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** It should be noted here, as I forgot to put it in the 2065 report, that there were a number of solid-to-good naval recruits who came into the system last year, bypassing a lot of veterans. None of them were in Gullo/Feeser genius-level category, but one was very good and several moved well up the Lt. Cmdr. chain immediately.
RETIREMENTS
As anticipated, it was mutually agreed for Rear Admiral Kendall Muratore to accept early retirement. It's only five years early, and best for all concerned given his failing health of late. The 55-year-old Muratore is a veteran of more than 30 years active service, making Commander rank within just over a year. He spent almost an entire decade as CO of one of the original Fletcher-class freighters before making Captain in 2051. After a brief stint at Public Affairs, he led Fighter Ops(no, there weren't any, stop interrupting the story). His health began to trouble him shortly after his promotion to Rear Admiral in '62. He's served the navy well, and retires with honor and distinction worthy of that service.
** Cmdr. Miquel Rater -- Assigned to lead the top geology survey team less than 18 months after his graduation, Miquel's most lasting legacy is undoubtedly his 12+ plus years of service during the inital period of surveying in Sol. It was about halfway through this period that he was promoted to Commander, but he lacked the skills or political connections to make it any further up the command chain. Rater spent most of his CO assignments on board freighters, with brief stints aboard shuttles and the last couple of years on one of the Forrestal sensor buoys. His retirement will be temporarily delayed until he can catch a shuttle back to Earth.
Leota Schnepel(55) is promoted to be the new second Rear Admiral, leaving a spot open for Shad Gullo at Captain. It took him just two years, two months, and three days -- just about as fast as it is possible to climb. However, he's at the bottom of the heap now among Captains, and unless he shows more initiative than he has so far to improve his natural skills, he won't be going any further anytime soon.
Commissioned Officers Update
Cmdr. Tell Perj Jr. -- 2nd out of 23. Surpassed by multiple younger men in the last few years(5 of 7 Captains are younger), Perj Jr. is now 47 and has three years to make Captain before automatic retirement kicks in. The clock is ticking. He remains on board the Belknap.
Lt. Cmdr. Rob Nielsen III -- 26th out of 68. Nielsen has finally escaped shuttle duty and is set to be transferred to one of the Iowa-class tankers.
Maj. Gen. Sterling Silvers -- Now head of the first properly formed brigade in the army, Silvers(59) will spend his final tour overseeing a military that has cut the fat and is now reorganizing and growing again. It's been a long time in coming.
James Earl Jones V(6) -- Moved from Machholz to Stephan-Oterma, Jones is good enough to keep a spot at one of the top mining colonies, not good enough to be a major force in Sol politics. Now 49, it seems unlikely that situation will change. He's had a very respectable career to date.
Pioneer Deacon Palmer(CP 50) -- Palmer is in the early stages of work on Improving Shipyard Operations. He has two, maybe three projects left in him now at 62 years old. Only one man living(Santo Makar) can arguably say he has been as important as Palmer to human scientific advancement over the past four decades.
Joe Tycho(EW 55) -- Now among the elite who can pretty much work on what they want to work on, Tycho has been battling health issues for almost two decades now which is a cloud that hangs over his work, but certainly hasn't stopped him. His interest in xenology motivates him to continue on and see the day when SPACE will once again explore the galaxy in search of new discoveries. Right now his talents are devoted to extending weaponized laser wavelength technology from infrared into the visible light spectrum.
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