Josh is the only child of his Terran father and half Klingon mother. He has an older half sister from his father and his first wife. He did not know a whole lot about her except that she died several years before he was born.
The only Klingon thing he inherited from his mother was a Klingon temper. To get that under control, his parents got him involved in Klingon martials arts, which he continues to study regularly to this day. The discipline and physical training gave him an outlet for his temper.
Attracted to the strict disciplines and further physical training of the Marine Corp, Josh joined at age 18 and served for 6 years. During his time in the Corps, he served on several missions aboard various Starfleet vessels. He quickly became fascinated with life aboard ship and with the possibility of being more than just a soldier. His second application to Starfleet was accepted. Josh suspected his lieutenant’s letter of recommendation helped quite a bit.
He was at the academy for a total of 5 years, double majoring in tactical as well ops. He also minored in security, not wanting to completely separate himself from the physical aspects of the Corps that he not only enjoyed but was good at.
