Master Chief Petty Officer Zack Patterson
Name Zack Ryan Patterson JR.
Position Master-at-Arms
Second Position Chief of the Boat
Rank Master Chief Petty Officer
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human | |
| Age | 45 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6'3 | |
| Weight | 225 lbs | |
| Hair Color | greying | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Physical Description | Zack is an imposing figure at 6'3" and 225 lbs. He keeps in shape with a daily workout routine and jogging on whichever ship he is assigned. His hair is always cut very close And he keeps his face clean shaven. There are many scars on his body that were never healed right, but he never cared to get them taken care of later. Normally on his off time, he may be found in old marine type clothes from the 1900's out of the United States. Since the battle of Wolf 359, he now sports a biosynthetic hand and leg, both on the left side. |
Family
| Spouse | Fiancée Diane (deceased) | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Zack Patterson SR (Deceased) | |
| Mother | Mary Patterson (Suicide) | |
| Brother(s) | None | |
| Sister(s) | None | |
| Other Family | As far as he knows, he only has a few aunts and uncles left, spread out in the federation |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Fiercely protective of his friends and crewmates. He can come off really harsh towards new people, as he was a marine and still holds to that way of thinking. He is demanding of the enlisted beneath him, but only because he knows they can better themselves. He can tend to be a loner and throw himself into his work. He is also still new to this Starfleet posh life. After fourteen years as a marine, then transferring to work the fleet and getting stalled at Chief Petty officer for many years, he had almost quit, but didn't want to look like he could not handle it | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: Strong, for a human Compassionate for those going though loss Good at hand to hand Dedicated to his position and jobs Weakness: Fighting feelings of loneliness 5 years sober and often fighting the urge to drink again Can come off harsh and rude working with new limbs |
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| Ambitions | He wants to see what life has in store. He doesn't see an end to his time in starfleet yet | |
| Hobbies & Interests | 20th century United States military, namely marines. Both as collecting things and his off duty clothing and his holodeck programs |
| Personal History | Zak was the only child to a pair of humans who were enlisted personal. His father was a marine and his mother was a nurse. His father was a history buff, mostly about old American military units, and Zack became enamored with the US Marines from the 20th and 21st century. When Zack was 10 his father died in a tragic shuttle accident. His mother killed herself not even a year later, making young Zack have to live with family. As a child he wasn’t overly smart. He had street smarts. And he was good in a fight. By the time he was 18, he had been trained in boxing and krav maga, an old Earth fighting style. He knew it would be a long shot to be an officer, so instead he joined the marines. This was when he met the love of his life, Diane. The two of them dated, when they were near each other. While he wasn’t the smartest, he was determined. Very determined. And over the next eleven years, he pushed through his career, moving through the ranks while staying with the same unit. He became someone the top brass watched carefully. They knew he was something special. Both him and Diane had decided to wait until one of them reached an NCO rank before getting married. And within eleven years of joining Her made it to Gunnery Sergeant first. This was followed by a dark time for him. While on a mission, with Diane as one of their medics, their ship got destroyed. He had been one of the few lucky ones who got transported out in time. For the next two years he crawled into a bottle. He became reckless, and hostile. And the tipping point was at a bar on the edge of Federation space, he got angry at some Klingons and started a fight. In the melee, he ended up punching a Starfleet Captain. This had been a Captain that he had dealt with a lot while he was a marine, so they took care of it on board. Zack was given more work, less free time and what little time he did have to himself, was now spent dealing with Counselors. The Officers didn’t want to see him lose his good career, so they pushed him to be a better man. His Marine career was over, he knew it and they did too. While he was getting better, and had passed the two year sober mark, he transferred to the Fleet, moving from Gunnery Sergeant, to a Chief Petty officer. A part of him hoped that his past mistakes would stay in the past, but they didn’t. For eight years he was a master at Arms on the USS Denver. He was good at his job, and even became a model NCO. But his past hung over his head. No matter how many of the advanced classes he took to get promoted, he would be stuck as a Chief Petty Officer for nearly 7 years. Then he turned forty and got the shock of his life when a new group of Chief’s had come in, many who knew him and he was granted a promotion. It was this point that he was moved to the Poseidon and made the Chief of the boat and the master at arms. He kept pushing himself to do better. But twice he was passed over for the Master Chief rank. Then came the borg. For a year after that he was busy getting used to a new hand and leg, before rejoining his old crew on the USS Mohawk. |
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| Service Record | Starfleet information 2342-2353 (11 years) Marines Private to Gunnery Sergeant 2353-2355: Several reports of drunken behavior and fighting with ship commanders. Several reprimands 2355-2357: getting sober. Daily visits to the counselors 2357: Transferred to Starfleet at rank of Chief Petty Officer 2357: Completed Training for next Rank increase Completed Chief Petty Officers academy 2357-2364: USS Denver Master At Arms Chief Petty Officer 2364-2367 Transferred to USS Poseidon Chief of the boat/ Master at arms Senior Chief Petty officer 2067-2369 Recovery, rank increase to Master Chief Petty Officer 2369 USS Mohawk MAster at arms/Chief of the boat |