Previous Assignments:  USS Potemkin (NCC-1657); served under Captain Preston Wilcox as First Officer.  Captain Wilcox was a great mentor and senior Starfleet Officer.  Carter is very fond of CAPT Wilcox who provided much wisdom to his young and ambitious Executive Officer.  Prior to his tenure on the Potemkin, Carter served numerous positions on various dangerous ships and missions in order to gain rank quickly. 

Family History: Parents, Lynn and Gene Carter, botanists, stationed on Cignus 4. He is the first member of his family to join Starfleet.

Background: Jack Carter always dreamed of space.  Since his childhood, thoughts of exploration and discovery have filled his imagination.  He was accepted to Starfleet Academy a full year before finishing Secondary school, and graduated six months early, near the top of his class.  He volunteered for his first assignment to be along the Klingon border in a scout ship, knowing the dangers associated with such a posting.

This young, ambitious officer has seen more combat, and been involved in more “First Contact” situations than most officers twice his age.  With each new promotion, he has moved from ship to ship optimizing his opportunities for experience and recognition. His unorthodox methods have earned him the opportunity to become the second youngest person to sit in the Captain’s chair, as part of a new Starfleet program to expand the fleet (which means they will need more qualified Captains).  Unfortunately, his methods also have left him with little time for family and friends, despite being known for his “amorous” ways with women.

Despite his cavalier attitude, he understands the rigors of command.  To best temper his judgment, he has surrounded himself with his longtime best confidants and closest friends:  CDR Tacket (RT) and LCDR Smithfield (Mike).  Jack served with RT for several tours of duty on other ships, and met Mike during his last tour of duty on the USS Potemkin.  RT and Mike have also become fast friends.  When they are all off duty, they can be seen talking or playing cards either in the Captain’s quarters or in the Recreation Lounge.  Most of the crew is aware of the close relationship between these officers.

Jack hand-picked his friends to serve on his first command, but Starfleet positioned other key officers in place despite his protests including an equally ambitious Communications Officer, a young and space-inexperienced doctor, and promoting a security officer from Captain Alvarez’ command to be Jack’s Chief of Security.  He doesn’t know these officers well, and is leery of their qualifications and experience.  Jack has never been a by-the-book officer, and tries to take on too many tasks by himself.  He has been known to work himself to exhaustion, and isn’t very accepting of criticism or advice from others; these are traits he will need to adjust if he is going to maintain his position as Captain.