[@Starboard Watch] I didn't follow your example completely from Major Gwala. I retained a few of the items I originally created for KT Watkins. I have him entering the academy on August 28, 2370 instead of September 6 and then graduating in mid May rather than early June. I also included the Infantry Officer Basic Course, which all infantry officers attend prior to being assigned to a line unit. Then I sent him to 1-1 Starfleet Marines and he followed the course Major Gwala did including time spent in the Dominion War. I continued with your timeline, being a training Company Commander in San Diego. Eventually, it is the 1st Battalion 7th Starfleet Marines (1-7) he deploys with aboard the Vigilance, not 1-1 SM. Based on the changes you suggest, Watkins is now 34 instead of his original 32 or Gwala's 35. I've met several majors who were 34. That is a normal age for that rank.

I separated the senior NCOs, XO and Platoon Leaders. I can prepare Character sheets for them too if you like. Maybe just brief sketches; vital details and psychological profiles as well as some back ground. Based on th