1st. Lieutenant Fields

Description
"First Lieutenant Fields Joined the Military out of a sense of patriotism for the Federation. He quickly established himself as a model soldier, taking part in and commanding his men in several notable battles. Though highly respected by those who serve under him, he gets very particular about how Lieutenant is pronounced."

Backstory
Born as Samuel Robert Fields to parents residing in the Archer system, young Samuel Fields was no stranger to the Federation Military. Having grown up listening to the tales of serving and retired military men of systems and battles beyond the furthest reaches of the Federation, Fields inevitably grew enamoured with the concept of a military lifestyle, as had so many young Archer men and women before him. Upon the recommendation of his parents and numerous veterans acquainted with his family, Fields applied to the local Federation Military Academy in the hopes of attaining an Officer's Commission. Having been accepted into the Academy, it was soon found out that he possessed an aptitude for military leadership, allowing him to graduate from the Academy with Honours.

Having been granted the title of Second Lieutenant, Fields was soon attached to one of the numerous fleets outbound to protect the borders of the Federation. Early on into the patrol the fleet received a distress signal from the Craddock system, known for it's dense asteroid fields and the protection it often gave to unsavoury elements of civilization. Having arrived in-system the signal was soon traced to the planet's surface, originating from a large-scale mining operation taken over by pirates. While the Federation fleet mobilized numerous divisions to retake the planet, the dense asteroid field surrounding the planet limited re-entry to a trickle. Having been one of the few to make early planet-fall, Second Lieutenant Fields soon found himself in command of the first platoon to reach the planet's surface. However, pirate forces had anticipated this event, and prepared a heavy ambush in the approximate drop zone. Due to 2nd. Lieutenant Fields' quick thinking and leadership, the meagre Federation forces planet-side were able to fend off the enemy ambush and secure the landing site for reinforcements to arrive and rapidly retake Craddock, albeit not without great cost.

Due to his actions, Fields was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant and given official command of the men he had led. 1st. Lieutenant Fields further distinguished himself in the retaking of Craddock, having led his men to several decisive victories over the pirate forces.