Senior Chief Petty Officer Alexander Rylan
Name Alexander Davith Rylan
Position Independent Duty Corpsman
Second Position Independent Duty Corpsman
Rank Senior Chief Petty Officer
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human/Zami | |
| Age | 52 | |
| Date of Birth | 1/1/2344 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 1.85m | |
| Weight | 92kg | |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown | |
| Eye Color | Blue | |
| Physical Description | While Alex is biologically indistinguishable from a Vulcan, many of his outward features are more human. His eyebrows look human, and his ears are only slightly pointed. Regardless, they are usually hidden under his hair. A follower of the Great Bird of the Galaxy, he wears a silver pendant shaped like a bird on a chain around his neck, under his uniform while working and either over or under his shirt when in civilian clothing, depending on his mood. (OOC: Great Bird of the Galaxy was TOS cast and crew nickname for Gene Roddenberry) Alex is tall, fit, muscular, and handsome. what few scars he has are faint. It's not that he has never been hurt in combat, but rather because he finds it vulgar to wear scars like medals. |
Family
| Spouse | N/A | |
| Children | N/A | |
| Father | Alin Rylan | |
| Mother | Doctor Catalea Maesin, MD/PhD | |
| Brother(s) | N/A | |
| Sister(s) | N/A |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Alex is a nice guy, too nice most would say. All the rest of the men and women in the Raiders would give off a dangerous vibe, but not Alex. Some people said he reminded them of Ferdinand the Bull from the children’s story. Alex will fight, but only when he has to, and then he’ll fight well. He enjoyed the training and the skill required to be a Special Reconnaissance Corpsman and work alongside Marine Corps Critical Skills Operators, just like he enjoys the training and the skill required to study martial arts. But he takes no pleasure in having to use that training and those skills, beyond the satisfaction of doing his job well. That’s why he left the Raiders to be a Fleet Independent Duty Corpsman. Sure, he’ll have to go on Away Teams, and there will be combat, but most of his day will be spent caring for the sick and the injured. Religion and Spirituality: Alex is a follower of the Great Bird of the Galaxy, known sometimes as GBOG (“Jee Bee Oh Jee” or “Jee Bog”), which incorporates the Vulcan philosophy of IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations) in with its other beliefs. He wears a pendant of a bird in flight on a chain around his neck. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | STRENGTHS: Cool Under Pressure Zami Physiology: Alex’s DNA leans heavily towards his Zami roots. Zami are an off-shoot of Vulcans and are biologically indistinguishable from Vulcans. He has the strength, speed, durability, and senses of a Vulcan. His eyes have nictitating membranes that protect them from bright light and minute airborne debris (like sand). Specific to Zami, he has a very strong resistance to ultraviolet radiation and a high resistance to radiation in general. This is because when the Zami settled on Rigel V (in Earth year 453 AD), they began modifying their genetics to suit their new world. There are several different races in the Rigel System (all of whom at times get referred to as “Rigellian”) and all of them have this resistance to radiation. Enhanced Sense of Direction (mainly on planets and moons): Zami have the ability to psychically sense a planet or a moon’s magnetosphere. They are effectively living, breathing compasses. They can also detect disturbances in a planet or moon’s magnetosphere, such as geomagnetic storms. The level and intensity of a planet’s geomagnetic activity and storms can affect a Zami’s sense of direction. If the storm or other interference is severe enough, this can negate the ability entirely. Highly skilled special operator and hand-to-hand combatant. Hyperpolyglot WEAKNESSES: Despite being raised by highly intelligent, well educated people, Alex is not as intellectual as he would like. He’s intelligent enough to do what he does and do it well. He’s more than just a pretty face, but he’s no scholar. Being the child of highly educated parents, this is something he’s sensitive about. It doesn’t help that while he’s a highly trained professional, trained to act independently in the medical field, he’s surrounded by extremely well educated doctors, nurses, dentists, optometrists, veterinarians, etc. Some of these people can’t get it through their heads what his job is and are irritated that they had to go through school for some of the things he does off of his IDC training. He has to bite his tongue to avoid replying “I’m not stupid, you know” to some of the orders or instructions he gets from medical officers. He’s insecure about being thought of as “stupid”. When he is on a planet or a moon, disturbances in the magnetosphere, such as a geomagnetic storm, can disrupt or even negate his ability to use a planet’s magnetosphere to navigate without technology. |
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| Hobbies & Interests | HOBBIES: Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Blues, other types of music, Suus Mahna (Vulcan Martial Art), Traditional Kodokan Judo, Aikido, Kali, Marine Martial Arts Program, Diatonic and Chromatic Harmonica (OOC NOTE: Alex obviously hasn't mastered four different martial arts. This is a list of what he has studied over the years and what he mixes into his training plans) |
