[Personal log entry 312]
[User: Elvis Perkins.]
[Date: 816 AS, Early summer time]
[Location: Battleship Missouri]
So, i've joined in the Navy. Ever since my life has fliped upside-down. I must say that swaping from an steady old crago train into ''elite'' naval heavy fighter is big change. Doing so my skills in flying will increase and i might even beat some pirates. Quite an adventure awaits there. But enough about first impressions, i have duty and i must carry out.
I find myself on a Liberty Battleship Missouri, alinged with some of my other fellow recruits who decided to uphold the law and serve the Liberty. As i came on the deck of Batlleship, I saw a man comming out, lots of medals wich were followed by a golden badge on his shoulder that indicated him as a high ranking officer. Suddenly i heard a yelling: '' ATTENTION!''. Got startled at moment but i pulled my legs and stood stilly as the officer loudly explained our duties and goals. I was impressed to see him, i tought to my self: '' What would it take to be on his position?''. As he finished talking he pulled his hand up, saluted, and went of the deck. Immediately after we formed and started walking to our quarters. I happend so meet some people there from wich one was Valence and Alex. Nice chums, didnt liked each other from the first looks but they didnt want indicate any hostility to each other. So it was sleeping time. We had orders to go to sleep at 10:00 pm, and make no sounds. After all a good sleep is needed for an upcomming training day.
05:00 pm. Its like all hell went loose. Yelling and screaming. I heard someone saying we got 15 minutes to be ready and waiting at the deck to recive instructions for undocking the vessel. Man that was some excitement. I never felt it in my life. I jumped into my space suit, and ran out the hall to aling with the rest. We were ready at the deck and waiting for instructions. A officer came, this time it was someone else but no more or less importatn than the last one. He told us that each one of us will be in charge of a Liberty Navy ''Guardian''. So i guessed that was our new ship's name. We proceeded to ships landing pads where we had our ships waiting. I saw those in space from a cargo train few times but those were nothing compared when viewed from couple of meters distance. I took all of my necessary gear for flight and i boarded into the cockpit. The console of the ship was no more diffrenet than any other Sirius vessel. But of course this was a war ship so it had some extra features wich i wont mention here for security reasons. Command was given and was ready to undock. The air lock was sucking all of the air out the hangar and there i was, slowly leaving the hull of Missouri i entered space.
Since we were the wing that already had the flight experience we proceeded to patrol route around New York. Of course there was experienced officer with us, now we wouldnt want to be blown the first day. Even though there isnt any capable enemy around New York to do such strike, still we have to be cautious in such cases.
Our first stop was West Point Academy. Heavly Armored station where young Academy students start their officer career. The jump trough trade lane was no diffrenet than any other i've took in past. Area was clear, not thanks to us but Liberty cruiser patrol. We proceeded to Manhattan, in wich case was not far from where we were. We passed couple of rings until we got thrown off like rocks. Leading ship, in wich was our commander told us to stay in formation as i looked on my scaner 4 Liberty Rogues. Since they were looking for some transport fleeing into the debris field was a reasonable choice for them. We waited a couple of seconds and the lane was operationl again. Come to mention it, i was scared. They were inferiour to our wing patrol but my first encounter with pirates on lawful side wasnt that encouraging. We passed my homeplanet and entered the final route towards police base ''Fort Bush''. Our wing leader gave us orders to dock and refuel at police base after we got allowance to dock with it. After being refuled and system checked. We undocked and formed with our commander. As we entered the trade lane our commander told us that some of us might have a chance on operating on cruiser as a member of spaceship crew, if of course we were to show good results as pilots.
For the first day impression i must say i found my lifes work and dedication. I'm going to do my best for Liberty Navy. As for now i'm going to dock and visit the bar. After all i'm off duty, i guess i deserve cold beer after a working day.