Vincenzo Sovrano

Physical Appearance
Slim and athletically built.

Hobbies
Astronomy, literature, music, and spending time on the firing range

Personal Biography
Raphael and Maria Borgia met in November 2132. At the time Raphael was a junior professor at the University of Venice where he taught sociology; Maria was a student. They married in May 2134 (after Maria graduated). By the time Maria gave birth to their first child, Vincenzo, on September 1, 2138 she was teaching Classical Literature at the university.

Vincenzo was brought up in a nurturing and intellectual environment. Throughout his childhood his parents encouraged him in his studies. He took special interest in the sciences, particularly astronomy. Even as a child he enjoyed reading the works of classical astronomers. When the NX-01 Enterprise launched in April 2151 his father bought him a brand new telescope to commemorate the event. He would often sneak out at night to gaze up at the stars and dream about the adventures the Starfleet crew was having.

When the Xindi attacked Earth in March 2153, at the age of fifteen, Vincenzo attempted to run away from home and enlist in the Military Assault Command. The recruiter, of course, immediately realized what the young boy was doing. The Sovranos were called to the recruiting station to pick up their son, but the recruiter told Vincenzo that when the time came the uniform would be waiting him.

In May 2155, two days after his graduation from secondary school and just months after Coridan withdraws from the Coalition after a devastating attack by the Romulan Star Empire, Vincenzo returned to the MACO recruiter. That same day he completed his aptitude testing and a basic physical examination. He excelled in the tests, but when asked what MOS he was interested in he simply replied, ³Wherever I can make a difference.²

In August 2155 he attended the thirteen-week basic training program at the Military Assault Command Recruit Depot Parris Island. After graduating from the program he was sent to Jupiter Station to attend the Starfleet Security program. Upon completion of that course he was promoted to Private First Class and assigned to the Utopia Planetia as a member of the MACO Military Police unit stationed there.

In 2156, after years of tension between the two governments, war finally breaks about between the Coalition of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire. Still stationed on Utopia Planetia he sees very little during the early conflicts of the war. While stationed here he sees the launches of the NX-05 Atlantis and NX-06 Endeavor. Vincenzo was promoted to Lance Corporal in October 2156, and to Corporal in July 2157.

In September 2157 he was posted to a new unit back aboard Jupiter Station following a failed attempt to sabotage the facility. It was here that he was promoted to Sergeant and assigned to the Special Reaction Team (SRT) in August 2158. He continued to serve aboard the station until August 2159. Earlier that year, unknown to anyone in his unit, he had sent in his application to Starfleet Academy.

With his contracted enlistment agreement coming to an end he had been looking for a new way to grow, something he credited his parents for. When he received his acceptance letter in the spring of that year he had immediately given it to his commanding officer, who accepted the young man¹s decision.

He attended his first year at Starfleet Academy in San Francisco at the age of twenty-one. Using the knowledge gained during his time as a MACO, he elected to pursue a similar career as an officer. He completed his training in both San Francisco and once again on Jupiter station, before receiving both his commission and first duty assignment.