Lily Reed
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Major Lily Khethiwe Reed- Mkhwemte, DSM (a.k.a. Kit)
How Major Kit Reed, a mixed-race South African civil engineer, and former Royal Engineer officer, became the 3rd battalion, 1st Solent Rifles' 2iC is an interesting tale of daring doo and stubbornness as well as a good bit of affirmative action.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
O+
Body Features
Techincally white skin, though she tans so easily that she is usually a dark olive colour.
Facial Features
Wide and flat nose bridge, with very Caucasian eyes.
Identifying Characteristics
Tattoo of her first solo commission, the Royal Victoria Bridge in Auckland, on the inside of her leg.
Physical quirks
Writes Ambidextrously, though shoots left handed.
Apparel & Accessories
Standard Solent uniform. No sword, as combat engineers don't qualify, though her straps are thinner like the RE's. Her badges are not purple as she was never offically part of the Queen's Own Anti-Revolutionary Company, only being attached.
Specialized Equipment
Portable Theodolite. Custom tablet.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Born Lily Khethiwe Mkhwemte, in 2940 to a New Zealander mother and an Xhosan father, or Kit after her paternal grandmother, in the busy colony of Praetoria.
By the age of 3, she had moved with her parents to the war-torn Wellington Colony, in the New Zealand sector. There they worked as administrators for the dispersed and broken government.
Whilst growing up in the colony, Kit watched as the engineers rebuilt the major infrastructure on Wellington, in the wake of the end of the war with the Tarquin in that sector. Because of her innate love of maths and construction, as well as the fact that building bridges with Lego was and is her favourite hobby; she decided very early to become a civil engineer. So, aged 19 she became part of the first wave of students at the newly reconstituted University of Wellington, studying civil engineering. As soon as she graduated, she joined a local engineering firm, staying there for 4 years as the junior engineer on site, for three major bridges and a hydroelectric dam in the Wellington solar system.
Growing bored of her job, and not yet in a stable relationship, she decided to join up as an Officer in the reserves. This went staggeringly well, allowing her action and adventure but still keeping her engineering job, until the point when they wanted her to be one of the operations staff officers for the regular royal engineers. This was due to her experience both in the civilian world, she had been promoted to a senior partner of the firm because of her ability to finish projects on time and on budget, but also her cool-headedness under fire was noted during her six-month tour of duty to the close-by Singapore Salient.
This career change was meant to be temporary but as she was promoted to the OC of a company of a completely different regiment she realised that this was her career now. Whilst under her command that company was attached to the QOARC and was responsible for the creation of the safe houses and other vital equipment used by the teams whilst in the field. It was during this time that she fell deeply in love with the QOARC's S-4 Major Keith Reed, coincidentally another New Zealander, and they got married after 2 years of dating. It wasn't long after this that their son Adriaan was born. Keith decided to retire from the army and became an MP's administrator as to look after their son Adriaan, Kit herself became the S-3 of the 2nd battalion, 42nd regiment, Royal Engineers, which gave her operational control over the rebuilding of revolution-torn sectors.
After becoming the adjutant of the battalion, Kit was shortlisted by Macgregor for the 2iC, 3rd battalion role, mostly because of her geniality, intelligence, operational experience and preformed relationship with the senior staff of the new regiment. Macgregor was playing a long con on Lieutenant-Colonel Kerry Pieterson, knowing that she was likely to choose Lily. Luckily she said yes.
Gender Identity
Female
Sexuality
Straight
Education
Military Academy, Sandhurst
University of Wellington: Civil Engineering
University of Wellington: Civil Engineering
Employment
Appointment and Unit. (Rank and approx time held)
Adjutant; 2nd Battalion; 42nd Regiment Royal Engineers (Major, 1 year 9 months)
S-3 (Operations) 2nd Batt; 42nd Regiment RE (Major, 3 years)
Son born 2977: six months leave
S-3 1st Batt; 42nd Regiment RE (Major, 9 months)
Officer Commanding 5th Company; 2nd Batt; 42nd Regiment RE (Captain, 3 years)
2iC 14th Coy; 2nd Batt; 46th Regiment RE (Captain, 1 year)
S-3 14th coy; 2nd Batt 46th Regiment RE (Captain, 2 years)
S-3 2nd Coy; 1st Batt 130th Regiment (New Zealand Reserves) RE (1st Lieutenant, 1 year)
Platoon Commander 3rd Platoon; 2nd Coy; 1st Batt; 130th Regiment RE (2nd Lieutenant-1st Lt, 2 years)
Commissioned: 28/9/2968
Junior engineer, Devlin and Hernandaz Colonial Engineering (4 years)
Degree Completed: 2963
Accomplishments & Achievements
List of Awards for Gallantry and Service.
Distinguished Service Medal (2968)Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (2977)
20 General Service Medals
Intellectual Characteristics
Mathematical and construction driven.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
It was to build emergency infrastructure for war torn planets. She now doesn't know.
Personality Quirks
Needs to measure things and stack them when ultra nervy.
Social
Family Ties
Father: Andile
Mother: Alicia
Brother: James
Husband: Keith
Son: Adriaan
Hobbies & Pets
Building extreme structures out of Lego. When she was an engineering command officer, she made her platoon or company have contests to bridge the biggest span whilst carrying the weight of a fully laden Jason reconnaissance vehicle. Needless to say their REME detachments were pissed, when invariably the tank was dunked into the river.
Speech
Classically New Zealand, having grown up there, but with a passable Xhosian accent.
Wealth & Financial state
Extremely wealthy having saved her income and commisions from her days with D&H Colonial Engineering.
Major Tab by Myself
Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Major Lily Reed DSM
2iC 3rd Battalion, 1st Solent Rifles
Serial Number
65523657
Currently Held Titles
Previously Held Ranks & Titles
Year of Birth
2940 CE
42 Years old
Birthplace
Praetoria Colony, South African Sector, African Supersector
Children
Current Residence
Praetoria Colony, South African Sector, African Supersector
Pronouns
She/Her
Gender
Female
Eyes
Grey
Hair
Black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Mixed race brown
Height
5'4"
Weight
60kg
Quotes & Catchphrases
A bridge is as good as a bayonet, Sir.(paraphrasing the film Zulu)
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
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