Starfleet Academy

Calvin was an aspirational student, receiving top marks across the board, however at the sacrifice of his social life. His spare time was filled with reading past Starfleet missions, he would read Captain’s logs back to front hoping to understand and mimic their career paths. 

In his third year he was brought in by one of his Professors to discuss his career growth, his professor had noticed his inability to make friendships with others and following an in-depth discussion it was decided that Calvin should spend a year on placement. He was notified near the end of the year that he would serve a year on the USS Nightingale.

Cadet Placement – USS Nightingale

He was brought aboard the USS Nightingale early in the year. On his first day he was first introduced to his mentor for the year Lieutenant JG Wilson, a sprite and excitable engineering officer. At first, Wilson overwhelmed the young cadet but throughout the year he began to trust and open up to her. A few weeks into his placement Calvin faced his first crisis, a federation colony required assistance due to a colony-wide medical crisis. During this crisis the cadet was assigned to assist the Transport Chief in getting as many colonists onboard as could fit on the Nightingale. This left its mark on Eickhoff however taught several lessons that were very valuable to him over the coming years.

The placement was rounded off with a dinner at the Captain’s table where the cadet had the opportunity, alongside his mentor, to get insight into the experiences of the senior staff. At which the Captain gave deep insight into the career path she went down and the valuable lessons she has learnt along the way.

(TBC)