John Branson (Archer)

John Branson was a male Human who served in Starfleet during the 24th century as commanding officer of the (Star Trek: Archer)
==Personnel file==
*Serial number: C959-D778-323
*Active rank: Captain (2378 - )
*Most recent assignment: Commanding officer, (2372 - )
*Previous assignments: (2370 - 2371)
** (2369 - 2370)
** (2355 - 2357)
==Biography==
===Early life===
John Timothy Branson was born in 2333 in Knoxville, Tennessee on Earth his mother was Lieutenant Commander Maria Branson, John had a very great childhood with his parents and grandparents.
At the age of 16 at Zefranme Cochrane high school he met his best friend Karl Clarkson who was being picked on by other students who didn't like that he had the skills of the legendary Montgomery Scott, John took up for him and the two became good friends and eventually at the age of 17 he applied for Starfleet Academy and he was accepted.
==Starfleet service career==
===Starfleet Academy===
At the age of 18, Cadet John Branson entered Starfleet Academy in 2354 and met his future wife Elizabeth Shelby those she was in a relationship several other people at the Academy he eventually asked her out and the two dated during their time at the Academy he even took her to the Academy Ball.
Eventually John graduated in 2358 along with Elizabeth Shelby.
===USS Repulse===
In 2358, Ensign John Branson was posted to the USS Repulse an Starship under the command of Captain Taggert. James, as the chief operations officer there he ran into Elizabeth Shelby who was an ensign onboard the vessel as well and the two resumed their budding relationship even though she was later transferred to six other Federation vessels the two love birds maintained contact with each other.
===USS Kansas===
===USS California===
===USS Enterprise-D===
In 2370, Lieutenant John Branson served aboard the Federation flagship under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, John made a bunch of new friends as he had a great assignment onboard Enterprise till its destruction in 2371 at the hands of the Duras Sisters.
===Earth bound assignment===
After the destruction of the Enterprise Lieutenant Commander Branson was assigned to Starfleet Command as Vice Admiral William J. Ross aide, he was married to Elizabeth Shelby at the time the two lived together in Knoxville, Tennessee and had two daughters with each other.
But eventually John worked tirelessly to advance in rank and commuted to Epsilon Eridani every day, much to Elizabeth's dismay, who felt ignored.
John and Elizabeth's marriage strained. Elizabeth later said that she tried on "numerous occasions" to talk to her husband, but John simply shut her out. John claimed she never showed appreciation for working for their future. 
Around September 2372, John came home to find Elizabeth in bed with her ex-boyfriend Mackenzie Calhoun. Dumbstruck and at a loss for words, John left, refusing to listen to Elizabeth as she begged for a chance to explain. The couple divorced, and John moved out of the apartment and moved back into a new apartment.
===USS Swiftfire-A===
After his divorce John grew depressed following the affair. His work ethic collapsed, and he began self-medicating with alcohol. He showed up late to work, his work became "sloppy," and was reported six times for working hungover.
Even during the Dominion War he would drink to numb the pain of his divorce during breaks in the fighting he would be seen at Deep Space 9 at Quark's getting drunk with whiskey.
It wasn't until he met Jessica Smith who was the first officer aboard the , and they were both cheated but Jessica was cheated on more times then she could count on her fingers and toes.
The two hung out more and then before John boarded the Swiftfire Jessica gave him a kiss on the lips and left.
==Extended leave of absence==
After the war John took a leave of absence to gather his thoughts and recover from the extended combat missions that he was on he ran into Jessica while he was at Starfleet Command.
The two eventually married and they spent their leave at his apartment in Knoxville.
===USS Archer===
==Personal life==
==Starfleet service record==
==Trivia notes==
===Background information===
Category:Humans (Alternate timelines)
Category:Starfleet