Transfer Evaluation Pt 1

Posted on 06 Dec 2015 @ 11:24pm by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Greg Mitchell

1,391 words; about a 7 minute read

Location: Starbase 418 - Office of Administration, Command Deck
Timeline: July 29th, 2390 - 1205 hrs

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The following is a transcript of a post mission evaluation of subject: MITCHELL, GREG T. The interviewer, Commander Samuel Williamson, is designated with initial "W". Chief Warrant Officer Mitchell designated with initial "M".

Commander Williamson: "Begin recording. Recording subject: Chief Warrant Officer Greg Mitchell, serial YW-280-1774. Interviewer is Commander Samuel Williamson, Office of Administration. Reason for recording: Post mission debriefing and standard mental evaluation for authorization of transfer to new posting."

CWO2 Mitchell: "Is this interview really necessary? The counseling department has already cleared me. It's not like I'm nuts...or a flight risk for any reason."

W: "This is common procedure after extended deployment. Especially since we are coming up on your tenth year in Starfleet. Congratulations by the way."

M: "Thank you."

W: "We also believe this is necessary due to the extreme events that transpired during your last deployment."

M: "They were unfortunate, yes, but they didn't really affect me personally all that much..."

W: "Like I said, Warrant Officer Mitchell....any relation to Gary..."

M: "No, and I keep getting asked that for some strange reason. One man thinks he is a god and all of a sudden it tarnishes the family name. Plus that was over a hundred and thirty years ago, you would think..."

W: "Those were also extreme circumstances, but I do apologize for the mix up. Anyways, Mr. Mitchell, everyone who was on the Romulan Neutral Zone is being interviewed for the same reason regardless of mental state, which we aren't privy to anyway. It's just a precaution."

M: "....understood sir."

W: "Now, the point of this interview is to evaluate your background history and compare that to your reactions in said situation. This is an in depth interview that touches on your entire personal career. Not just that of Starfleet. We have been in contact with your superiors from your civilian job and they agreed, given the circumstances, to release professional only info regarding your time with Champaign Police Department. You were an officer for how long?"

M: "Three years."

W: "How did you like it?"

M: "It was fun while it lasted. Only two of those years was I on my own. The first year I had an FTO breathing down my neck."

W: "For record purposes "FTO" is short for Field Training Officer."

M: "Yes."

W: "How active was the Champaign area?"

M: "About as active as any major city. Crime in some areas. Almost none in others. And where there was crime, it could get bad."

W: "How bad?"

M: "Assault, battery, robbery, shootouts, homicide. Basically your typical detective show stuff."

W: "Did you ever want to be a detective?"

M: "Me? Oh, no. I like field work over desk work."

W: "I see...."

(Commander Williamson reads through PADD.)

W: "December 3rd, 2376. You were involved in an incident near the North Side of town. Can you state for the record what the North Side is?"

M: "Yes sir. The "North Side" stretches from Bradley Avenue to Bloomington Road, and terminates east and west where the two streets connect at Mattis Avenue and Lincoln Avenue respectively. Think of it as a giant rectangle of crime. It is the area with the highest amount of gang activity in the Champaign area. Second only to the Philo Road area East of Urbana."

W: "Again for the record, Urbana is the connecting town East of Champaign."

M: "I don't see how that's relev..."

W: "So, Mr. Mitchell. Tell me about the incident."

M: "It's in the report. I was on patrol on 3-11 shift. That's 3:00 P.M to 11:00 P.M. It was about 7:50, and I was parked at Prospect and Bloomington, doing a report on my MDC. That is the computer in our cars. I was midway through the report when I received a Code One call from METCAD...

W: "For the record..."

(Williamson is interrupted by Mitchell.)

M: "METCAD is the dispatch center for the Champaign County area. Code One refers to an 'officer needs immediate assistance' call. When I received it, I and three others responded immediately. The call came from the shopping district on North Prospect, just near me."

W: "What started the call?"

M: "I didn't know at the time, but some crazy punk..."

W: "That's not official language used in the report..."

M: "Sorry, some crazy idiot..."

W: "Mr. Mitchell."

M: "Sir, I don't work there right now, is my language really necessary?"

W: "For an official report? Yes."

M: "Fine, some 'unknown individual' got into an altercation with another in the parking lot. Something about a fender bender. A car accident, before you ask 'for the record'. A passerby called the police, right before the suspect pulled a pocket sized phaser on the other gentleman. The suspect then tried to flee the scene, but fortunately the responding officer, Tony Anderson: badge 735, was nearby. He exited his car, phaser drawn, to approach the suspect. He ordered him to drop his weapon when the suspect turned and fired on the officer. An unlucky shot...it hit 735's shoulder. That's when he sent out the code one."

W: "Did he survive?"

M: "735? Yah, fortunately. It was just a shoulder hit. Good thing he was behind cover though. The weapon was set to low "kill" setting. So I, 744, 729, and 912 responded immediately."

W: Why does the one officer have a different number?"

M: "700's refer to basic street officers. 900's are the supervisors, our Sergeants. 912 is Sgt. Derrick Eckhart."

W: "Ah."

M: "So we respond, running code. Which means 'lights and sirens'. At the same time, the idio...the suspect had rushed into a nearby business. 744 and I arrived at the same time, checked 735, and when we determined he was o.k. we ran inside the building to confront the suspect. As we ran in, I hear 729 and 912 arrive, and three other county officers were responding over the comm. 744 and I approached cautiously. Two other victims were down inside, while other civilians were hiding under cover. 744 went right, and I went left. 729 came in and went down the middle isle. We announced ourselves, and heard him scream to stay back. He had a hostage. Wonderful...."

W: "What happened next."

M: "Standard procedure in a hostage situation is to approach and secure the area, isolate the hostage taker, and try to resolve the situation before it gets worse. If that doesn't work, we hold until hostage negotiators and SWAT arrive."

W: "What did you do?"

M: "We got eyes on the hostage taker and the victim. He had the weapon up to her head. I waited while 729 distracted him. 744 and I surrounded him from both sides, out of sight from him. While 729 tried to reason with him, the suspect appeared to let down his guard. Then..."

(Mitchell laughs.)

W: "What's so funny?"

M: "The hostage...she had some guts on her. When she saw his arm move away from her head a couple of inches, she elbowed him right in the groin."

W: "Oh!"

M: "Then she dropped as low to the ground as she could. Someone trained her well. She must have saw us too. The moment she dropped, I fired."

W: "Did you kill him?"

M: "No fortunately, I had it on stun. The other two and I rushed him. 729 grabbed the hostage while 744 and I piled on the suspect, turned him over, and cuffed him. We transported him to the hospital. Unfortunately he recovered."

W: "Un-fortunately?"

M: "Don't worry sir. I was being sarcastic. I don't take pleasure in hurting people."

W: "You seem to have a really sarcastic sense of humor."

M: "That's just my personality sir."

W: "What about...."

M: "The hostage was fine. We got her out. The other three victim's were dead, however. 735 made a full recovery too though."

W: "The other three died? How did you take that?"

M: "It was a shock, but I pulled through. Nothing you could do for them then. It was also the first time I fired my weapon."

W: "So no lasting issues?"

M: "I was cleared after the standard shooting investigation. Department psychologist gave me the all clear and I was back on duty ASAP."

W: "For the record: ASAP...."

(Mitchell interrupts.)

M: "Seriously, sir?!?"

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CWO2 Greg Mitchell
Security Officer
USS Galileo

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