Major Clay McEntyre

Character Information

Gender		Male
Species		Human
Age		35

Physical Appearance

Height		6'5"
Weight		275
Hair Color		Dirty Blonde
Eye Color		Blue
Physical Description		A Human with a linebacker's build. He’s framed by firm muscles, and clipped dirty blonde hair in a high and tight military style cut.. He predominantly wears his Ground Force Armor, even on duty, as a precaution for sudden shipboardings and ground drops.

Family

Spouse		Dana McEntyre - Divorced
Children		None
Father		Tobias McEntyre
Mother		Kristan McEntyre
Brother(s)		None
Sister(s)		None
Other Family		Dr. Jeremiah McEntyre - Uncle Dr. James McEntyre - Cousin

Personality & Traits

General Overview		A Federation Ground Force Officer joining in 2276, Clay McEntyre's family has always served in one form or another, having seen combat in most major conflicts going back to the founding of the State of Texas. He applied and was accepted to the Ground Force Academy at West Point, New York where generations of MACOs and FGF Officers’ have been trained in military tactics and ground warfare.
Strengths & Weaknesses		Strengths: Combat Training - In addition to standard combat and weapons training, Clay is a specialist in Orbital Insertions, and Airborne tactics. He has performed several orbital drops from extremely high altitudes, as part of the Federation Ground Forces’s Orbital Airborne Regiments. Weakness: Rigid: Clay has been described in his FITREPs as “Rigid”. While normally a good thing for a Ground Force Officer, this has led to personal problems in terms of maintaining relationships with others, specifically his ex-wife Dana, who cleaned him out during the divorce.
Ambitions		Climbing the ladder, reaching for the Commandant of the Ground Forces. The Klingon War has invigorated Clay into further chasing this dream, combat and service in his blood.
Hobbies & Interests		Military History Old Earth Literature Western Art Horseback Riding

Personal History		Clay McEntrye was born in Dallas on 19th of November 2258 to Tobias and Kristan McEntyre The McEntyre’s being a military family with deep roots in Federation Service, dating back to before the Federation was founded. Clay’s ancestors were MACO officers and Enlisted personnel. He does have family in the service today, though they are Medical Officers and Surgeons, mainly on his Uncle’s side of the family. Growing up, Clay was inspired by his family’s legacy, and spent his childhood years learning proper discipline, weapons handling, and self-reliance, skills useful for a future soldier of the Federation. His father, Tobias, did not understand this as a Professor of Philosophy. His mother, Kristan, did, having served as a Security Officer on several starships. She nurtured the budding future officer, teaching him the in’s and out’s of Starfleet, and helping him with his studies and exams to qualify for a slot at West Point when Clay expressed an interest in joining the Ground Forces. Clay was accepted with high honors to West Point in 2276, having achieved remarkable scores in his High School classes and admission exams. He trained harder than any recruit at West Point, impressing his instructors with his commitment to the Force, and his willingness to go above and beyond for his beliefs, which he demonstrated on 12 September in 2279 when on training manuveurs. His training unit came under fire by Klingons in the Triangle on Kaleb IV. While many of his fellows were fleeing, Clay takes it upon himself to pull wounded troopers and trainees from exposed postions and back to friendly lines. This commitment to the Force earns him respect among his fellow classmates and instructors who see great things from the future officer. Upon his senior graduation from West Point, he asked to remain to continue his studies for a double masters in Military History and Defense and Strategic Studies, graduated in the top of his class and was commissioned a First Lieutenant of the Federation Ground Forces. He spends most of his career in garrison postings and two combat drops against Klingons in brief skirmishes, until the assassination of James Kirk and Leonard McCoy (something that affected his Uncle, Jeremiah deeply, as McCoy and Jeremiah had been friends and colleagues at one point in time.) When the Federation declared War, Clay was the first to request posting to the first ship headed for the front, and command of a regiment of troopers to lead into battle. This was accepted two months into the war, when he was pulled from the Archanis Front and reassigned to the Ground Force Detachment on the United Starship Pisces, as it's Detachment Commander and First Officer.
Service Record		Service Record 2276-2282 - West Point - Studies in Military History and Defense and Strategic Studies 2282-2283 - Jupiter Station - Zero Gravity and Special Warfare Training. 2283-2285 - Deployment to Deep Space K-19 - Garrison Officer 2285-2286 - U.S.S. Shenandoah - Special Operations Group Leader 2286 - Deployed to Counter Klingon Raid on Federation Worlds in the Triangle. 2287-2290 - Detachment Officer - U.S.S. Sakura (Enterprise Class) 2289 - Responds to Incursion at Archanis - Orbital Combat Drop from U.S.S. Sakura 2290-2293 - Detachment Executive Officer - Starbase 1 (Earth Spacedock) 2293- War Declared - Deployed to Archanis with 5th Orbital Airborne. Assigned to U.S.S. Pisces as First Officer and Ground Force Detachment Commander