No records exist prior to induction into the Imperial Naval Officer Academy, graduated in bottom quartile with no defined career path. Subsequently Dishonorably Discharged from the Imperial Naval Officer Corps after an embarrassing diplomatic incident where he described the served Ceremonial Heike Tea as "The watered down residue from the inside of my flight suit after a run to Sag A. But lacking any redeeming qualities.", directly to the Heike Ambassador to Achenar.
Has spent the intervening years attempting to regain his standing in the Pilots Federation; despite his best efforts through combat, exploration and data delivery, he remains at a level unremarkable mediocrity.
All evidence to this pilot's continued survival points to either excessive dumb luck or an unbelieveable level of long term strategy & tactical awareness. Analysts believe the former.