No Way to Start a War

By Britt Ringel

Garrett Heskan isn’t sure which is worse... going to war against the Hollarans while commanding an untested starship, or reporting to an arrogant bureaucrat like Lt. Commander Durmont on the front lines when lives are at stake.

Lieutenant Heskan knows his escort destroyer, BRS Kite, must protect the fleet carriers assigned to Durmont’s squadron, but Kite is fresh from the yards and its revolutionary weapons system won’t stay online. Add to this Durmont’s inability to think beyond standard naval theory, or his own career, in the face of the Brevic Navy’s first foray into stellar aviation, and Heskan’s work is cut out for him. What starts out as a simple Brevic attack into the Hollaran Commonwealth soon becomes a fight for survival in a series of battles that could alter the balance of power in the known universe. Conflicts abound in No Way to Start a War, between fleets, leaders, and cultures.

This is Book 2 in the This Corner of the Universe series, continuing the story of the original crew of BRS Anelace.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Britt Ringel
• Release date: Dec 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310047787

Britt Ringel

Britt Ringel has been a windsurfing instructor, Air Force captain, attorney, and teacher, but his passion is building galaxies and the characters who inhabit them. When not writing, or reading, he enjoys military documentaries, building model ships, and spoiling his golden retriever, Jengo.

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Buckler Class Escort Destroyer

Brevic Republic Escort Destroyer - 402 Kite

Tonnage: 254,000 tonnes

Length: 389 meters (1276 feet)

Beam: 129 meters (423 feet)

Draft: 47 meters (153 feet)

Crew Complement: 351 (27 Officers, 324 Enlisted)

Armament: 16 Stratford second-generation radiant stream lasers, 68 Lyle quad AMS pulse lasers

Drives: 4 Allison-Turner Type-22 drives, 4 Allison-Turner Type-50 drives, 4 Allison-Turner Type-88 drives powered by 2 Omnicron 1200 power plants

Sensors: Standard Naka-Fujita sensor suite, APG-131X Hawkeye optical platform

Defenses: Duralloy armor, Warden ECM suite, Gibson defensive shields powered by 16 Gibson Series 320 shield generators

Brevic-Hollaran Disputed Zone

Brevic Task Group 3.1 Organization

Brevic CortRon 15 Organization

Prologue

Report of the Board of Inquiry

into the loss of

BRS ANELACE, FS-776

on 0628.995

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

REPORT OF THE LOSS OF BRS ANELACE ON 0628.995

1. In accordance with (IAW) Brevic Naval Instructions and upon direction from Rear Admiral Sylvester A. McMurray, an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the loss of BRS ANELACE on 0628.995 has now been completed.

2. The inquiry was conducted at Anthe Orbital Command from 0715.995 to 0717.995.

3. Members of the Board of Inquiry were:

Captain Richard Jones, BRN (President)

Christopher Elliot Fox, BRA, Inspector, Space Accidents

Captain Russell Bryan Powell, BRN

Assistant Chief Officer Lindsay Reyes, Anthe Construction Yard at Latoro

Commander Edward George Hong, BRN

4. The Board was directed by its terms of reference to investigate all relevant circumstances surrounding the loss of ANELACE, the death of personnel resultant and the injury of other members of the ship’s company. The Board was directed that the inquiry should include, but not be limited to:

(1) the cause of the loss and the manner in which ANELACE was fought;

(2) all circumstances relevant to the injuries and deaths of personnel;

(3) the involvement of the ship’s company including their training and competence;

(4) the involvement of other naval units and external agencies.

SUMMARY OF THE INCIDENT

5. Prior to the ship sailing for the Skathi star system, ANELACE was based at Narvi where she served honorably for eight years. During this time, ANELACE met all maintenance requirements and was considered to be in good trim upon her departure.

6. Lieutenant Garrett Heskan assumed lawful command of ANELACE on 0325.995.

7. ANELACE arrived at Skathi on 0330.995 and remained on station until her loss.

8. ANELACE’s mission was to provide support and security for Renard Mining Enterprises, a mining venture exploiting the promethium mineral veins from Skathi’s outer asteroid belt. Previous mining attempts had been wrought with losses to both Renard equipment and personnel.

