<strong>Basic Information</strong><div class="floatright">(https://i0.wp.com/thewellnessinsider.asia/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Artur-4-683x1024-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1)</div><br/>Name: Viktor Carrick<br/>Age: 39<br/>Gender: Male<br/>Species: Human<br/>Marital Status: Widower - Kerilyn Carrick nee Wescott (deceased)<br/>Children: n/a<br/>Next of Kin: Admiral Dan Carrick (estranged Father)<br/><br/><strong>Academics</strong><br/>Graduation Year: 2356<br/>Major Field of Study: Operations Track<br/>Specialization: Security<br/><br/><strong>About You</strong><br/>Basic Description: Standing at 6'2, Viktor cuts an imposing figure as he goes about his duties. With regulation close-cut dark brown hair and beard, he's fastidious in his looks more for the protocol than for any attempt at being attractive. Along with muddy brown eyes, there are perhaps few things about the man that stand out at first glance. Nevertheless he is muscular and stands precision straight, often at parade rest and rarely out of uniform. His body language tends towards the rigid and stern, and his expressions oft blank unless worked up into a frustration or the occasional rare bout of levity. The only chink in his otherwise perfect 'armor' tends to be found when he's off-duty; a faint whiff of alcohol or cigar smoke.<br/><br/>Psychological Profile: Technically fit for duty, there are nonetheless scars from the failed mission that resulted in the death of his wife as well as his service record. Though never when on-duty, he's something of an alcoholic, which is an open secret and part of why he is occasionally viewed with derision by those under him. Nevertheless he is an effective tactician and a capable leader--with his wife's death he saw few reasons to focus on anything outside of Starfleet, and that effort paid off. He tends to firm and efficient in his thinking, making calculations based on the lowest amount of risk for the most gain. It has occasionally come off as cold-blooded, though never against Starfleet protocol it nevertheless has not won him many friends.<br/><br/>Long-Term Goals: Once, he would have said having children and settling down on Earth with his wife. Now, he doesn't know. He goes about his duties with precision and loyalty, and supposes that has to be enough.<br/><br/><strong>Service Record:</strong><br/><br/>2352 - Viktor joins Starfleet Academy at 16 at the recommendation of his Father, who cites his need for discipline as the primary reasoning behind it. The two have never gotten along, and this estrangement has only gotten worse over the years.<br/><br/>2356 - Viktor graduates top of his class and is assigned the rank of Ensign for distinction of duty and clear leadership within the wargames. There are murmurs of nepotism, though nothing ever pans out. He is assigned to the USS Victory. It is during this period he also meets Kerilyn Wescott.<br/><br/>2358 - A rising star within the enlisted ranks, Viktor is promoted to Lt. Junior Grade after risking his life on an away mission upon encountering a hostile species. Notably, he risked his life for his superior officer--Kerilyn Wescott.<br/><br/>2359 - Kerilyn and Viktor begin to see each other.<br/><br/>2361 - Kerilyn and Viktor are married in secret, knowing the rules against fraternization and with neither one of them willing to risk their careers. During this period Viktor continues to push himself to stand ouside of his Father's shadow, volunteering himself for missions when asked and at times taking risks that simultameously see him praised and reprimanded. Viktor is promoted to Lieutenant.<br/><br/>2363 - Following his then wife, the two end up transferring to the USS Ahwahnee in hopes of advancing their careers and avoiding any rumors about the nature of their relationship. As a result of their relationship, in many ways they stagnated within the ranks. They consider leaving to begin a family, but nothing ever comes of it.<br/><br/>2367 - The Battle of Wolf 359 is fought, and the USS Ahwahnee was destroyed. Viktor was one of some-1500 survivors from the failed battle that saw 39 starships destroyed. Kerilyn was not among them. Viktor is promoted to Lt. Commander--cold comfort.<br/><br/>2368 - Considering his mental state he is considered unfit for immediate duty and is thus transferred to the Antares Ship Yards located in the Bajor Sector to help design the Defiant-class prototype's USS Defiant's weapon systems. He meets Melinda Briggs.<br/><br/>2371 - Given a clean psych eval and with his work on the Defiant finished, Viktor is transferred to the USS Constellation. The Dominion War heats up, and the Constellation proves to be an active participant that gives Viktor plenty of opportunity to get his career back on track and his head in the game.<br/><br/>2375 - With the end of the Dominion War and thanks to his clear skill, leadership abilities, and dedication, he is promoted to Commander and assigned to the USS Victoria.