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Whilst Studying to become a Starfleet officer he completed PhD studies at Starfleet medical in the field of interspecies breeding. (Sometimes it's good being an insomniac -gives you more time to study!). Preferring emergency field medicine to research Rocar undertook his PhD topic based on the theory that opposites attract and so he should do everything to help them. In addition to his research; Rocar lectured in Xenobiology to undergraduate students at Starfleet medical. Here he met Celestra -a young Klingon Rizan hybrid who was about to drop her studies due to her lack of anger control. Spotting her potential as the best student; Rocar managed to convince her to stay. Many years latter the young woman had graduated as a Starfleet officer and as a doctor who came to serve on the ship where Rocar was now First Officer. | Whilst Studying to become a Starfleet officer he completed PhD studies at Starfleet medical in the field of interspecies breeding. (Sometimes it's good being an insomniac -gives you more time to study!). Preferring emergency field medicine to research Rocar undertook his PhD topic based on the theory that opposites attract and so he should do everything to help them. In addition to his research; Rocar lectured in Xenobiology to undergraduate students at Starfleet medical. Here he met Celestra -a young Klingon Rizan hybrid who was about to drop her studies due to her lack of anger control. Spotting her potential as the best student; Rocar managed to convince her to stay. Many years latter the young woman had graduated as a Starfleet officer and as a doctor who came to serve on the ship where Rocar was now First Officer. | ||
At the Academy Rocar was quite unlike the Flag Officer he is now. Many of his instructors considered him and his friends too reckless. He lived for the moment, emphasis was for parties on the one hand but for adventures and unnecessary dangers on the other. Stunts were often pulled off in shuttles or camping trips with climbing in dangerous places. The young Rocar had a live for the moment attitude, his and Zurinda Battoria's quarters were the party digs and the Ktarian was known for his big smile and loud laugh. | |||
Cadet Rocar had a close group of friends. These were:- | |||
Aïowyn Shartara (Rutian Female) Operations Major | |||
Rocar first met Aïowyn at a hall party in freshers week. Known for talking a lot in class and getting into trouble, Aïowyn was the year's resident gossip and knew everyone's business before they did. At parties she was a bit of a rock chick and wild, yet she also had a sisterly quality which came out to keep Rocar and Zurinda out of trouble. Although she had romantic liasons with a lot of the cadets in her year, Rocar and Zurinda were always just friends whom she constantly tried to setup with her own mates...often to disaster. She now serves on Starbase 118 as one of Rocar's senior officers in the command tower. | |||
Zurinda Batoria (Bolian, Male) Engineering Major was a short tubby Bolian who had a rebellious and lazy attitude to work. He only just passed each year. Arguably Rocar's best friend, the two would often be seen hitting bars or walking together round campus. Many felt that Zurinda led Rocar astray whilst others felt Zurinda only survived and vaguely passed the straight and narrow through his friendship with Rocar. The two often got into mischief, for example stealing a private yacht one night after a party and getting halfway to Mars before being intercepted by the authorities. The Bolian was a troublemaker and practical joker... you either hated him or loved him but nothing in between. | |||
Jan T'Yai (Terran/Vulcan Female) Medical Major Was a couple of years ahead of Rocar but the two met through their joint interest in medical. Often meeting for coffees or lunch they often saw eye to eye on all matters and quickly developped a strong bond. | |||
Henry McConnel (Terran Male) Operations Major Sat the finals exam with Rocar, including the final practical. Although not particularly close socially, the two often worked well together. McConnel was career driven and dedicated to his duty but was killed in the line of duty alongside Rocar when they were both Ensigns on Starbase 118. | |||
Michael Johaneson Junior (Terran Male) & Charles Peter Montgomery (Terran Male) Security Major. | |||
Michael and Charles were the two less outspoken members of Aiowyn, Zurinda and Rocar's social group. Charles was a thin, weak and unconfident young man who had been forced into Starfleet simply to meet the expectations of his father. Expectations he could never meet and to eventual tragic consequence. Michael was a naturally talented cadet who tried to help his friend as best he could. He would lose his own life trying to save Charles. | |||
Julia Bryson (Terran Female) Science Major | |||
Julia was the class swot. Coming first in every exam, many would not have placed her with the other cadets. However, they soon became friends with her after a series of Zurinda's practical jokes on Julia caused the others to stand up for her and invite her to join them. Zurinda and Bryson had a love hate relationship...clearly grating eachother to much enjoyment. | |||
At the start of the academy Rocar met his fiancee -an Antican who scared most of his family when he took her home to be introduced. The couple were due to be married following Rocar's graduation but Rocar's fiancee died in late [[2376]] whilst serving aboard a federation medical ship that went missing and was presumed to have been destroyed after an encounter with an unidentified vessel. Rocar vowed to avenge the death should anyone ever discover who attacked a defenceless medical ship. To this day, he never has found out the truth about what happened and the attackers remain unknown. | At the start of the academy Rocar met his fiancee -an Antican who scared most of his family when he took her home to be introduced. The couple were due to be married following Rocar's graduation but Rocar's fiancee died in late [[2376]] whilst serving aboard a federation medical ship that went missing and was presumed to have been destroyed after an encounter with an unidentified vessel. Rocar vowed to avenge the death should anyone ever discover who attacked a defenceless medical ship. To this day, he never has found out the truth about what happened and the attackers remain unknown. |