[b]Name:[/b] Maria G. Rossi
[b]Age:[/b] 35
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Ethnicity/Nationality:[/b] American 
[b]Former Unit:[/b] Master Sergeant, United States Marine Corps. Master Sergeant, Marine Force Recon
[b]Role:[/b] Rifleman

[b]Physical Description:[/b]
Maria stands at a taut 5 foot 11 inches, making her around  the same height as a lot of her colleagues. Due to her experience in the military, she maintains a muscular physique. To make a comparison, her body type is along the lines of a gymnast, just not as crazily toned. Her cheeks are high and her eyes are blue-ish green, complementing her blonde hair that is often tied up into a tight bun. 

[b]Skillset:[/b]
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[*] 4 years of high school wrestling and track and field
[*] Advanced First-Aid Training (originally intended to be a combat medic)
[*] MCMAP Expert
[*] Expert Level Arms Handling 
[*] Small Unit Tactics
[*] Peak Physical Shape
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[b]History:[/b]
Maria Georgia Rossi was born in San Jose, California on June 17th, 1982 to John and Caroline Rossi. Growing up, Maria had about six other siblings that she bonded very well with. All of her siblings were pushed to compete athletically, as a result of her father's boxing background. A lot of the Rossi sisters chose basketball, but Maria chose to go more towards combat sports. She took up wrestling as it suited her (at the time) lanky physique and tremendous flexibility. Her abilities developed to the point where she became a nationally ranked wrestler by the time she was a senior in high school.

Once graduation rolled around, she decided to take a drastically different path. Everyone expected her to go to college, but instead she enrolled and went into the US Marines, where she went through boot camp and eventually became a member of the United States' top forces. Maria served with the 8th Marine Regiment in multiple tours through Iraq and Afghanistan as a combat medic, quickly racking up her experience and allowing her inside the United States Marine Force Reconnaissance unit, where she also served as a medic, but spent more time as a rifleman. After her last deployment in 2014, she now resides in San Diego, California where she lives a relatively quiet life. 

[b]Psychological Profile:[/b]
Maria is very much a team player. Her role within her fireteams is not expendable in the slightest bit, as she provides support and reinforcement that is vital to many fireteams. Her expertise with first-aid along with her skills in the handling of small-arms makes her a very formidable operator, and as a result renders her a must have on many operations. She has a good sense of danger and has excellent intuition which leads to opportunities to be taken almost all of the time. Her demeanor outside of operations is still very professional. She will gladly engage in small talk, but much more than that is hard to obtain. She is no stranger to some drinks with her comrades, however.


[b]Equipment:[/b]
- HK416 SOPMOD
- First Aid Kit
- M1911A1
- Personal Belongings she keeps on her person
- Machete (y'know, just in case)