Jaynes Jaynes was a Human male who served as a sergeant in the Republic Army during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . Around the year 3646 BBY , he was stationed on the planet Ord Mantell , where he served at Fort Garnik on the island of Avilatan during the Separatist War fought between the Republic and a group of Separatists . While at the fort , he directed new arrivals to one of the base ' s combat instructors , Lieutenant Forris . Nearly three years after his arrival on Ord Mantell , Jaynes was still serving on Ord Mantell and was stationed at Fort Garnik , where he met a new recruit of Havoc Squad , a well - known elite squad of Republic soldiers . Biography . A Human male , Jaynes was a Republic soldier who served in the Republic Army during the Cold War , a period of unrest between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . During the war , around the year 3646 BBY , he was stationed on the planet Ord Mantell and spent some time at Fort Garnik , the main Republic base on the island of Avilatan . While at Fort Garnik , Jaynes and the other Republic troops stationed there fought in the Separatist War against a group of Separatists attempting to take control of Ord Mantell . While fighting on Ord Mantell , Jaynes found that the Separatists could easily hide themselves in the planet ' s civilian population by replacing their uniforms with civilian clothes , leading to situations where Jaynes could not tell which people were allies and which were enemies . While on the planet , Jaynes received training from Lieutenant Forris and other instructors at a combat instructor academy located in the fort , which Jaynes credited as saving him during combat situations . By the year 3643 BBY , Jaynes had been stationed on Ord Mantell for nearly three years and was a sergeant . At the time , he was stationed near one of the entrances to the fort where he directed new soldiers to Forris for combat instruction . While he was stationed at the entrance to the fort , Jaynes encountered a new recruit of Havoc Squad , a well - known elite squad in the Republic Military . When approached by the recruit , Jaynes expressed his pleasure of seeing someone from Havoc Squad and suggested that the recruit go to Forris for combat instruction . Personality and traits . Jaynes had black hair , brown eyes , and fair skin . He viewed the war on Ord Mantell as an unpleasant situation , though he saw his position at Fort Garnik as one of the better assignments on the world , due to its excellent training instructors . He attributed his survival during the war to the instructors at Fort Garnik , including Lieutenant Forris , whom he would point out to new military arrivals . Jaynes had respect for Havoc Squad and was pleased when he saw one of their members in the field at Fort Garnik . Equipment . While serving at Fort Garnik , Sergeant Jaynes wore a suit of the Republic Army ' s standard armor with blue markings . He also carried a blaster rifle . Behind the scenes . Sergeant Jaynes first appears in " " , a 2011 produced by BioWare . He is located in Fort Garnik , the central location for beginning Republic characters starting on the planet Ord Mantell . In the game , Jaynes is featured in the Trooper quest " Best of the Best , " in which he sends trooper characters to their first Skill Trainer . While the player is not required to talk to Jaynes , this article is written with the assumption of 100 % game completion .