Garrett Fawkes' earliest memories were of the war, the invasion of Aerilon by Centurion forces. While too young to participate, he was raised on the stories of heroism and tales of sacrifice made by the men and women of the armed forces and even the civilians of Aerilon in their defense of the planet. It was these stories that fueled young Garrett in wanting to help with the rebuilding of his planet. From an early age, he knew he wanted to do something to help give back and rebuild his home.
He also took a strong interest in playing Pyramid, as the colonies started to rebuild their teams in an attempt to start to bring back some semblance of normalcy and cohesion among the colonies, Garrett knew he wanted to be a part of it. He was severely health conscious, careful to take care of himself, and after he graduated high school at sixteen, he had college offers to come play pyramid at the Intramural level. He decided to attend the service Academy at Nelossa, majoring in Electrical Engineering in the Viper pilot program. It was a win-win for Garrett - he'd learn a profession, play a sport, and serve the Colonies all in one fell swoop.
After graduating from the Academy, Garrett was picked up in the 5th round of the Pyramid draft by the Promethea Golden Horns. He had taken care of his Individual Flight Training and Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination during college, so that after graduation he was able to head straight into Primary Flight Training at Nelossa. He entered the Viper Pipeline after Flight Training completion and after six months of training, graduated as a new "Rook".
Garrett was assigned to the BS-166 Harvester as a Viper pilot in the VF-317 "Barnstormers". After three years of service and a promotion from Ensign to Lieutenant JG, Fawkes also opted to learn the Survival Officer Qualification, as he grew up in the backroads of Aerilon, he was quite natural to living off the land and avoiding detection. This training would start on the Harvester and then carry over to his transfer to Hemera. After the time he served on Harvester, Fawkes transferred to the BS-158 Hemera for his next duty station. It was during this time that he decided to turn his attentions away from the glory of the Pyramid field to continue to serve in the Colonial Fleet. He also completed his first qualification, the Survival Officer Qualification.
Garrett decided to reup his enlistment and in the process took on the rank of Lieutenant after going before the promotion board. After completing his tour there, Lieutenant Fawkes has taken on a new assignment - the recently overhauled Orion, as one of the fresh pilots to fill the berths of the Air Wing. Any thoughts of glory on the pyramid field are put away as he recently re-enlisted for another term - another of the victims of the piloting and adventure bug.