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[Anna Rafferty]

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Incoming Transmission
Liberty Navy Reserve
Herbert Beeler Naval Hospital
LTCDR Anna Rafferty

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To whom it may concern.

I understand that this message is in violation of several rules, procedures, and regulations. I also understand that it is likely to be caught and filtered by net protocols long before it reaches the inbox of anyone that matters. Consider this something of a "hail mary". If you're reading this, you should know that this is my last chance.

Lieutenant Commander Rafferty, squadron leader aboard the LNS Ohio during the Vespucci operation. I'm sure if you've read this far you've already pulled up my file, so I don't need to reopen old wounds here. Suffice to say, those very same wounds are what landed me a semi-permanent shift in and out of Herbert Beeler for the last two years, and despite finally getting a clean bill of health from the docs here, neither the CAG nor CO aboard Ohio want anything to do with me. Officially it's out of concern for my physical and mental health, but there's nobody on that ship who didn't get nicked in the fighting, or saw one of their comrades go up in flames... so there has to be another reason.

I don't wish to speak in ill terms of superior officers, especially when the favor I'm about to ask is one of a certain magnitude. So, instead, I will simply say: I am requesting an immediate transfer to the First Fleet, at any billet rating available. I will gladly complete a check-ride in the mustiest, most beat-down Executioner we've got lying around - just give me the opportunity the Eighth seem so reluctant to offer, and let me show you what I'm still capable of.

Thank you for your time.

Anna Rafferty
LTCDR, 8FLT
Liberty Navy Reserve

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[Sarawr!?]

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Incoming Transmission
Liberty Navy, 1st Fleet
Admiral Rachel A. Baker

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Good evening, Lieutenant Commander Rafferty.

Finding out about your situation caused somewhat of a stir in the Admiralty Office, but I decided to take a personal interest in reviewing your case, since it's similar to some of my own experiences. It's regrettable to hear that your old posting is unavailable to you, and that the CO won't have you, but with a clean record and a clean bill of health, I see no reason to deny you the opportunity to serve in a role you know how to do, in a posting relevant to your skills, instead of leaving you rotting in medical limbo, or behind a desk somewhere for the rest of your career.

Your request to transfer into the First Fleet is hereby approved, and your rank and paygrade won't be reduced, you shouldn't be penalized for being injured and getting the help you needed.

Along with this transmission, I've uploaded authorization for the next "Space A" flight from HBNH to Norfolk Shipyard, so you shouldn't have any issues with transport.

I look forward to meeting and serving with you, Lieutenant Commander.

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Rachel A. Baker
Admiral, 1FLT
Liberty Navy

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[Anna Rafferty]

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Incoming Transmission
Liberty Navy
Herbert Beeler Naval Hospital
LTCDR Anna Rafferty

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Admiral Baker, ma'am.

I hope you won't mind me speaking candidly, but I wasn't expecting a response at all, much less one from the Admiralty. I've tried my best not to cause too many stirs over the course of my (comparatively) short career, but it appears I've come up short once again.

I hope to not make a disappointment out of the Admiralty's trust and faith in me, ma'am. I'll make sure the docs here forward over all the documents clearing me for combat duty, and I'll be reporting for duty at Norfolk as soon as possible. I'll be requesting downtime shifts in the training sims to make up for lost time, so to speak, because the rust has piled up high spending the last eighteen months shuffling around Herbert Beeler, and I don't want to end up back there or worse because of inexperience.

But I'm rambling again. Sorry. What I really want to say is -- thank you, ma'am. I won't let you, or the Fleet, down.

For the Republic,

Anna Rafferty
LTCDR, 1FLT
Liberty Navy

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Important: This communication remains the property of the Libertonian Armed Forces and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Neural Net Communications Act 807 A.S, Section 30. If you have received this message in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the communication.

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