9. After nearly three months on station, on 0628.995, ANELACE encountered the HandyMax-sized freighter PARAGON and an illegally militarized civilian ketch RAPTOR running without navigation beacons inside the outer asteroid field, contrary to Brevic Rules of Interstellar and System Commerce. Citations for ISC violations were unsuccessful as PARAGON and RAPTOR attempted evasion of ANELACE.

10. ANELACE overhauled both PARAGON and RAPTOR and disabled their propulsion with shots fired from her Lyle pulse laser batteries and Kruger mass driver. There was no return fire from either vessel and ANELACE was undamaged during the action.

11. While preparing for rescue operations of RAPTOR’s crew, ANELACE received a distress communication from Renard Mining Enterprises’ refining and loading facility (RALF-3) warning ANELACE of three additional illegally militarized civilian ships approaching.

12. Upon closer inspection, these ships were found to be two ketches, CUTTHROAT and MERCILESS (ship names recovered from ELTIs), and one schooner, BLACKHEART.

13. While on intercept course for the three vessels, ANELACE was fired upon by a fifth illegally militarized civilian sloop, CLOAK.

14. Review of holo-logs estimate approximately fifty railgun rounds struck ANELACE’S bow, resulting in injuries and deaths of Brevic personnel. ANELACE returned fire with her Kruger mass driver and destroyed CLOAK.

15. Lieutenant Heskan communicated with the remaining pirate elements ordering their submission to impound; however, they refused to comply.

16. The pirate elements made way toward RALF-3 with intent to destroy it.

17. In response, ANELACE engaged CUTTHROAT with her Kruger mass driver, destroying the ketch. Review of holo-logs estimate ANELACE suffered an unknown number of railgun round strikes from CUTTHROAT and two near misses from gravity warhead equipped Interceptor-B missiles fired from BLACKHEART resulting in injuries and deaths of Brevic personnel.

18. Destroyer BRS REPULSE dove into Skathi and made way toward the ongoing hostilities.

19. ANELACE, unaware of REPULSE’s presence, engaged BLACKHEART with her Kruger mass driver, destroying the schooner. Review of holo-logs estimate ANELACE suffered two near misses and one direct hit from Interceptor-B missiles fired from BLACKHEART resulting in injuries and deaths of Brevic personnel.

20. ANELACE engaged MERCILESS with her remaining Lyle pulse laser battery, destroying the ketch. Review of holo-logs estimate that ANELACE was struck four times by MERCILESS’ B-pack laser batteries resulting in injuries and deaths of Brevic personnel.

21. After rendezvous, REPULSE assisted ANELACE in damage control and medical operations. The crew performed standard sanitization procedures IAW Brevic Naval Instructions in preparation for a power core overload. Lieutenant Heskan gave the order to abandon ANELACE and the crew transferred to REPULSE in an orderly fashion.

22. ANELACE’s power core overloaded and she was destroyed in accompaniment with all KIAs IAW Brevic naval tradition.

TRAINING AND COMPETENCE

23. All members of the ship’s company contributed in successfully fighting the ship and in providing good medical care to the casualties sustained.

24. ANELACE’s WEPS section, under Lieutenant, junior grade Stacy Vernay, met or exceeded minimum standards of weapons control and operation as required by Brevic Military Rules and Regulations.

25. ANELACE’s OPS section, under Senior Chief Petty Officer Andrew Brown, met or exceeded minimum standards of damage control and medical procedures as required by Brevic Military Rules and Regulations.

26. ANELACE’s SENS section, under Ensign Jack Truesworth, met or exceeded minimum standards of sensor control, countermeasures and communications operations as required by Brevic Military Rules and Regulations.

27. ANELACE’s ENG section, under Lieutenant Brandon Jackamore, met or exceeded minimum standards of engineering as required by Brevic Military Rules and Regulations.

28. ANELACE’s NAV section, under Ensign Diane Selvaggio, met or exceeded minimum standards of navigation and helmsmanship as required by Brevic Military Rules and Regulations.

MEDICAL RESPONSE TO THE INCIDENT

29. Eight personnel suffered injuries ranging from broken bones and burns to combat mental trauma. These personnel were treated initially by the two remaining damage controlmen constituting the Ship’s Medical Emergency Team (SMET). Personnel were assessed and stabilized by the two SMET members until REPULSE medical personnel could render further assistance.

