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His disillusionment with formal education resulted in him leaving school as soon as he could. Eager to find somewhere to fit in, Christopher considered Starfleet as a way to see the galaxy and learn by experience, he was however put off by the thought of more 'school' if he were to join Starfleet Academy to become an officer and still didn't know what he wanted to do with his life and thus couldn't commit to a specialization which also ruled out joining Starfleet as a non-commissioned officer. Instead he turned to the commercial sector, signing up to serve on board a freighter, this gave him the opportunity to see the galaxy but as part of a far less rigid command structure. His first assignment was on the SS Velikan NAR-56260, a Federation registered DY-2000 class bulk freighter. | His disillusionment with formal education resulted in him leaving school as soon as he could. Eager to find somewhere to fit in, Christopher considered Starfleet as a way to see the galaxy and learn by experience, he was however put off by the thought of more 'school' if he were to join Starfleet Academy to become an officer and still didn't know what he wanted to do with his life and thus couldn't commit to a specialization which also ruled out joining Starfleet as a non-commissioned officer. Instead he turned to the commercial sector, signing up to serve on board a freighter, this gave him the opportunity to see the galaxy but as part of a far less rigid command structure. His first assignment was on the SS Velikan NAR-56260, a Federation registered DY-2000 class bulk freighter. | ||
Life onboard freighters and merchant vessels, where most crew members had to serve in numerous different positions, allowed Christopher to develop a well rounded and practical experience of life in space and on board a ship. With the Federation being a largely post-scarcity economy with goods, services and information being either free or practically free as a result of a combination of abundant resources and advanced large scale replication technology, many of the best business opportunities existed just past the fringes of Federation space in non-aligned sectors, this gave Christopher the opportunity to experience some of the more exotic and unsavoury parts of the galaxy, teaching him many important life lessons and a handful of key survival skills. | Life onboard freighters and merchant vessels, where most crew members had to serve in numerous different positions, allowed Christopher to develop a well rounded and practical experience of life in space and on board a ship. With the Federation being a largely post-scarcity economy with goods, services and information being either free or practically free as a result of a combination of abundant resources and advanced large scale replication technology, many of the best business opportunities existed just past the fringes of Federation space in non-aligned sectors, this gave Christopher the opportunity to experience some of the more exotic and unsavoury parts of the galaxy, teaching him many important life lessons and a handful of key survival skills. | ||
After almost half a decade he decided once more to consider Starfleet, both seeing it as a challenge and looking for a career that he could be truly proud of. Christopher believed his real world experience would serve him well at the Academy and mitigate his lack of interest in traditional academia. As hoped his greater age and practical experience served him well at the Academy both socially, where he was viewed as a charismatic leader amongst his fellow students, and academically where he graduated near the top of his class having majored in Security and minored in Com/Ops, a combination he felt rounded out and built upon his previously established experience and allowed him to keep his future options as open as possible.{{Heading|Service History| | |||
After almost half a decade he decided once more to consider Starfleet, both seeing it as a challenge and looking for a career that he could be truly proud of. Christopher believed his real world experience would serve him well at the Academy and mitigate his lack of interest in traditional academia. As hoped his greater age and practical experience served him well at the Academy both socially, where he was viewed as a charismatic leader amongst his fellow students, and academically where he graduated near the top of his class having majored in Security and minored in Com/Ops, a combination he felt rounded out and built upon his previously established experience and allowed him to keep his future options as open as possible. | |||
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File:CC Freighter 1.png|Caldwell serving on board the Federation registered DY-2000 freighter SS Velikan. | |||
File:CC Freighter 2.png|Caldwell helping to repel Nausicaan pirates from the SS Velikan. | |||
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