Carrie Smith

**Vice Admiral Caroline Smith** is an Executive Officer of the 26th Fleet, and its Chief of Staff.

# Biography

## Pre Academy

Growing up Carrie was always interested in science and wished to follow the path of her grandfather to the science labs. Her desire for the stars began with him as they would sit talking and reading. She was brought up in a busy home meaning her parents had not as much time as they'd have liked with her and often passed her over to the grandfather who fuelled her passions for exploration. There was slight disappointment when she refused to follow in her mother and farther's footsteps as a psychologist or journalist based on the solid ground of earth itself however they knew she had the strong mind to follow her will.

## The Academy Years 2396 - 2400

Carrie joined the academy in 2396 with wide eyes and a willingness to learn. She applied to the science track and convinced her professors it was what she wanted to do even though they noted her to be more of a command student. She was firm and knew what she wanted and liked pulling teams together to achieve common goals.

During the second year was when she realized she was destined to take the command track. Willed on by Professor Green she changed her direction and applied her leadership skills to grow on her newly chosen path. While the academy years were a little uncertain Carrie graduated and was posted aboard the USS *Vincent*, a *Luna*-class vessel.

## The Ensign Years 2400

Carrie's first position was aboard the USS *Vincent* under the command of Commander Hales. Her position was at the helm of the *Luna*-class, which she found daunting at first but easier with time and guidance from a Lieutenant who became her friend after a time. The two helped the other and together they formed a close relationship which to this day remains strong. Carrie piloted the ship for a year before being given other responsibilities with starship navigational Intelligence using on board navigation charts.

By the second year serving aboard the *Vincent* she has acquired a healthy skill set and was given the promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade.

## Promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade

With the new black pip added to her collar, Carrie started taking the time to familiarize herself with the shuttles aboard the *Luna* and took chunks of time working aboard the Runabouts with senior officers to explore away from the ship itself. She had the chance to experience and work on new fragments found in space and later chart a predicted course to an undiscovered planetoid which turned out to be an uninhabited class M.

In 2404 Carrie was promoted to full Lieutenant and tasked to oversee the colonisation project for the planetoid her ship had discovered the year before.

## Promotion to Lieutenant

On making full Lieutenant in 2404 Carrie was placed at the front lines of colonization, being the scientist at heart, she had the task of taking over a temporary camp with other scientists and officially left the USS *Vincent* for this new post. The Class M planet that Starfleet had designated Vincent 1 ended up being a project for experimental crops and weather generation grids which were later disposed off due to the project being abandoned. The planets natural cycles in weather were enough to sustain the colony.

After three years on the project Carrie was reassigned and the project was declared a completed success.

## Promotion to Lieutenant Commander

Carrie's return to ESD had the reward of a promotion to Lieutenant Commander in 2407 after the project on Vincent 1. She was given shore leave for a month and later returned to serve aboard the USS *Sheaffer* under Captain Carter. The ship was a newly built *Intrepid*-class.

Over the three years aboard Carrie was tasked with the ships second officer position and worked closely with the crew and XO to keep the ships daily running smoothly. In 2410 the ships XO was promoted to full Captain rank and Carrie took over the potion with the promotion to Commander.

## Commander Days 2410

For the next two years Carrie commanded by the side of the Captain. The *Sheaffer* was tasked deep space to seek out intelligence and gather more knowledge of the uncharted regions of space. The ship ended up being attacked by raiding vessels towards the middle of the trip causing the Sheaffer to limp towards a nearby planet for repairs.

During this time the ship was not considered warp capable however she was too far away from home to simply request assistance. Carrie was part of the team who ventured to the planets surface and uncovered the hidden pasts of the planets old inhabitants which was later catalogued into the ships systems.

## Captain 2413

On the *Sheaffer's* return Carrie was offered the position of Captain for the *Nova*-class ship, USS *Interceptor*. The ship had recently been through a refit and was later assigned to The Outback with her new Captain and crew. The ship was very much a spec among the fleets *Regents* and *Sovereigns* however the *Interceptor* was a part of the exploration efforts in the Outback region.

A year after the ships maiden voyager the ship was intercepted by raider vessels in numbers who were able to disable the ships escort and destroy the *Interceptor* with no loss of hands. This was a major setback for Carrie and she lost her Captaincy rank due to the incident even though a hearing claimed she wasn't directly at fault.

## Returned to Commander

With the loss of her ship shortly after her wedding to Captain Kyro Smith, Carrie ended up having to rely on Kyro for a time until she picked herself up once more. Her career was set back on the right track again after the position for XO opened up aboard the *Intrepid*-class, USS *Jackson*. It wasn't long before she proved herself capable of commanding the *Jackson* and eventually took over as her commanding officer.

It was this time when her career really flourished and she pulled strength from her past errors and commanded with true clarity. The *Jackson* was known for making first contact with different alien species and identifying new locations within the outback. She would call this charting the dark areas of the map.

## Promotion back to Captain 2414 - Present

After serving her time aboard the *Jackson* Carrie was deemed to be deserving of the fourth pip once more and with that a new command to the *Vesta*-class, USS *Veritas*. The *Veritas* was assigned to Task Force Avalon and later was noted as a command ship when Carrie took over the second officer position of the task group.

Captain Carrie Smith later stood down from the position to take the office of Starfleet Intelligence for the 26th Fleet as its Deputy Leader. It was during this time her marriage of two years broke down and she divorced Captain Kyro Smith with an amicable end.

After her tenure at Starfleet Intelligence was up, she was reassigned to Task Force Avalon and engages in deep space reconnaissance and exploration within The Outback.

# Disposition

Carrie's personality varies with those who she meets. Her nature is one that will put formal barriers up at first but soon bring them down and become quite casual with people. She is firm but fair and knows what she wants. Her morals are something she uses as a strong guide through the harder times and making those decisions that some might not take. Her background makes Carrie Smith quiet in her personal life and maybe even a little reserved to venture out and meet new people. She claims it's because her daily life is full of orders and commanding she just wants the personal and private time to herself and friends.