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David Klein was born to Cheif Eloy and Reina Klein in Phoenix, Arizona on Earth. Eloy took David out camping in the northern forest areas of Arizona and it was there that David first looked up to the stars and became facinated with them. When David asked his father what star the "big bright one" is, Eloy said it was Venus and corrected him in saying that it is actually a planet, not a star. This surprised David so much that he spend the rest of his youth studying the cosmos from a telescope in his backyard given to him on his eighth birthday. The remainder of his young academic career was spend studying the sciences.
David's father was also in Starfleet serving as an enlisted hospital corpsman on the USS Blueridge and being promoted to Cheif PO. When David decided to join Starfleet Academy, Eloy was so proud that he gave David his old service medal as a good luck charm, to which David still keeps today.
David entered the Academy in 2400. He excelled in nearly all of his classes, particularly in science and astronomy since so much of his learning was done on his own. David often was reprimanded on multiple occasions for staying out passed curfew at the Academy's library going over the professors lectures in more detail. Dr. La Forge was the professor David looked up to most, as Dr. La Forge's science lectures were very passionate.
David graduated the Academy in 2404 as 3rd in his class, with honors in Astronomy and Exobiology.
Four months after graduation, Ensign Klein's first posting was to the Nova class science vessel USS Solstice under the command of Captain Hsuuri. David's knowledge of astronomy immediately put him in astrometrics and working directly under the senior science officer as his assistant.
When the Solstice was assigned to study gaseous anomalies inside the Briar Patch, it was Ensign Klein that discovered the particle fountains inside. His findings and report had him promoted to full Lieutenant in 2408. He was then assigned as head of astrometrics shortly after at Starbase 10, the brand new headquarters of Lotus Fleet, the elite division of Starfleet.
Lt. Klein then applied two years later to the newly commissionned Akira class ship USS Tempest as chief science officer.
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