Editing Llayne's Characters - Duncan Ward (section)

===Fleet===
Ward was 30 when he joined the Fleet... not that old in the grand scheme of things, but compared to the 20 year-olds in his flight school he was ancient. After calling one of the other cadets "Kid" he was quickly dubbed "Geezer". Since Ward was also older than many of his Flight Instructors the callsign stuck.

Flight School was difficult for Ward. He quickly became a skilled gunner but he wasn't a natural flyer. He spent many hours in the simulators, but ended up compensating for his 'stiff stick' by learning and adapting the tactics his instructors drilled into them.

Ward has been an active pilot for 7 years and survived multiple skirmishes. Some were with the other Colonies but most were against terrorists or pirates. All too many of his friends and fellow pilots didn't survive however and the weight of that loss has been building for a while. Geezer was even shot down in a dogfight once, and nearly lost his right arm at the shoulder.