Born in Sol, coming from a family of farmers, during the plumber course he was following hoping for a future job, he realized that he looked up to the sky too often so, thanks to the phyco-physical standard which he proved to be largely in the norm, decided to enroll in the federal academy to fly, and see, and travel.

But the federal academy is military, and that's what it takes you to do, war. Or fight, at least
Twenty Years of service resulted in him losing an eye in a sword fight with an unfriendly graduate in the barrack.

Then the retirement, in hand only the pilot's license and a bit of experience that makes you think you can face the interstellar void ...