Jackson is old (TBD)

==Dossier: Jackson==
Document Type: Pan Pacific Defense Corps Personnel Dossier Summary
Date: 1 July 2023
Subject: R-JJON_689.18-G
Name: Jackson Eugene Jones
Assigned Team: Rangers, ID R-JJON_689.18-G
Date of Active Service: 1 July 2016
Current Service Status: Active, based Sydney Shatterdome
Biography:
Born 30 November 1990, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. Australian citizen. Parents Michael and Kathleen. Younger brothers Logan (q.v., also an active-duty Ranger) and Derek (q.v., also an active-duty PPDC officer).
Graduated Jaeger Academy in June 2016. Right hemisphere (command) pilot of the Mark III Jaeger Vulcan Specter. First combat deployment 14 March 2018, brought down Kaiju Hellmaw working with Lucky Seven. Four subsequent kills, all with Vulcan Specter and copilot Logan Jones. Stationed at Sydney Shatterdome from start of Ranger service.
Command Assessment:
Jones' advancing age and numerous deployments are beginning to erode his already questionable reaction times. Additionally, he is increasingly insubordinate and becoming less predictable in combat, sometimes to the point of taking unnecessary risks.
Strong consideration should be given to replacing Jones as an active-duty pilot in the interest of maximum combat effectiveness.
==Dossier: Logan==
Document Type: Pan Pacific Defense Corps Personnel Dossier Summary
Date: 1 July 2023
Subject: R-LJON_104.27-G
Name: Logan Patrick Jones
Assigned Team: Rangers, ID R-LJON_104.27-6
Date of Active Service: 1 July 2016
Current Service Status: Active, based Sydney Shatterdome
Biography:
Born 18 October 1992, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. Australian citizen. Parents Michael and Kathleen. Older brother Jackson (q.v., also an active-duty Ranger), younger brother Derek (q.v., also an active-duty PPDC officer).
Graduated Jaeger Academy in June 2016. Left hemisphere pilot of the Mark III Jaeger Vulcan Specter. First combat deployment 14 March 2018, brought down Kaiju Hellmaw working with Lucky Seven. Four subsequent kills, all with Vulcan Specter and copilot Jackson Jones. Stationed at Sydney Shatterdome from start of Ranger service.
Command Assessment:
Defiant and contemptuous of authority, Jones' behavior is unpredictable and often violent (see disciplinary record). He continually antagonizes his fellow Rangers, other PPDC staff, and even community members. Even so, he remains one of the most effective in combat of current active-duty Rangers. This effectiveness is at risk due to the deteriorating condition of his copilot (q.v., Jackson).
Command should continue to monitor Jackson's condition and consider assigning Logan a new copilot, perhaps a recent Academy graduate, to take greatest advantage of his extensive combat experience.
==Retire==
2 July 2023; Sydney, NSW, Australia
"Take a seat, Jackson."
He does, leans back. "First names, Marshal? That's not yer style."
"This meeting isn't happening."
Jackson raises an eyebrow.
"Command wants to replace you, and only you, in Vulcan."
"Logan'd get a new copilot."
"One of the last Academy grads."
"And this isn't a joke."
Nguyen passes over the memo.
Jackson reads, pales, sets his teeth.
"I disagree with their assessment," says Nguyen quietly. "Do you want me to fight for you? You can talk it over with Logan first."
"I'll do that, sir." Jackson swallows. "Thank ye fer lettin' me know."
Nguyen nods. "Keep me in the loop."
.
Jackson folds onto the couch in the Jones quarters, head in his hands.
"Whassup, Jack? Ye look like hell."
"Command wants to ground me."
"What?! We're one 'a th' best teams—"
"Logan."
Silence. 
"Not us. Jest me. I'm too old an' slow, they say."
"Stupid fuckers don't know what they're talkin' 'bout."
"Marshal says he'll fight to keep me if I want him to. Should I let him?"
"What're ye thinkin'?! Of course y' should!"
"Ye sure? This's yer chance t' move right. Won't happen if I'm around."
"Won't jockey without ye."
Jackson sighs.
"Yer tellin' th' Marshal ta fight if I have t' drag ye t' his office by yer ankle."
"Then that's that. Let's go tell 'im."
==Replacement==
August 2023; Anchorage, United States; Sydney Australia
Transcript
Pentecost: No.
Josephs: Pentecost, you know she's the best cadet since Chuck Hansen and she's obsessed with getting a Jaeger. Her CORO's well within the safety margin and they're both ruthless fighters. She's got the energy to keep up with him and he's got the experience to ground her.
Pentecost: No.
Josephs: Give me a good reason not to test them together.
Pentecost: He's not stable enough keep her focused. Together they'll be out of control.
Josephs: Hmm. I think they would have just the right balance of discipline and violence for the kind of Kaiju we've been seeing recently.
Pentecost: I disagree.
Josephs: Of course you do. You kept her out of the Academy for years. [a beat] I can always go over your head, straight to Command.
Pentecost: You're welcome to try, Josephs.
Josephs: Be reasonable. This solves problems for all of us. Mori gets her Jaeger, I retire Jackson Jones before he gets his machine destroyed, the Corps gets a hell of a fighting team.
Pentecost: Jackson is the only thing keeping Logan from getting that Jaeger destroyed. Logan'll bring out the worst in Miss Mori.
Josephs: The Kaiju need the worst we can give them.
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Category:Logan
Category:Nguyen
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