30. There were no evident deficiencies in the clinical skills and training of any of the personnel involved in treatment of casualties. The SMET members in particular displayed a high level of skill and professionalism, considering the essentially secondary nature of their duties.

THE DEATH AND INJURY OF PERSONNEL

31. The sixteen personnel who died in the incident did so from combat-related injuries.

32. The Board finds that the causes of death were as follows:

a. Spaceman Apprentice James McKinley - Killed in action from multiple railgun hits upon his battle station during action against CLOAK.

b. Spaceman Julie Hess - Killed in action from a missile hit near her battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

c. Spaceman Shin Hong - Killed in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

d. Spaceman Patricia Murrell - Killed in action from multiple railgun hits upon her battle station during action against CLOAK.

e. Spaceman Ross Parker - Killed in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against CUTTHROAT.

f. Able Spaceman Daryl Getney - Missing in action, presumed dead, from a missile hit near his battle station during action against CUTTHROAT.

g. Able Spaceman David Vaughn - Killed in action from a laser hit upon his battle station during action against MERCILESS.

h. Petty Officer Third Class Mark Ball - Killed in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

i. Petty Officer Third Class Brian Deveraux - Killed in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

j. Petty Officer Second Class Thomas Davis - Killed in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

k. Petty Officer Second Class Glen Jamison - Killed in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against CUTTHROAT.

l. Petty Officer Second Class Lucas Stai - Killed in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

m. Petty Officer First Class Dale Douglas – Killed in action from multiple railgun hits upon his battle station during action against CLOAK.

n. Chief Petty Officer Enrique Martin – Killed in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

o. Ensign Elena Antipova - Killed in action from a missile hit near her battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

p. Lieutenant Michael Riedel - Killed in action from a missile hit while combating a fire at his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

33. The eight personnel wounded were from combat related injuries.

34. The Board finds that the causes of injuries sustained were as follows:

a. Spaceman Apprentice Shannon Ethe – Fracture - Wounded in action from a missile hit near her battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

b. Spaceman Ricky Bonner – Combat Mental Trauma - Wounded in action from multiple railgun hits upon his battle station during action against CLOAK.

c. Spaceman Denise Gables – Concussion - Wounded in action from a missile hit near her battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

d. Spaceman Lee Thomas – Multiple Fractures - Wounded in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

e. Able Spaceman Terry Pang – Fracture - Wounded in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

f. Able Spaceman Theodore Stevens – Combat Mental Trauma - Wounded in action from a laser hit upon his battle station during action against MERCILESS.

g. Petty Officer Second Class Tyler Pruette – Multiple Fractures - Wounded in action from a missile hit near his battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

h. Petty Officer Second Class Juliet Ross – Lacerations - Wounded in action from a missile hit near her battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

i. Ensign Diane Selvaggio – Fracture - Wounded in action from a missile hit near her battle station during action against BLACKHEART.

EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE

35. ANELACE did not make any general emergency or urgency broadcast to alert other shipping and military authorities. ANELACE did flip the Narvi navigation beacon to Red status.

36. ANELACE was unaware of REPULSE’s presence in the system until after the cessation of hostilities.

37. REPULSE quickly moved in-system to rendezvous with ANELACE and provided prompt and effective medical support.

38. Medical resources of Renard Mining Enterprises RALF-3 were offered but not used in light of REPULSE’s superior facilities.

PRINCIPAL FINDINGS

39. ANELACE acted properly and within the best traditions of the Brevic Navy on 0628.995.

40. ANELACE used proper and legal force against PARAGON, taking great effort to disable the evading ship with consideration of minimizing damage to property and crew.

41. ANELACE used proper and legal force against RAPTOR, ceasing hostilities upon RAPTOR’s lawful surrender.

42. ANELACE used proper and legal force against CLOAK, destroying the ship only after having been fired upon.

43. ANELACE used proper and legal force against CUTTHROAT, destroying the ship only after having been fired upon by her consort, BLACKHEART.

