Tim Watters

Cadet Tim Watters was a noted member of Red Squadron. His charismatic and natural leadership abilities identified him early as a canditate for Command Training. While aboard the USS Valiant during training manuevers he was choosen as the ships commander under the watchful eye of Captain Ramirez. All key starship officer positions were manned by a Red Squadron Cadet under the supervision of a commissioned Starfleet Officer. The USS Valiants primary training mission was to circumnavigate Federation Space.

During a Jem Hadar attack, Captain Ramirez was killed as suprisingly all of the commissioned Starfleet Officers. Leaving only the members of Red Squadron to operate the Defiant Class Vessel. Before his death Captain Ramirez gave a unprecented battle field commission to Watters to full Captain. Watters orders were to simply head back to Starfleet and report the attack.

Unfortunately his time on Valiant had opened Watters eyes to the power and opportunity of commanding a StarFleet vessel-out of contact with StarFleet. Watters took it upon himself to rally his fellow Red Squadron members to stage several "strategic" hit and run manuevers on Dominion vessels. Suprisingly these attacks were successful-only further convincing Watters of his right of command. As time would prove Watters did not possess the experience of training to sustain a draw out battle with little or no resources. This was also proven by his fellow Red Squadron members as a majority of the engineering staff were only able to make short term repairs to the warp engines.

Upon encountering Ensign Nog from Deep Space 9 did the futility of Watters mission come to light. Nog was given a battle field commission to Lt. Commander and named as Chief Engineer when he and Jake Sisko was rescued from an attack in their runabout by Dominion forces. Initially Nog was overwhelmed by Watters decisive command style. Nog idolized Red Squadron back at StarFleet Academy but was unable to secure membership. Nog was able to repair major systems about the Valiant thanks to his time spent serving under Chief Miles O'Brien aboard the USS Defiant's engine room.

In a foolish attempt to take on a major Dominion warship, the USS Valiant suffered major direct hits which killed all of the Red Squadron Bridge Staff including Watters dooming the ship to total destruction. Watters never waivered in the belief of his interpreted mission.