Editing Errol Heatherby (section)

==Early Life==

Errol Heartherby was born in Herefordshire, UK on Earth in 2350 to Sir Thomas Heatherby and Lady Anna Sherford out of wedlock. His birth caused quite a stir at the time, primarily because Anna Sherford was married to another man Sir Arnold Sherford.

For the first four years of his life, Errol stayed with his mother who remained married to Sir Sherford, until eventually they could not abide by their marriage any longer.

Anna divorced her husband and less than a year later was married to Errol's father.

Despite their rocky beginnings the couple lived a long and happy life in a nice quite estate close to the Welsh border.

Errol grew up playing cricket, football and rugby were his athletic skill eventually brought him to the rank of captain for each of those teams during his secondary education.

In addition, it soon became well known that the young man possessed a keen intellect as well as charisma. He was lucky with the ladies and well regarded by his peers.

He graduated from his secondary eduction at the top of his class and was accepted to the prestigeous [[Trinity College]] in [[Cambridge]].

He began his University career in 2368. Quickly assuming the captaincy of the [[Rugby]] and [[Cricket]] teams at the college.

His first year he spent studying Military history and science with the intention of becoming a military historian. That changed however, when he was introduced to a member of Starfleet Intelligence, a Captain Fredrick Rogerston.

Captain Rogerston had a profound influence on the young Heatherby, pointing him away from the field of military history and into the fields of Military Theory and Political sceince.

His sophomore year at Trinity, Errol focused his attentions entirely on the pursuit of knowledge. He spent a great deal of time in the College Library, digesting a wide variety of publications and developing the educated command style that would come to serve him so well in years to come.

Heatherby returned to sports his Junior year, once again captaining the [[Rugby]], [[European Football|Football]] and [[Cricket]] teams. He also joined the [[Rowing]] team.

His desire to excel, however, did not stop there. Errol added additional hours to his already heavy curriculum. When he wasn't training for his sports or in class, he spent the vast majority of his time in academic pursuits in the colleges expansive library.

At the end of his four years at the college, Errol graduation valdevictorian, with two bachelor's degrees, one in political Science the other in military science.

Upon his graduation, Errol made his way to [[San Francisco]] to take the entry exam for Starfleet Academy.

It was no surprise with Errol's well excercised intellect that he scored the tenth highest score on the entry exam in the entire history of the academy. This brought him under the immediate scrutiny of the Academy CO as well as the instructors who all saw in him the potential to become another one of the great Officers of the fleet.

Unlike most cadets who wait until their second or even third year at the academy to select a branch to serve in, Errol immediately selected the Command branch.

He studied hard, focusing on the principles of command, starship tactics and logistics. He also displayed exceptional athletic prowess in a variety of academy sports teams and events, including running the [[Academy Marathon]] an unprecedented four times during his academy career.

Errol seemed destined for greatness, turning every challenge to gold with ease. But his ability to cope with failure would soon be put to the test.

Upon Graduation, Errol was surprised that he ranked only second in his class of 2376. The top position came from an unlikely person, Cadet [[Admiral Doenitz|Rodrigo Doenitz]].

Heatherby accepted his second place position grimly, determined to discover why this other cadet had managed to outpace him.

An after graduation encounter between the two men turned to violence, with both men battered and bruised and hauled before the Academy CO, as they had not yet been assigned to a duty post.

The two men explained that they had been testing each other's self defense skills and had gotten a bit carried away. The [[Starfleet Academy]] CO, while capable of expelling his two brightest students for a serious breach of regulations, decided instead to reprimand them rather than ruin their careers.

The next day the two men parted ways.Each on their way to their first posting.