[@Dwarfdude194] 40? Well shit. Sure, its completely fine, but if he's not retired by now he'd probably be in the upper brass of The Black Parade and not on the ground. He would have been 15 when Arcadia fell so he would have plenty of motivation to join the parade. But I think you would have to rework everything in your backstory and personality, seeing as how he would have been in the shit a lot. He doesn't have to be a hard ass, but he's definitely gonna be battered. I'd say he would be a Sergeant Major, among the General's senior council.

You can also create a bottom tier enlisted if you want, so that they can fight in our fireteam we're gonna be putting together.