After six months of voluntary leave, I make my less than triumphant return back to active duty within the ranks of the Liberty Navy. With a brand new BDR-804 "Guardian" Liberty Very Heavy Fighter, I entered space with high hopes of quickly becoming a valued member of the Navy.
It didn't take long before I realized that I was ill equiped to handle the pace of battle. Following the lead of Samuel.Zanders, we engaged several ships. Some I remember from my previous tour, and others, although new to me, were no less dangerous.
Thankfully, behind the fighting prowess of several Navy friends, we took down many enemy vessels. Although we were successful, I cannot attribute our victories to any skill on my part. To my shame, I engaged Joker's.Thugs-Shushy, got my brand new Guardian roughed up and had to obey orders from Zanders to disengage before I got myself killed.
My goal is to shake off this rust quickly, begin battle training with the Navy instructor, and try not to embarass myself again. I have to say though, that all in all, it was nice to see some action again. My fellow officers are a joy to work with and, in time, hopefully will be able to rely on me to save their butts for once.