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past 6 years, but each time her amazing record up to and including the action
on Sigma Draconis has won her a stay against dismissal.
At this point Major Parker can no longer be considered a promising officer and
she receives only low priority combat assignments where her usefulness on the
battlefield will not be compromised by her problems with Corporate authority.
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Analysis
Major Parker had all the signs of
becoming a superlative soldier. She
applied for a position in the Crayven
Security the exact moment she
reached the age of consent at 14.
After an exemplary training period,
marred only by one or two incidences
of excessive force during combat exer-
cises, she entered the Powered
Infantry Corps. During an acquisition
Operation against an illegal TerraTech
claim on Wolf 328-2A, Parker, then a
Corporal, single-handedly rallied her
platoon that had come under heavy
fire from TerraTech artillery.
Personally destroying 3 Artillery pieces
earned her a Bravery Bonus. The first
of many.
Sarah Parker quickly rose through the ranks while continuing to receive bonus
after bonus for her conduct on the battlefield. She was asked to take training
as a Commando and accepted the transfer in 2409. She achieved the rank of
Major by the age of 28 and seemed she was bound for the Fast Track until the
Battle of Hanson’s Rift in 2412.
Major Parker’s Commando unit was stationed at firebase Zulu on the main
continent of Sigma Draconis when it was attacked by the Order of the New
Dawn, who had declared the planet sacred ground and filed Jihad against any
corporate holding which did not immediately evacuate. The firebase was cut off
and subjected to wave after wave of attack. When relief finally arrived, they
found no Crayven survivors except for a badly wounded Major Parker, whose
bunker was surrounded by over 800 Crusader bodies. Major Parker under-
went extensive psychiatric treatment.
When she returned to combat duty her CO noted that despite the rewards
given for her combat valor, she seemed strangely ungrateful, and the quality of
her performance became a problem. Things came to a head during a board-
ing action when she refused a direct order to void the atmosphere of an
enemy Drop ship.
After suffering a fine for her misconduct, Major Parker requested a transfer
back to standard ground control, where she has remained to this day. Her
combat skills are still exemplary, but time and again she has refused to carry
out special commands given her regarding efficient termination of Enemy
Assets. She has been in front of a performance review board twice in the
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