, He was placed onto the New Holland colony outpost replacing the previous XO who had contracted a fatal disease and had died. The New Holland colony posting was a step backwards but was still an enjoyable place to be. It lasted 5 years before being promoted to LT CMDR and continued on for 10 more years as the XO serving honourably and with passion excelling at the job and going above and beyond the call of duty when needed to by its commanding officer. He was asked by a former crew mate to return to the ships and take up the vacant chief operations officer position on the Boston to which he was the XO and highly recommended me for the position. He served here for six long years wondering what next was on the horizon for the old fellow and after the tour of duty was up the Boston slipped into the dry dock for one last time it was to be decommissioned. Mcneil wondered if Starfleet would retire him or keep him going as he wasnt that old for his species but everything must come to an end or so it seems. He was demoted on there way to drydock to try and assist with a distress call and was bumped to Ltcmdr and dismissed from the crew |
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| Service Record | 2303-2303 Deckhand, ECS Pioneer 2304-2305 Deckhand, ECS Lone Star 2305-2305 Deckhand. ECS Empress 2305-2306 Second Officer, ECS Elizabeth 2306-2307 Executive Officer, ECS Normandie 2307-2308 General Studies Cadet, Starfleet Academy 2308-2309 Command Cadet, Starfleet Academy 2309-2310 Command Cadet, Starfleet Academy 2310-2311 Command Cadet, Starfleet Academy 2311-2316 R-ENS, Helm Officer, USS Vancouver 2316-2321 R-ENS, Helm Officer, USS Typhoon 2321-2326 Y-ENS, Computer Systems Specialist, USS Alberta 2326-2331 R-LTJG, Helm Officer, USS Zodiac 2331-2336 Y-LTJG. Computer Systems Specialist, USS Mohawk 2336-2341 R-LTJG, Chief Flight Control Officer, USS Yeti 2341-2346 R-LTJG, Executive Officer, USS Vancouver-A 2346-2351 R-LT, Chief Flight Control Officer/Second Officer, USS Wildcat 2351-2356 R-LT, Assistant Chief Operations, USS Kansas 2356-2361 Y-LT, Assistant Chief Operations Officer/Second Officer, USS Edmonton 2361-2363 R-LT, Executive Officer, USS Destiny 2363-2369 Y-LTCMDR Chief Operations Officer, USS Exeter 2369-2373 Y-LTCMDR Chief Operations Officer, USS Washington 2373-2378 R-LTCMDR Executive Officer, New Holland 2378-2388 R-LTCMDR Executive Officer, New Holland 2388-2395 Y-CMDR Chief Operations Officer, USS Boston 2395-2395 Y-LTCMDR Chief Operations Officer, USS Boston |
Player Details
| Discord Nick | jamessolomon | |
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