Hunter Matheson

=/\= Personnel File - Hunter Kal Matheson =/\= Name: Matheson, Hunter Kal Service #: 12-Ω-2882 Rank: Gunnery Sergeant, SFMC Vital Statistics: Height: 6’ 2” Weight: 205 lb Eyes: Blue Hair: Dark Brown Born: November 7, 2267 Place of Birth: Lone Tree, Texas (USA) Earth Citizenship: Federation Marital Status: single Primary MOS: Marine Scout Sniper Current Certifications: Marine Scout (Recon) Sniper Field Medicine Special Warfare Craft Crewman (SWCC or “swick”) Nickname: Gravy Education: 2285 - Graduated Permian County Regional High School 2285 - Enlisted Starfleet Marine Corps 2286 - Accepted - Scout Sniper School 2288 - Assigned - Special Warfare Craft Crewman Training 2290 - Assigned USS Kitty Hawk NCC 1063 2297 - Assigned USS Challenger NCC 2497 If you’re raised on the dry, desolate plains of west Texas it’s a given that you’ll learn the basics of survival as soon as you can walk or you’ll never make it to adulthood. If you don’t know the territory, don’t know the dangers involved, and don’t know how to prepare to survive or how to survive if you get in a jam, chances are you’ll be found several weeks later - if they find you at all. It’s no wonder, then, that many Starfleet Special Warfare personnel come from areas like this: the wilds of North America and the Australian Outback to name two. It takes a special breed - one that’s used to being beat up, hungry, blistering hot or half frozen with their wits about the only thing left to survive on - to endure the training and not budge an inch, never quit, and never complain. In other words, to just survive. One of many such people was Hunter Kal Matheson, and he’ll be the first to tell you he is not special. He is just one - one of a team. Born to Tyler Matheson and Melanie Durant, from the time Kal could reason he was determined to follow in his father’s footsteps. A career Starfleet Marine, Tyler Matheson served 27 years until an injury forced him to retire to the family’s west Texas ranch near the foothills of the Chisos Mountain Range. As soon as Kal and his sister Jessie could walk, their parents took them on forays in and around the range. By the time they entered school, hiking, camping, trapping, fishing, and hunting both small and big game had become as much a part of growing up as changing their boot size. The day Kal graduated from high school was the day he enlisted in Starfleet. But Kal was not to be satisfied with an ordinary Starfleet career. Since the 21st century, all branches of the military had meshed into a cohesive unit, each separate but together, like a well-oiled machine. Cross-training was common. Therefore, Starfleet Marine SpecOps training merged with Starfleet SpecOps under the already existing umbrella of Starfleet Special Warfare. From the first day of enlistment, Kal set his sights there. Recognized for his survival skills, his facility with weapons, and his keen sense of tracking, Kal Matheson was quickly admitted to Scout Sniper School, a two year intensive course that combined covert scouting with elite sniper skills. Upon graduation he was assigned to Special Warfare Craft Crewman training where he learned every aspect of Starfleet’s covert and clandestine Special Operations specific vessels as well as modifications that could turn any shuttle or fighter into a more formidable instrument of defense. Upon earning his Scout Sniper and SWCC ratings, Kal was assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk, a Quick Response Vessel (QRV) patrolling the Romulan Neutral Zone. He is currently assigned to USS Challenger Marine Detachment