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Christopher was an unremarkable child who struggled at school at a young age, something he later attributed to the way in which he was taught, preferring to understand the underlying mechanics of how things worked to regurgitating knowledge. He did however have an aptitude for sports, routinely competing against children in older age brackets in order to get proper competition. His sporting prowess and academic struggles led to him becoming highly competitive, resulting in him sometimes being a bad winner and definitely a bad loser. | Christopher was an unremarkable child who struggled at school at a young age, something he later attributed to the way in which he was taught, preferring to understand the underlying mechanics of how things worked to regurgitating knowledge. He did however have an aptitude for sports, routinely competing against children in older age brackets in order to get proper competition. His sporting prowess and academic struggles led to him becoming highly competitive, resulting in him sometimes being a bad winner and definitely a bad loser. | ||
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. | ||
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{{LCARS-bar-heading|Personality|COLOR=darkred}}Christopher is highly competitive and loves a challenge (so long as he can actually achieve it) and can be both a bad loser and also a bad winner. Whilst his competitiveness often results in him striving to perform his duties well it also results in perfectionism and trying to hold himself to very high standards, as a result he is sometimes paradoxically both proud of and disappointed in himself. He is outgoing, often making jokes or being flirtatious and appreciates those that accept and reciprocate such behaviour. Despite his openness he is typically far more reserved when dealing with much more senior officers. Christopher is used to, and appreciates directness, especially from senior officers, liking to know where he stands and what is expected of him. Whilst usually thinking quite tactically he is often impatient and can be sullen.{{LCARS-bar-heading|Gallery|COLOR=darkred}}<gallery perrow="3" widths="360" heights="480"> | {{LCARS-bar-heading|Personality|COLOR=darkred}}Christopher is highly competitive and loves a challenge (so long as he can actually achieve it) and can be both a bad loser and also a bad winner. Whilst his competitiveness often results in him striving to perform his duties well it also results in perfectionism and trying to hold himself to very high standards, as a result he is sometimes paradoxically both proud of and disappointed in himself. He is outgoing, often making jokes or being flirtatious and appreciates those that accept and reciprocate such behaviour. Despite his openness he is typically far more reserved when dealing with much more senior officers. Christopher is used to, and appreciates directness, especially from senior officers, liking to know where he stands and what is expected of him. Whilst usually thinking quite tactically he is often impatient and can be sullen.{{LCARS-bar-heading|Gallery|COLOR=darkred}}<gallery perrow="3" widths="360" heights="480"> | ||
File:Gallery-001-ChristopherCaldwell.png|Caldwell serving on board the | File:Index.php?title=File:Gallery-001-ChristopherCaldwell.png|Caldwell serving on board the merchant freighter SS ''Velikan''. | ||
File:Gallery-002-ChristopherCaldwell.jpg|Caldwell helping to repel Nausicaan pirates from the SS ''Velikan''. | File:Index.php?title=File:Gallery-002-ChristopherCaldwell.jpg|Caldwell helping to repel Nausicaan pirates from the SS ''Velikan''. | ||
File:Gallery-003-ChristopherCaldwell.jpg|Caldwell at the Skyfire Beach party onboard the USS ''Astraeus''. | File:Index.php?title=File:Gallery-003-ChristopherCaldwell.jpg|Caldwell at the Skyfire Beach party onboard the USS ''Astraeus''. | ||
</gallery>{{LCARS-bar-heading|Service History|COLOR=darkred}}{{Service Record}} | </gallery>{{LCARS-bar-heading|Service History|COLOR=darkred}}{{Service Record}} | ||
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