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| Languages | Federation Standard (English), Zamian, Vulcan, Klingon, Cardassian, Romulan, Japanese, Tagalog, Spanish |
| Personal History | PERSONAL HISTORY: Alex was born on Rigel V in 2354. His mother Catalea was (and still is) a physician and medical scientist on Rigel V and his father was (and still is) a novelist. Catalea was a little disappointed that Alex failed to gain entrance into Starfleet Academy, and again when the two civilian universities he’d applied to also rejected him, but in part she blamed Alin and herself. Perhaps they had pushed him too hard, pushed him to apply to schools that he didn’t have even a fair chance of getting into. Catalea admired her son for not letting that stop him from living his life and for choosing a life of service to others. Catalea encouraged Alex to volunteer at the university hospital she worked at when he was old enough to do so. He helped out with patients with anything that didn’t require medical skill. Read to them, fed them, helped them walk around or walk to and from the head. Being the nice guy that he was, helping people made him feel good, so it seemed natural for him to become a corpsman. Things took a turn when Alex was placed in the pipeline to become a corpsman in a Marine infantry regiment. Alex served as a corpsman with the SFMC through the final years of the Cardassian Border Wars, then completed the pipeline to become a Special Reconnaissance Corpsman and Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman. Alex served in the Federation-Klingon War and the Dominion War, serving in the Marine Raider Regiment on Marine Special Operations Teams (MSOTs). Alex fought in the First and Second Battles of Chin’toka, and the siege between them. When the Breen and the Dominion destroyed the Federation, Klingon, and Romulan fleet at the Second Battle of Chin’toka, Alex was among a group of Starfleet, Marine, Klingon, and Romulan personnel left behind. Many were taken prisoner but Alex was among a group that took to the hills and fought a guerilla war against Dominion and Breen forces until the Allies took back the system at the end of the war. Alex’s unit spent some time on Cardassia with the Cardassian Reconstruction Mission. Afterwards, Alex moved on to other forward area reconnaissance and hearts and minds missions aboard smaller exploration vessels that only had space for a small number of marines, and so they made the most of it by utilizing MSOTs. After a time, Alex decided he wanted to step away from MARSOC. He applied to be a Fleet IDC and was put through the course. Some of it was repetitive, other parts either new to him or were things he knew but now had to apply them differently. |
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| Service Record | SERVICE RECORD: 2362-2364 Enlisted Academy (HR, HA) 2364-2366 (Hospitalman) HN (E-3), 25th MEU, Cardassian Border Wars 2366-2370 (Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class) HM3 25th MEU, Cardassian Border Wars 2370-2372 (Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class) HM2 Special Reconnaissance Corpsman/SOIDC pipeline 2372-2375 (Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class) HM2, SOIDC, 2nd Raider Battalion (Federation-Klingon War, Dominion War) 2375-2382 (Hospital Corpsman 1st Class) HM1, SOIDC, 1st Raider Battalion (Cardassian Reconstruction Mission, Reconnaissance and Hearts & Minds aboard a survey vessel.) 2382-2383 (Chief Hospital Corpsman) HMC (IDC Course) 2383-2386 (Chief Hospital Corpsman) HMC, Assigned IDC to USS Douglas Munro 2386-2391 (Chief Hospital Corpsman) HMCS, Assigned IDC to USS Alex Haley 2391-Early 2396 (Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman) HMCS, Assigned IDC to USS John Foster Williams Early 2396 thru “Present” (Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman) HMCS assigned to DS5 EDUCATION/TRAINING: Starfleet Enlisted Academy (2 Years) General Education Courses (Writing, Math, Science, etc.) Damage Control Procedures (including Firefighting), Starship Operations & Procedures, EVA, Away Team Procedures, Small Arms, Small Unit Tactics, etc. Hospital Corpsman ‘A’ School Field Medical Training Battalion Marine Corps Martial Arts Program SRC Pipeline Marine Basic Reconnaissance Course (12 weeks) Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape [SERE] (3 weeks) Combatant EVA Course (35 days) Combatant Diver Course (35 days) Marine Orbital Insertion Operations Course (3 weeks) Marine Airborne/Atmospheric Operations Course (3 weeks) Special Operations Combatant Medic Course (21 weeks): Med Fundamentals (7 Weeks) This is the first section of training. It covers pharmacology, pharmaceutical calculations, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, medical terminology, basic physical exam techniques, and medical documentation. During the anatomy and physiology section, our students are privileged to use the cadaver lab located in the schoolhouse facility. SOCM Trauma Modules (7 Weeks) This training covers AHA Basic Life Support, advanced airway management, patient management skills, pre-hospital trauma emergencies and care, advanced trauma