44. ANELACE used proper and legal force against BLACKHEART, destroying the ship only after having been fired upon.

45. ANELACE used proper and legal force against MERCILESS, ceasing hostilities upon MERCILESS’ lawful surrender.

46. The dangerous and difficult engagement was fought heroically and effectively by the ship’s crew. There were many acts of bravery and exceptional performances on the day. The Board has identified a number of personnel in the recommendations section whom it believes should be singled out for special recognition. The choices have been difficult.

47. ANELACE received excellent support and it was used to its full potential. The ship’s crew can take great pride in the fact that their ship was combat-capable until the end of the engagement. Tragically, nothing further could have been done to save their shipmates and ultimately their ship.

48. This Board finds that the loss of the Brevic Republic’s fast ship, ANELACE, was an act of piracy by Simon Cooper and his crew in vessels PARAGON, RAPTOR, CLOAK, CUTTHROAT, BLACKHEART and MERCILESS and that ANELACE’s captain, Lieutenant Garrett Heskan, is, in the opinion of this Board, to be exonerated of all blame for her loss. Indeed, in the matter of his command of ANELACE, we commend Lieutenant Heskan for his courage and exemplary leadership.

49. Lieutenant Heskan is cleared to assume command of the escort destroyer, BRS KITE, soonest IAW his orders dated 0619.995.

50. The Skathi star system will remain closed to all non-military traffic until it can be made safe for Brevic citizenry.

51. This Board concurs with Lieutenant Commander Durmont and orders the acting Narvi on-station commander to position a Narvi corvette off the Skathi tunnel point for interdiction of any possible pirate vessels sailing from or to Skathi until the system is re-opened to civilian traffic.

52. Brevic Naval Headquarters has granted Renard Mining Enterprise’s tug T-17 and Kelen Convoy Defense & Escort Corporation schooners JOSEPH MAC and HADLEY MAC special consent to travel inside Skathi during their recovery of RALF-3.

53. The Anthe Republic Council, acting with full authority of the Brevic General Council, has authorized JOSEPH MAC and HADLEY MAC to take into custody any Brevic citizen remaining in the Skathi system for the sole purpose of transporting same to appropriate Narvi authorities. Neither schooner may transport non-Brevic citizens out of the Skathi system under any circumstances.

RECOGNITION OF PERSONNEL

54. The Board concurs with Lieutenant Heskan and concludes that among many exceptional performances during combat, some personnel should be singled out for special mention and recognition. The proposals relating to such recognition are as follows:

a. Spaceman Denise Gables – Navy Commendation Medal with Valor device for distinguishing herself through heroism in performance of her duties as a damage controlman.

b. Able Spaceman Jared Rowe – Navy Commendation Medal with Valor device for distinguishing himself through heroism in performance of his duties as an able damage controlman.

c. Spaceman Lee Thomas – Bronze Star with Valor device for heroic service in performance of his duties as a gunner’s mate.

d. Petty Officer Third Class Brian Deveraux - Bronze Star with Valor device for heroic service in performance of his duties as a sensorman third class, posthumously.

e. Petty Officer Second Class Tyler Pruette - Bronze Star with Valor device for heroic service in performance of his duties as a gunner’s mate second class.

f. Lieutenant, junior grade Stacy Vernay - Silver Star for gallantry in action against the enemy in performance of her duties as a weapons officer.

g. Lieutenant Michael Riedel - Silver Star for gallantry in action against the enemy in performance of his duties as a first officer, posthumously.

55. The Board further concludes that the following individual should be recognized for his exceptional leadership during combat:

a. Lieutenant Garrett Heskan - Silver Star for gallantry in action against the enemy in performance of his duties as a ship’s captain.

56. The Board concludes that each crewmember of ANELACE on 0628.995 is eligible to wear the Distinguished Unit Citation for gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions.

57. The Board concludes that the following personnel are eligible to wear the Badge of Military Merit for wounds suffered in action against the enemy:

a. All personnel noted in subsections 32 (posthumously) and 34 for reasons stated.

b. Lieutenant Commander Shane Durmont - Laceration - Wounded during subsequent repairs to and inspection of ANELACE.

