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Michael is the eldest of two siblings having a younger sister, Lana. He has always had loving relationship with his mother and sister but the relationship with his father has always been strained. While Michael’s mother gave birth to him in her mid twenties, his Father was a middle aged man and combat veteran of the Federation-Cardassian War who was attempting to transition back to civilian life. The transition for George Jellico to civilian life was very difficult he felt uncomfortable with the lack of structure and goals and missed the rush of physical and life-challenging along with this he was also suffering from PTSD symptoms.  All these factors meant that he failed to show the love and tenderness to his son throughout  Michael’s childhood. With counseling Michael’s father become more relaxed as he grew older and Lana was born but their relationship remained distant.  

Throughout his childhood education Michael also suffered bulling while at school for his lack of  telepathic abilities, even those that did not openly bully him considered him an outsider and as a teenager be began getting into fights often and being suspended from school was a regular occurrence. This resulted is his grades being very poor, with him only excelling at individual sports and subjects that required a lot of physical work. He finished his education at nineteen with a foundation degree in Civil Engineering.  Michael briefly contemplated entering the Marine Corps once he finished his education but recognized remembering the toll ground combat had on his father. Instead Michael enlisted into Star Fleet’s enlisted engineering program. His Mother was supportive of the decision but was also quietly disappointed that he did not aim higher.