Travis Kroells

Having just seen himself at 40, its amazing young William didn't run faster.

Firstly, kudos to LoAmi for bring up the culture war point that I was going to get around to saying ;) Secondly, please correct me if I'm wrong Ganval, but do you really mean to say that America should have no contact with contries deemed "Less Advanced" then us, and almost more importantly, how would you define that? Sheesh...I ended a lot of words with -ly.

::Figures his words and actions are enough for some people to know what party he really belongs too::

oy, i've let this thread get away from me ;) The nearest starbucks would be about 15 miles away in Chaska, which is in a Super Target. I cant think of there the nearest full 'Bucks would be...probably in Eden Prarie...or however you spell it >.<

Hey, I was wondering if I could have mine changed to: Liberate your mind

Sorry, Im still missing your previous post's intent ;)

ROFL, i was gonna give this some more time, but Murdok Helios, for his "**** ****** *******" wins. Mainly because it was funny, partly because he bucked the system and had his post removed. ;) Your go.

Are we under attack Elgor? The "war" on terrorism is a complicated one at best. Under normal war situations, I would have less of a problem with all of this. But this isn't like anything we've fought before. I see it more as a policing acting then an actual war. Anyways, regardless of what I believe the administrations reasoning for these events are, the facts are clear. There are no shells flying at us, missles being launched and heaven forbid again, airplanes crashing into buildings. We are not in an active two way war per se. At the very most, the are people plotting against our country, which has been going on since 1776. So in my opinion, using the excuse that we're under attack to justifiy these illegal actions, is rather poor.

Yeah, I just learned that my church trip to San Antonio is the same weekend so I wont be going regardless. >.<

Florida in general...expensive... put in my maybe so-so catagory. Unless my bank heist goes under, yeah, then you can just watch the news.

Yes, but how does a citizen protest, if he has no idea he's being spied on? That the entire purpose of it, to make sure he/she doesn't know, so they catch him/her doing whatever they think they're doing. I think the point is that we could being spied on at any point, for what the government seems to believe just causes (Bush sure does), and unless they mess up, we're none the wiser.

Yeah, I didn't know I won, so here you guys go ;)

::looks up, blinks:: Que?

If you want a weird class, look for the Freedom Class, or the Polaris Class which was I believe the Reaent-B. Both are saucer sections with Consitution necks ontop of one naccele. looks weeeeeeeird.

Hey! I though this was called Football!?!?

Eh, I'll take you on sometime Mike. I cant remember when my first Acad was, although I graduated on Haloween after three sims, which is the same day I joined the boards (Something told me I should probably make an account :lol:) Unlike many of the later cadets, i joined in a time when STSF was just getting up on it's feet. I cant remember, but I believe I was either the 6th, or the 8th graduate. Probably 6th. I know theres a thread dedicated to this somewhere. The fact that I joined STSF was actually pure chance. I was bouncing around Startrek.com, having just gotten my first computer (yes, my parents sucked) and I happend apon the chat room. I entered the general chat, which happened to be a giant flame war. At this, i found our old simming room which stated "Roleplay Startrek!" or something to that extent. Being 14, geeky, fat and well bored out of my mind, I bounced in and ran into the USS Manticore. A9 was kind enough to show me to the site, and give me a schedule (if you could call it that then :lol:) of the acads. Given my age, at the time I could only sim on the tuesday academy, which plays at 8 pm my time. In retrospect, my first sim was probably the next night, which "Admiral" Garnoopy graduated, and began a cloning process that cannot be either explained or stopped :lol: While still a cadet, I decided to start viewing ships to join, and decided on the USS Reaent for several reasons. 1: The crew was rather fun, and appeared to have a good time. 2: The time and day. 3: The day I decided watch their sim, Vanroy almost let a Station crash into them :lol: I dont remember my exact promotion dates, their listed in Travis's bio on the Reaent. I would go on to join the Sky Harbor Aegis, USS Manticore, and Qob Lakota. Although would be forced to leave all of them due to personal and scheduling conflicts. I think it's about a year ago now when I resigned from the Reaent with the rank of Lieutenant, having been demoted to Lt. Jg :P At this time in my life, a number of personal things were happening, which forced me to retire from STSF entirely for about 4 months. I was doing pretty good, and having a fun time just hanging out on the boards with you guys, and actually hadn't intended to rejoin the simming world until USS Agincourt came around. I ended up with the CSCI spot, playing Jamie Kroells, Travis's son. I toyed for a while with putting in for the Second in Comand/CSEC spot, and had it happened, it would be a very different character, trust me on that. However, after talking with a certain person, Jamie was born, and Travis lives on :P Since the launch of the Agincourt, I have stayed steady on the one sim and currently hold the rank of Lieutenant, although I have recently been thinking about joining another sim after the new year rolls in. Now that I think about it, having been here for three years...I've never made it past the rank of Lieutenant, while Im sure some people have reached Lt. Commander twice over :P Unfortunetly, I figured I should announce this sometime soon. At the writing of this little autobiography, my dad plans to sell the house to go live with his girlfriend down in the cities. Due to the fact that I wont be going with him, once the house sells I'll be, for a lack of a better term, homeless. I'll keep you guys up to date with what goes down, but there is a distinct possiblity in the next few months that I may indefinetly disapear.