AUTHORIZATION

The President and Members of the Board of Inquiry into the loss of BRS ANELACE on 0628.995 confirm that we unanimously support the findings, conclusions and recommendations presented in this executive summary, and Volume 1 of the official report.

E.G. Hong

Commander, BRN

Member

L. Reyes

Assistant Chief Officer

Anthe Construction Yard at Latoro

Member

C.E. Fox

Inspector, Space Accidents

Department of Administration

Member

R.B. Powell

Captain, BRN

Member

R. Jones

Captain, BRN

President

Chapter 1

The red light from Anthe’s M8V star illuminated the orbital station high above the system’s only habitable planet. Inside a small briefing room, the large wall screen was set to window mode but translated the red rays into the friendlier yellow-white hues of humanity’s home system. In service for twenty-three years, the Anthe Orbital Command Station was the second newest command orbital in the Brevic Republic’s designated northern sector. Only the facility within the region’s core system, Titan, boasted larger and finer capabilities.

Standing rigidly at attention inside the briefing room, the lieutenant, junior grade, flushed as her rank insignia was stripped from her service uniform’s collar.

I’ve wanted to do this for quite some time, Lieutenant, the superior officer said as he pulled the single, silver bar from one collar and then the other. After a slight hesitation, the man awkwardly cupped the old rank in his left hand and carefully pinned the gleaming rank insignia of full lieutenant in their place. Congratulations, Stacy, you’ve more than earned this.

Lieutenant Stacy Vernay’s face, now redder than Anthe’s star, strained to maintain its military bearing. Thank you, sir. And thank you for being here to pin me.

It’s ‘Garrett’ now, Stacy. We’re the same rank and I’m not your commanding officer… yet. Lieutenant Garrett Heskan stepped back and shook her hand as the attending crowd began to applaud.

After shaking hands, Vernay’s right hand instinctively began to salute before she caught herself. Instead, she reached out and took her old rank insignia from Heskan as they smiled at each other.

Are you keeping those or giving them to someone? Heskan asked. It was a Brevic naval tradition for superior officers to pass rank insignia to a junior officer being promoted, as Heskan had just done for Vernay. The full lieutenant bars now residing on her collar were the same ones he had been wearing just over a month ago, the day Anelace had valiantly defended the Skathi system from a nearly overwhelming pirate flotilla. Heskan smiled wistfully at the memory. Poor Ana is gone but hopefully her fighting spirit still resides in those bars.

Vernay replied, Jack already put on JG but Diane gets promoted in two days and she asked if I would pin her. Both ensigns, Jack Truesworth and Diane Selvaggio, had been scheduled for promotion to lieutenant, junior grade while at Anthe. Heskan had missed Truesworth’s ceremony because of the Board of Inquiry but he had circled Selvaggio’s promotion date on his calendar and ten mass drivers would not prevent him from attending.

Heskan grinned. Look at you, Stacy, not a full lieutenant for two minutes and you’re already promoting people.

Yes, sir, Vernay responded as her face flushed once again.

It’s Garrett now.

Her blush deepened. Not for long. You take command of Kite later this week and I’m due to report to Kite the day after. In fact, I think everyone from Anelace reports that day.

BRS Kite, an escort destroyer, was brand new from the shipyard and her christening would come the same day Heskan assumed command. The ship’s crew would report the next day to relieve the civilian shipbuilders currently manning her stations. Even then, many civilians would stay aboard Kite as Heskan’s military crew at Anthe only accounted for one hundred fifty-six of the three hundred fifty-one that was her normal complement. They would pick up more crew at the Titan system but Heskan was still faced with the possibility of conducting military operations with less than a full crew. There just aren’t enough personnel available with the right training in Third Fleet to round out the crew, he thought. Excess personnel and ships have already been transferred over to Second Fleet to patch holes in our defenses against the Hollaran Commonwealth.

Besides, you already have a line number for lieutenant commander. It was long overdue in a lot of people’s opinions.

Heskan snorted and raised an eyebrow. I’m just happy that I haven’t been cashiered yet. Given my history, someone in a high position must be looking out for me.

Vernay looked at Heskan sternly. That’s nonsense, sir. Nobody else could have done what you did at Skathi. You were in the promotion zone and your performance on Anelace alone merited that promotion.

