Paul Casely

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Early Life

Paul Alexander Casely was born to an academic family in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. He has one brother. It was always expected that Paul would follow the majority of his family in Academe. Eventually, Paul entered Queens University and studied political diplomacy and military history as specializations. Combining the two, he achieved his masters degrees and was accepted into a doctorate programme. Despite his success, Paul was never satisfied and believed he was working more to please his parents than to create a life for himself. Finally, at 24 years of age, he left university and entered Starfleet Academy.

Immediately, Paul's parents cut him off from the family, more than a little disappointed by his leaving a prestigious academic career for what they considered a frivilious and dangerous military one.

Academy

Casely found that he was one of the oldest cadets enrolled in the Academy and as such had some difficulty relating to the other cadets. While this led to a rather lonely existance, cut off from family and having few friends, it did allow him to concentrate largely on his studies. Casely studied largely in tactical and in ship's operations, excelling in each. Given some advanced standing due to his previous studies, Casely graduated quickly from the Academy and was pressed into immediate active duty.

Early Career, USS Nimitz

Casely began active duty on the USS Nimitz on 2406.10.29 at the rank of Ensign Junior Grade. Assigned as an Assistant Tactical Officer under Ensign Senior Grade Onyx Kateb, was first alerted to the 'cold war' between the two factions of Starfleet by Captain Devan Sash. Despite some initial hesitation, Casely saw the sense of what the 52nd Fleet was doing and joined the battle against Doenitz.

Casely moved quickly up the ranks as Onyx Kateb and Edward Gideon, the Security Chief, were killed during the following mission to free Captain Sevant on 2406.11.25 of the USS Boudicca from Doenitz. Now, fully the Tactical and Security Chief of the USS Nimitz, and promoted twice during the mission finally to the rank of Lieutenant (JG), Casely began taking Command Training from Captain Sash.

Casely's last mission aboard the USS Nimitz involved a Federation member planet that had become unstable. Along with a team of other crewmates, Casely installed stablizers on the planet, thus venting the undercrust pressure successfully. This was the first time Casely led an Away Mission. While there, he spoke to the leadership of the world about Doenitz, securing the planet as a mission resource supplier.

The Casely Maneuver

Originally, the name was applied as a jest, but then became permanently affixed in common useage for a modified Picard Maneuver. During the assault to save Captain Sevant the Nimitz was under attack by two Intrepid Class ships. In order to deal with the threat of more maneuverable ships, Casely first pulled a Picard Maneuver, warping 'face to face' with one of the ships and attached a tractor beam after battering down one its fore shields. Then warped towards the other ship, using surprise and the inertia of the first ship to smash it into the second. This effectively destroyed the first ship and disabled the second. While this effectively ended the battle, it also fried the circuits and several subsystems in the Nimitz resulting in lengthy repairs. Casely was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon for his actions on this date.

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