Jared Starwind

"Yeah. Well. Try evacuating Hoth sometime. Then I'll listen to your whining with my serious face on."

- Jared Starwind to an unfortunate new recruit.

Jared Starwind was a Commander in the New Republic Navy, serving aboard the NRCV Audacity. A veteran of the Rebel Alliance, he has little to no patience for those who do not view the Republic or its military with the respect they are due - and that lack of patience extends to officers in that same military who do not extend that basic respect themselves.

Then
Starwind was born and raised on Tatooine, the eldest of three born to a Mos Espa bartender and junk trader. It wasn't the most comfortable or wealthy of upbringings, "but noone died," so he's always considered it happy enough. He and his siblings had many friends in their neighborhood and got into their fair share of fights, but very rarely got into any trouble that they couldn't handle. As he grew older, he began helping out around the bar and shop, usually in the form of throwing out unruly customers.

When he was 18, he sought out the Rebel Alliance and joined the fight for freedom as a ground ops combatant. He served during the three major battles of the day - Yavin, Hoth, and Endor - and those experiences did a great deal to shape him into the man he's grown into. He's been with the Alliance, now the Republic, ever since.

Now
Starwind achieved a long-standing goal and earned a transfer into Fleet Operations. As a part of the System Defense Initiative, he was promoted to Commander and transferred out of First Fleet, landing command of the Second Fleet's NRCV Audacity. He brings with him decades of experience, and it is hoped that it will have a positive effect on those officers placed in his charge.