Okay, okay, Heskan said as he held his hands up. "Maybe you’re right but I didn’t accomplish anything at Skathi alone; we all did it."

The remark made Vernay smile widely. And we all will do great things on Kite too. I’m so excited you managed to keep the Anelace family together, sir. I just hope our first officer fits in as well as Lieutenant Riedel did.

Heskan sighed. Is Garrett that hard to say? I understand Stacy’s reluctance to call her former captain by his first name but after everything we’ve been through… Me too, Stacy, and I’m honored the crew would follow me on to Kite. Brevic Personnel Center sure took its time finding a first officer. I’m told they’ve selected a lieutenant from one of the ships being taken off the line near the disputed zone. The problem is no captain wants to lose a good officer in the middle of a war and BPC is pretty good about not splitting up crews in wartime. Privately, Heskan had deep concerns about his appointed future first officer. Any lieutenant good enough for the job won’t jump ship while at war and any lieutenant who does is probably not someone I want for the job. It was a problem, but Heskan still had a final card to play with BPC to get a fine, young first officer.

The promotion ceremony’s crowd gathered around the new lieutenant to offer congratulatory handshakes and salutes while Heskan found himself moving out of the group to look at the wall screen. The orbiting ship construction yard, while visible to Heskan’s naked eye, was little more than a dot circling the planet. Kite is over there, waiting patiently for her captain. All of the nervous feelings he had experienced in the days before assuming command of Anelace had returned. Heskan tried to take solace in the fact that he was an experienced ship’s captain this time around, but he still felt uneasy. It may not be my first ride in the chair but this chair is a lot bigger than the last. It’s my first command in a war fleet, and we’ll be going into war doing things nobody else has done before.

Until now, the role Brevic escort destroyers played had been long defined: protect the capital ships of the Brevic Navy. This usually meant they shielded the large command cruisers and dreadnaughts of the fleet from missile attack, sometimes at the expense of their own defenses. However, for the first time, the Brevic Republic was deploying spaceborne carriers along with the traditional battle fleet. Despite ongoing problems inherent in fighter craft operations at the speeds required in combat, the Brevic General Council had determined that it could no longer afford further delays. The Hollaran Commonwealth had successfully fielded at least two carriers in their latest attack on the Themisto star system and had devastated the Brevic task group defending that system. The Brevic carriers were needed now. Some members of the General Council had even theorized publicly the end of traditional dreadnaughts and the birth of a new era dominated by carriers. History may be repeating itself, Heskan mused. The only thing for sure is that we’re going to be infants taking our first steps with new technology in the middle of a war zone. Heskan wondered how many times they would stumble.

Chapter 2

The week passed quickly and the normal pomp and circumstance of launching a new ship was bypassed for expediency. The only tradition adhered to was the hurling of an Anthe equivalent of a champagne bottle toward Kite’s bow. All the bluster of speeches and the decorum of parades could be skipped, but the time-old tradition of christening a newly launched naval vessel remained inviolate.

Heskan’s assumption of command was even less elaborate. He simply walked onto Kite’s bridge and entered the order into the ship’s holo-log in the presence of the Anthe chief shipyard inspector, two civilian contractors and Lieutenant Commander Shane Durmont, his escort squadron’s (CortRon) commanding officer. Even the new ship’s flag was absent, with BPC still debating its design.

Less than three hours after Heskan assumed command, Kite’s crew began to report for duty. First, nineteen crewmembers from the operations section came aboard, well short of the twenty-nine billets assigned to Operations on the escort destroyer, and prepared for the enormous task of in-processing the remaining one hundred thirty-seven men and women of Kite’s crew at Anthe. Once ready, the rest of the crew streamed in over the course of twelve hours. All but twenty-eight civilian contractors left Kite, their positions at her stations replaced by the newly arrived navy personnel.

The entire surviving crew of Anelace had requested transfer to Kite, save one. That individual, formerly Spaceman Denise Gables and now Officer Trainee Gables, had been reassigned to the Officer Training School facility at New London over a month ago. Heskan had personally contacted BPC and adamantly requested that the future Ensign Gables be assigned to Kite upon completion of her

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Great read. Expands greatly from first book, and makes you want more. Highly recommended.