[b]Name:[/b]

Robert Lee Holland

[b]Nicknames:[/b]

Holly

[b]Callsign:[/b]

Serpent 6

[b]Gender:[/b]

Male

[b]Appearance:[/b]

At age 43 Holland has aged rapidly, he has a scar that runs across his scalp and he keeps his graying hair shaved. Constant exposure to the elements has given his skin the consistency and color of old leather. His eyes are a light brown and he has a sleeve tattoo on his left arm and he is approximately 5.11 in height and weighs around 200 pounds. 

[b]Skills and Talents:[/b]

Holland's older than most of the guys in his unit and he's had plenty of time to learn the tricks of the second oldest trade in the universe. While he's certainly in good shape, there are plenty of guys in his unit that are stronger. Holland's strengths lie in his marksmanship and he prides himself on his gunnery skills with any caliber of mortar.

[b]Personal Memento:[/b]

A picture of his son

[b]Biography:[/b]

Holland was born the son of a soldier and a hooker on Gaia. His mother did her best to look out for him, but she was beaten to death one night by an angry customer. Robert found sanctuary at a local monastery, but he realized the life of a monk was not for him and so he left at the age of 15. He drifted around Gaia, looking for work and biding his time until he turned 18. Once he was old enough, Robert seized his chance and went to the nearest recruiting station. He'd seen how the soldiers acted, they had each other's trust and they knew that no one would fuck with them. Robert knew that the military would give him and his sister a way out of the kind of poverty and squalor they'd had to deal with. He'd heard how the soldiers talked about the Infantry and so he told the recruiter he wanted to become an Infantryman. In a military where everyone was trying to get "safe" MOS like communications and supply, the recruiter was more than happy to fill his quota and sign Robert up for the hardest, dirtiest job the GC had to offer. 

From there Robert was shipped to Primitus and met the three men who would permanently alter the course of his life, the Infantry Drill Sergeants. They were everything an Infantryman was supposed to be. All three were in excellent shape, they drank straight whiskey like it was water and chewed like it was going out style. Even on Gaia, he had never seen anyone that was so obscene, violent and ruthless and so proud of it. He hated them and, more than anything, he wanted to be like them.

After completion of Infantry Basic and AIT, Robert assigned to a peacekeeping unit Calidium on and then rotated back to Primitus for further training. From there Robert deployed, rotated home and then deployed wherever the GC decided he was needed most. Throughout his long career he has risen through the ranks and then busted back down.

Through everything, Robert has always done his best to get along with everyone he meets. He keeps in touch with his sister and even though he hasn't spoken to his wife in years he sends her most of his paycheck to take care of their son. He's also a very devout man and genuinely believes that the military can make a difference in people's lives, the way it did for him. He's not without his flaws, over the years he's developed a drinking problem and he has some strong anger issues.