Jenette Vasquez

Private First Class Jenette Vasquez was a human female member of the UNSC Marine Corps. Jenette was a member of the combat unit (A2-BAG/2/5) deployed to Acheron aboard the UNSC Sulaco in 2539.
== Biography ==
Born in the outer colonies, Vasquez' parents were both Insurrectionists, though unlike them she did not blindly hold the UEG responsible for the family's poverty, instead blaming her parents' shortsightedness and fanaticism, as well as their misuse of what money the family had; though she kept these views to herself for most of her childhood in order to protect her siblings and herself.
Vasquez had two younger siblings, Carmen and Ricardo, who apparently looked up to her, no doubt in part due to Vasquez's protective role in their relationship. In her youth, in an attempt to escape her parents' "bullshit ideals", she became part of a street gang, a lifestyle that ultimately led to her committing murder at a young age and being sent to juvenile prison. It was there that she met, and became close friends with, Mark Drake. In 2532, both Vasquez and Drake, who had also been incarcerated for murder, enlisted in the UNSC Marine Corps as part of the Service or Jail Act in order to avoid further detention. The two subsequently passed through boot camp together, requesting assignment to the same unit, and both enlisted in advanced weapons training. They remained incredibly close — earning them the nickname "the sweethearts" from their drill instructor — although both denied a romantic relationship.
During her early career, Vasquez was cited several times (often along with Drake) for disorderly conduct, although she eventually went on to become a dedicated Marine — in 2535, she earned a silver Interservice Rifle Competition badge, and became an active member of the UNSC At-Risk Youth Outreach program in 2537, seeking to help young individuals struggling from the same issues that had affected her in her youth. Vasquez eventually obtained the rank of Private First Class.