Malcolm Hendricks

"Don't test the best!"

- Malcolm Hendricks, c. 2080

Malcolm John Hendricks (born November 3, 2046) is a primary character in the "War" campaign. He currently serves as Pilot aboard the Tombstone under the command of the vessel's captain, Brian West.

Early Life
Malcolm Hendricks was born near Hastings, Nebraska on the morning of November 3, 2046. Since birth, the absence of Malcolm's mother and father meant his upbringing was the responsibility of  his stern grandfather on his rustic farmstead on the outskirts of Hastings. Under his grandfather's stringent approach to raising a child, Malcolm quickly grew into a rebellious young man, often landing himself in trouble with Hastings Police Department throughout his youth. One instance Malcolm often regrets to recall is the night he spent in a police cell after getting caught breaking into a disused television factory at the age of 14.

Despite his checkered disciplinary record, Malcolm continued to perform exceptionally well throughout school. Whether it was down to his no-nonsense upbringing or just a genuine desire to suceed, Malcolm worked hard at school, showing particular aptitude for the sciences and mathematics and ultimately earned himself a 3.9 GPA in his senior year.

After graduating, the 18-year-old Malcolm was faced with the decision of what do with his life - while his academic record afforded him his choice of colleges, Malcolm felt little desire to study after earning his high school diploma. Instead, Malcolm knew he would rather have a future of travel and exploration - an opportunity that would potentially be afforded to a Pilot Officer of the UCAS Navy.

And so, just a week after graduation, Malcolm Hendricks signed his UCAS Military Service Agreement and within four weeks, was on his way to the UCAS Naval Academy, Marlyand to begin his training.

Officer Training
On the morning of July 15 2065, Malcolm arrived at UCAS's Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland to begin his officer training - 12 weeks of military skills, leadership training and suchlike. Despite being the youngest officer candidate in his class, Malcolm went from strength to strength during his training, particularly weapons handling drills and physical fitness. While he had settled in well during training, it was obvious the rebellious side of Malcolm did not take well to the system of discipline and authority which encompassed military life - after his 12 weeks, he had accumulated seven verbal cautions, four written warnings and a handful of "last chances" for various disciplinary issues, all related to disobeying orders. Further to his disciplinary record, it was noted Malcolm's disinterest in the leadership aspect of his training - only barely passing leadership assessments.

However, by the beginning of October (to the surprise of his peers), Malcolm had passed his officer training and was now a commissioned Ensign of the UCAS Navy. Now that he had crossed the hurdle of officer commission, Malcolm relished the opportunity to progress onto flight school where he would be one step closer to becoming a pilot officer of UCAS.

Pilot Training
After returning from leave, Malcolm recieved his confirmation that he had successfully been accepted into the UCAS Naval Aviator Academy where he would begin his two-year training to become a pilot. Throughout his training, Malcolm was trained to operate a variety of aircraft, from VTOLs to rotarcraft to fixed-wing aircraft, showing great aptitude for all. Even while in the classroom, Malcolm excelled during his training, particularly in aeronautical theory and flight dynamics. During this phase of his training, Malcolm's disciplinary issues were kept to a minimum with the young pilot now having something to keep himself occupied. After this two-year phase of his training, Malcolm graduated and finally earned his wings. At this point, Malcolm was given the options of being either immediately assigned to a UCAS Naval unit to finally begin his career or to embark on continuation training to join the ranks of UCAS's elite aerospace pilots. While the option to begin his service certainly did appeal to Hendricks, the challenge of becoming the best pilot he could be appealed more, and Malcolm opted for the UCAS Aerospace Pilot training program.

This extra two-year training indeed proved challenging to Malcolm but the 24 months seemed to pass exceptionally quickly and before he knew it, Malcolm had passed and was now on his way to his first assignment at the young age of 23.

Military Career
For his first assignment, Malcolm was assigned to the 41st Pararescue Squadron - a combat unit conducting both search-and-rescue and salvage recovery of UCAS forces.

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War in Columbia
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Personality
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