tasks/skills, pre-hospital trauma emergencies and care, advanced trauma skills, operating room procedures, and minor surgical skills. Students take the FEDREMT-Basic examination after completing these subjects. Included in the Trauma Modules is the Advanced Tactical Practitioner phase. This covers obstetrics and pediatric emergencies, cardiac pharmacology, training in combat trauma management, Pediatric Education for Pre-Hospital Professionals, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Clinical Internship: (4 Weeks) The students then go on the Paramedic clinical rotation and field internship at one of several Level I Trauma Centers. This consists of 2 weeks of ambulance, 2 weeks of hospital. The hospital training consists of rotations in the emergency department, labor and delivery, surgical intensive care, pediatric emergency department, and operating room. Ambulance training consists of assignment to an Advanced Life Support EMS unit responsible for responding to a variety of emergency calls. Fleet Medicine: (3 Weeks) The last phase of training is conducting Sick Call procedures. This covers the care of routine walk-in patients under the supervision of a physician or physician’s assistant at one of the many clinics at Starfleet Medical. Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman Course (20 weeks) Laboratory (3 Weeks) Introduction to being a Laboratory technician. Most aspects of laboratory are covered to include: Microscopic studies, Hematology, Parasitological, Urinalysis, and Stool studies Medicine (5 Weeks) Disease Assessment & Management. Physical exams, casting, disease recognition, etc. Surgery/Anesthesia/Nursing (4 Weeks) This phase covers Pre and Post-Operative Patient Care including S.O.A.P (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan) notes and Records and Reports Dental (1 Week) Anesthesia, Extractions, Fillings Special Operations Clinical Training (4 Weeks) During this 30-day deployment students receive clinical training/experience and are evaluated on their ability to apply patient assessment, management, and care skills in various clinical settings. The SOIDC students rotate through Obstetric/Gynecological, Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery, Surgery, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Radiology, Preventive Medicine/Community Health, and the Outpatient/Family Practice Clinic. Guerilla Hospital & Methods of Instruction (1 Week) Veterinary (2 Weeks) Herd Management, Food Inspection Other Special Ops Courses: Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (29 days) Basic Mountaineer Course (2 weeks) Advanced Mountaineer Course-Winter (2 weeks) Advanced Mountaineer Course-Summer (2 weeks) Rough Terrain Evacuation Course (1 week) Mountain Planners Course (1 week) Mountain Medicine Course (18 days) Cold Weather Medicine Course (18 days) Independent Duty Corpsman School (12 months): During this 12-month course, students receive a mix of classroom and clinical training. Emphasis is placed on learning Anatomy and Physiology; Physical Diagnosis; Clinical Lab; Pharmacy; Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Medicine; Preventive Medicine; Supply; Food Service Sanitation; Substance Abuse; Medical Department Responsibilities; Medical Diagnosis and Treatment; Pest Control; Planetary, Starbase, and Shipboard Organization; Management of Medical/Surgical Emergency Dental Conditions; Starfleet Occupational Safety and Health; Advanced Cardiac Life Support; Tactical Combat Casualty Care; Maintenance Material Management (3M); Dive Medicine, EVA Medicine; certification as a Basic Life Support Instructor and registration for a Federation Provider Identification (FPI) number. The FPI permits Alex to prescribe medications. First Line Leadership Development Program (FLLDP) Leadership Training for enlisted personnel in the ranks of Crewman to Petty Officer 2nd Class, who are in a “first leadership position” within their chain of command and are those who are responsible for the growth, development and daily direction of their subordinates. Primary Leadership Development Program (PLDP) Leadership Training for Petty Officer 2nd Class to Petty Officer 1st Class personnel who will be assigned leadership roles and responsibilities that include planning and executing divisional functions. They will also be responsible for the professional and personal growth of personnel within their division. Advanced Leadership Development Program (ADLP) Leadership Training for Petty Officer 1st Class and Chief Petty Officer personnel, who are assigned to leadership roles and responsibilities in the administration, supervision and training of their division or department, including the professional and personal growth of personnel within that division or department. Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA) Designed to enhance the leadership skills of senior NCOs. Other: Alex has earned his civilian FEDREMT (Federation Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians) certification as an EMT-P (Paramedic) Alex has earned his civilian Critical Care Paramedic/Flight Paramedic certification, allowing him to work on SAR/Aerospace Ambulance craft such as shuttles, runabouts, and various orbital and atmospheric craft. These certifications are important in case Alex were to leave Starfleet to work in the public or private sector. |