::grumbles::

well, seeing as how it's boring winter break, I was talking with Kestra, and she showed me this awsome sight that lets you see stuff :lol: It's basically giant map, that you can zoom into the very streets of a town. Flash Earth My House (Note: It's the house directly below the non diagonal Casper Circle label. The longish one)

Hey, our foot ball team took second place in the state two years back Central Raiders! Woot! :lol: OMG I just showed school spirit. ::suicide::

::Is hardly ever phased by sad men from San Jose:: I have to agree with Andrea on this one. Whilst I have no problem showing you guys the top of my house, you guys sure dont have too. Besides, my dad's selling the place soon, and when he does, it sort of looks like I'll be out on the streets... :lol: Anyways, same issue for me as Sam it the fact that I live out in the country. Infact, the picture I have up is the closest I could get. It's also a horibly out dated picture, from now earlier then 1991, with the current level of development shown. The circle and street are compeltely filled out now :lol:

Again, doesn't this just about cover all four of those shows?

Thats cute, really. Your the reason we had the post count taken off. *slap*

Fred ruined Voyager for me :lol: By pointing out all the flaws (Espcially the shuttle one). So I supose I'll have to drop back on good ole TNG. Although Trek is deffinetly not my number one sci fi series anymore. That spot is currently in a bitter war between Firefly, the Stargates, and Galactica :lol:

Hmm... Turns out me and Helios are only about 40 minutes away from eachother

New Federation Alliance Galactic Databank Biographical Section Subject: Travis Kroells General Information Name: Travis Jonathan Kroells Gender: Male Age: 26 Species: Human Height: 6’2 Weight: 185 lbs Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Skin Color: Caucasian Family History Father: Barry Kroells, Deceased Mother: Linda Kroells, Deceased Brother: Daniel Kroells, Deceased Sister: Kaylee Kroells, NFA Operative Service Information Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Position: Commander of 8th Air Group (CAG) and Bravo Squadron Leader Assignment: N.F.S. Reaent NCC-3345-C Call sign: River Current Status: Wounded in Action Medical Information Last Physical: April 21st 2382, passed Last Psych Exam: October 5th 2380, passed No outstanding injuries or medical LOA’s Injured December 22nd, 2382 in the Battle of People's Head, current extent of injuries unknown. Distinguishing Features None to date Psychological Profile Travis is a rather quite and reserved person. He tends only to show any true emotions or thoughts around his close friends, and the pilots under his command. The only people he really cares about are them and his younger sister. Personal History Born on April 1st, 2356 to Barry and Linda Kroells, Travis lived a decent life under the UFP regime. He was a lively child, with a great sense of humor, and plenty of friends to boot. His family was the envy of the town, but unknown to them, along with Travis and his younger sister Kaylee, was that Barry, Linda, and Travis’s older brother Daniel were heretics. Secret rebels, they provided the NFA with Intel on the political changes on Earth, using Barry’s position as a senator as a cover. The three led the perfect double life, until one of their informants was captured, and ratted them out. The public execution of the middle-aged couple, and their twenty-year-old son was televised throughout the Federation, and brought about a modern age of McCarthyism. Neighbor accused neighbor, and no one was safe from claims of being a traitor. For the next year, the sixteen year old Travis would lead his ten year old sister from town to town trying to avoid execution themselves. Finally at the age of seventeen, after running for a year, Travis managed to smuggle himself and Kaylee off of Earth on an NFA friendly freighter. Travis would spend the next three years piloting that freighter, the very moment the captain noticed his skill behind a flight stick. However, that fate would change drastically when he met an officer by the name of George McLean. The then Major recruited him to the N.F.S. Reaent as a fighter pilot, where he excelled tremendously. Somewhat ironically, he survived where other died, which is partly how he quickly moved through the ranks of the 8th Air Group. Regardless of that, he is an extremely skilled pilot, who feels at home in the middle of the battlefield. Travis’s call sign, “River” is also and odd one at that. It’s tradition for new pilots to receive name from their peers, but Kroells came with the sign. When Major McLean first asked him who he was, he responded by saying “I am but a river, I go where the land wills me to go.” Travis’s mentality is also part of his call sign. He is normally a rather peaceful and quiet person, even in the air. However, when someone important to him, mainly his pilots or his sister, are threatened, Travis can change dramatically. Usually efficiently brutal in his protection of them, Travis is not the least bit afraid of killing someone to save the said person. It’s recorded that Travis killed three UFP guards who tried to take is sister in when they were fleeing Earth. He can be as calm and serene as a River, or deadly as the rapids. Because of this, Travis is normally withdrawn in social events. He acts naturally around his pilots, whom he views more as brothers and family then subordinates. However, in a foreign situation, Travis is very much an introvert, and rarely speaks, unless necessary. He is also somewhat ashamed of his past. He’s come to realize the things he did were necessary to save himself and his sister, but that rarely gives him any relief. Service History (Earth Calendar) April 1st, 2356- Born in St. Paul to Barry and Linda Kroells. June 4th, 2372- Public Execution of Barry, Linda and Daniel Kroells. July 17th, 2373- Travis and Kaylee escape Earth. Mid 2373-2376- Hired as pilot for the NFA friendly freighter “Argos“, forgoes pay for free board for Kaylee. October 31st, 2376- Recruited by Major George McLean of the N.F.S. Reaent, NCC-3345-C as a fighter pilot for the 8th Air Group, Bravo Squadron. November 1st, 2376- Given Battlefield promotion to 2nd Lieutenant. November 28th, 2376- Participates in the Battle of Rigel IV (First Battle). Kills: 2 November 29th, 2376- After positive identification by UFP fighters, Travis is officially listed as a traitor and war criminal. December 15th, 2376- Participates in the Battle of Rigel IV (Second Battle). Kills: 4 December 20th, 2376- Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. February 18th, 2377- Participates in the Battle of Cait. Kills: 7 August 8th, 2377- Promoted to Captain. October 13th, 2377- Participates in the Battle of Pax Primus. Kills: 4 January 2nd, 2378- Takes one month LOA to visit Kaylee on Betazed. October 13th, 2378- Promoted to the Rank of Major. November 1st, 2378- Participates in the Battle of Cytheria. Kills: 6 March 16th, 2379- Promoted to leader of Bravo Squadron. December 30th, 2379- Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. December 31st, 2379- Promoted to Commander of 8th Air Group (CAG) June 5th, 2380- Participates in the Battle of Arial. Kills: 5 March 1st, 2381- Participates in the Battle of Regulus. Kills: 5 December 22nd, 2382- Participates in the Battle of People's Head. Kills: 8 December 22nd, 2382- Pronounced Wounded in Action following the events above.