Well, since I've been waiting for indications that it's not dead (ceased to be, deceased, passed on, shuffled off this mortal coil, joined the heavenly choir, gone to meet its maker, bought the farm, kicked the bucket, bit the dust, been put to sleep, and generally become an
Ex-Let's Play) before joining in, I figure I should go ahead and submit a character.
Yes, I play Dwarf Fortress. Or at least I used to. Don't mind my low post count.
Name: Terrence Shaw. Folks on familiar terms with him call him Terry; his bosses call him Lieutenant Shaw (or just Lieutenant).
Born on Picon to a pair of academics, he joined the military so they'd pay for his higher education. With an interest in hyperspace physics, this made him a natural fit for chief astrogation officer. He's served a few tours, but has rather looked forward to a more academic lifestyle as of late, and to finishing his doctorate, and this was to be his last tour. But we all know how circumstances can change (not to mention it's hard to find tenure at Radioactive Ash Cloud University)...
Role: Chief Astrogation Officer, he's in charge of plotting jump courses and tracking the various phenomena they're bound to find on their interstellar journey. In addition, with his quite extensive background in theoretical physics and a smattering of chemistry, he'd make an able project lead...someday. For now, he's inexperienced and could use some guidance from an...
experienced scientist. (Likely specialty would be Power & Propulsion unless you think another field would fit better)
As far as military skill goes, he's a capable officer, generally speaking. Not likely to seek his own command anytime soon, but would step up if it were needed. Again though, inexperienced.
Basically, he could go in either direction. Military or science, or a smattering of the two. Jack of two trades, master of neither. Also, it'd be hard to predict which way he'd go in case of mutiny/martial law/military coup.
Given the relative lack of doctorate opportunities, he'll be understandably miffed that he won't be able to earn his PhD and the coveted title of "Doctor"...once the shock of losing his entire family in the colonies has worn off.
His parents were doctors, don't you know. [/fargo]