“…and when you step aboard your first posting, you will carry with you not just the knowledge we have imparted, but the responsibility that comes with the uniform you wear.” Commandant Pelletier paused, his gaze sweeping across the assembled graduates. The old officer had commanded a Battleship during the Fringe Skirmishes, and the scars on his left hand testified to a boarding action that had gone badly. “You are no longer students. You are officers of the Concordian Defense Fleet. The lives of your crew, the security of our systems, and the honor of our service rest on the decisions you will make. Some of those decisions will be easy. Many will not. But I charge you now to remember that duty is not a burden, it is a privilege earned through your…
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