Benedict Tharandon

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Benedict Tharandon
Biographical Information
Race	Human
Homeworld	Corellia
Mother	Dr. Mirax Tharandon M.D. (Deceased)
Father	Major Alexander Tharandon (KIA)
Spouse	Rosalynn Dayton (Partner)
Siblings	None
Children	None
Born	Year -12, Day 176 (25)
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Army
Positions	BXO - 3rd Brigade, 3rd Legion Holosite Content Project Manager
Prior Service	AGXO - 11th Group, 3rd Fleet, Imperial Navy
Awards

Command Sergeant Benedict Tharandon is a seasoned fighter pilot and current Executive Officer of the 3rd Brigade. He is considered by some to be a rising star within the Imperial Military.

Personnel file

• Serial number:
• Active rank: Command Sergeant
• Position: BXO - 3rd Brigade, 3rd Legion
• Most recent assignment: AGXO - 11th Group, 3rd Fleet
• Previous assignments:
  • Classified
  • Instructor - College of Space Warfare
  • Classified
  • Imperial Academy

Biography

Early life

Benedict Edward Tharandon, born Year -12, Day 176 is the only child of Major Alexander Tharandon, Imperial Army and Doctor Mirax Tharandon M.D. and raised in his ancestral homeland of the Bindreg Hills on Corellia,. Benedict's relationship with his father soured considerably after the death of his mother in a freak shuttle accident. Mainly due to his father's past-experiences, harsh upbringing, and his commitment to the Imperial Army, Benedict held a deep resentment towards his father in his years as a child. At the age of six in Year -6, Benedict's father returned to active duty, persuaded by his friend and colleague Captain Fel. His father was later killed when his dropship was brought down by enemy fire.

Benedict was left alone in the cold, both of his parents now dead. With no family to turn to, and guilt ridden about inadvertently causing the death of his friend, Fel took the young Benedict Tharandon in as his Guardian and raised him. His formulative years were spent between private schools and spending his spare time learning to shoot, track and to fend for himself in the harsh environment that Corellia's Bindreg Hills can be.

Nearing the end of his time in education, Benedict became more and more interested in the idea of serving with Empire, despite resenting everything that turned his father into what he was. Fel on the other hand, was nearly the opposite of how his father had treated him and showed that despite being a soldier, you could still be 'human'.

Imperial Academy

Despite being the son of an Army officer, Benedict chose the Imperial Starfleet over the Impeial Army and enrolled, being accepted into the Imperial Academy and arriving in the Plebe Summer of Y9 D162 and assigned to Lima Company. During his initial six weeks of the Plebe Summer, Cadet Tharandon found himself adjusting with more ease than some of his peers due to his upbringing and found himself at least a little thankful to his father for the harsh upbringing melt out to him during his younger years.

Tharandon's first year began in earnest, though initially considering what comforts or therein lack of granted by his status as a fourth-class cadet as little better than prison life, he grew accustomed to the idea of entitled to nothing and striving to earn what he did. After completing his initial training, Benedict opted to major in strategic operations undertake flight training.

In his second and third years, although primarily engaged in study sessions with fellow strategic operations, Benedict completed his flight training and undertook advanced courses in hand-to-hand combat and weapon proficiency training. It was at this time Benedict discovered his love of Teräs Käsi, something that remains a passion of his to this day and applied to the prestegious fighter training school of the Imperial Navy.

In his fourth year, he was assigned to a border patrol-based heavy cruiser for his six month cadet cruise, returning to graduate with honours from the Academy in Y13 D146 and given the provisional rank of Crewman, assigned to the fighter training school of the Imperial Navy.

Titles, Military Ranks & Awards

Titles and styles

• Mr Benedict Tharandon, Year -12, Day 176
• Recruit Tharandon B., Year 9 Day 162
• Cadet Tharandon B., Year 9 Day 209
• Crewman Tharandon B., Year 13 Day 146

Military Ranks

• Recruit [E-1] - Imperial Academy (Year 13 Day 145)
• Crewman [E-2] - Imperial Navy (Year 13 Day 146)
• Flight Corporal [E-3] - Imperial Navy (Year 13 Day 205)
• Flight Sergeant [E-4] - Imperial Navy (Year 13 Day 291)
• Master Flight Sergeant [E-5] - Imperial Navy (Year 14 Day 13)
• Master Sergeant [E-5] - Imperial Army (Year 14 Day 55)
• Command Sergeant [E-6] - Imperial Army (Year 14 Day 104)

Campaign & Active Service Medals

• Unit Distinguished Service [UDS] (Y14 D107)
• Battle Efficiency Medal [BEM] (Y14 D107)

Faction Awards

• Letter of Commendation [LOC] (Y14 D39)
• Imperial Service Medal [ISM] (Y13 D361)
• Mentioned in Dispatches [MID] (Y14 D85)
• Imperial Monthly Meeting [IMM] (Y13 D347)

COMPNOR Awards

• Imperial Academy Basic Graduation - Honours [IABG-H] (Year 13 Day 146)