Lieutenant Commander Jezka Joah
Name Jezka Joah
Position Chief Of Station Operations
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Character Information
| Nickname | JJ [Jay Jay] | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Bajoran | |
| Age | 47 | |
| Date of Birth | October 3, 2350 | |
| Place of Birth | Hathon, Bajor |
Starfleet Identification
| Data Access Level | Level 4 | |
| Security Access | Level 7 | |
| Serial Number | NA-8835-098242 | |
| Duty Shift | Alpha Shift |
Station Assignments
| Office | Starbase 50, Operations, Deck 6 |
Family
| Relationship Status | Single | |
| Partner | None | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Jezka Rez (vanished during the occupation, presumed dead) | |
| Mother | Jezka Lesal (vanished during the occupation, presumed dead) | |
| Brother(s) | None | |
| Sister(s) | None | |
| Other Family | None | |
| Pets | Two red bellied Piranhas |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5’8” (1.77 meters) | |
| Weight | 158 pounds (71.6 kilograms) | |
| Hair Color | Dark brown to black | |
| Eye Color | Green/gray |
Personality & Traits
| Strengths & Weaknesses | + Modern day MacGyver (to use the words of Lieutenant Yura Massak) + Survival specialist - Fear of people leaving him. - Fear of getting too close to people (emotional attachment). |
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| Hobbies & Interests | Hiking, Astronomy, tinkering with unknown/alien technology. | |
| Orientation | Heterosexual | |
| Language(s) Spoken | Bajoran, Cardassian, Federation Standard. |
History
| Personal History | Born in Hathon, Bajor, some eight years before the infamous incident where fifteen farmers were executed by the Cardassian authorities under Gul Pirak merely because they refused to display the Cardassian banner outside their homes. Around that same time Joah’s parents vanished without a trace. As a consequence he had to find a way to survive on his own. During the next years, while constantly trying to survive another day, he hid in a half destroyed library at the outskirts of Hathon. The remaining books there were his only companion and since he had nothing else he tried to read about anything that he thought was either something he could use or was interesting. Two years later Joah was noticed by a resistance cell during a raid on a Cardassian patrol just outside the city. They took him in and gave him shelter and food. When he was twelve years old his training started to become a resistance fighter. By the time he was fourteen he was allowed to join a raid, but only after the leader of the cell, Sitho Nisha, was tired of Joah’s begging and telling her he was ready. Much to Sitho’s surprise Joah did well and she allowed him to join subsequent raids. The only thing she disagreed with was the utter brutal ways Joah used while fighting the Cardassians, but she chose to ignore it since their enemies were just as brutal against Bajorans. At the end of the occupation Joah met Yura Massak, a Counselor in Starfleet who was sent to Bajor to offer help to any people in need. Though at first Joah didn’t want her help, she didn’t let go and was able to get through to him after some time. In the following year the two developed a strong friendship and Lieutenant Massak took Joah under her wings. It didn’t take long for her to recognize Joah’s talents when it came to Physics, Technology and survival techniques. Especially his ability to “make something out of seemingly nothing” amazed her. She reported to her Commanding Officer, Captain Thomas S. Riley, that he’s “a modern day MacGyver” (ed. Angus MacGyver is the main character in a late twentieth century television series called "MacGyver" that revolves around an extremely resourceful ex-spy). Both Captain Riley and Lieutenant Massak agreed that it would be a good idea to see if Joah would be interested in applying to Starfleet Academy. Joah struggled with the decision to go to the Academy. Bajor had to be rebuilt and he felt he had a responsibility there. But he also felt that, as a well trained Officer in Starfleet, there was a chance he could do even more for Bajor. Plus it would give him the chance to build a life for himself and explore all that was out there. In the end he decided that the best thing to do was to follow Captain Riley’s and Lieutenant Massak’s advice. His first attempt at passing the entrance exam ended in failure. There were several areas where he came up short, most notably Biology and Anthropology. With the help of Lieutenant Massak he closed the gap in knowledge during the year that followed and he passed the exam on his second try. |
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| Service Record | 2371 - 2375: Starfleet Academy 2375 - 2380: USS Nemtsov, Ensign, Operations officer 2380 - 2382: Deep Space 9, Lieutenant (jg), Engineering officer 2382 - 2385: USS Magawa, Lieutenant, Engineering officer 2385 - 2388: USS Magawa, Lieutenant, Assistant Chief Operations officer 2388 - 2390: USS Magawa, Lt. Commander, Chief Operations Officer 2390 - 2391: Sabbatical 2391 - 2393: Starfleet Academy, Lt. Commander, Instructor (Engineering course) 2393 - 2397: Corps Of Engineers, Lt. Commander, Team leader 2397 - Present: Starbase 50, Lt. Commander, Chief of Station Operations |