Sito Jaxa

Sito Jaxa is a Bajoran female and a member of the United Federation of Planets Starfleet.

Academy Career
Sito was accepted to and was attending Starfleet Academy in the 2360s. In 2368 she joined Nova Squadron along with Wesley Crusher, Nicholas Locarno, Jean Hajar, and Joshua Albert. They decided to attempt a Kolvoord Starburst maneuver, which had been banned at the academy after another student squadron had tried the maneuver and were all killed in the process. When Cadet Albert was killed during an attempt to perform the maneuver, the remaining members of the squadron initally covered it up. However Wesley Crusher revealed the truth after having been earlier confronted by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. (TNG episode The First Duty).

In the aftermath, Locarno was expelled because of his role in leading the squadron through the banned maneuver, and because he led the coverup. Sito and the other surviving members were severly punished, with their credits for the academic year canceled. While Crusher eventually dropped out, Sito remained in the academy despite the stigma attached to the former Nova Squadron members. The stigma resulted in her having to take her flight test with her instructor because no other student would fly with her. (TNG episode Lower Decks).

Starfleet Career
After graduation from the academy in 2370, Sito was commissioned as an Ensign, and she was assigned to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D). For the next seven months, Sito served in the ship's security department under Lieutenant Worf - who served as her mentor. She became friends with Sam Lavelle, Alyssa Ogawa, Taurik, and the civilian waiter Ben.

After being called to guard sickbay, Captain Picard asked her to accompany him to his ready room, where he angrily chastised her for her actions at the academy. After being prompted to do so by Lieutenant Worf, she confronts Picard, asking that if she will not be treated fairly that she be transferred. Picard then reveals that he had chastised her as a test to see how she would handle a difficult situation, and also reveals that he had requested Sito be assigned to the Enterprise in order to assure her a fair chance of redemption.

Sito was then offered an opportunity to volunteer for a mission to help the Cardassian dissident Joret Dal return to Cardassian space. Sito accepted the mission, and was surgically altered to appear as if the Cardassian had abused her. The plan was that she and Joret Dal would take a shuttle to Cardassian space - making it appear that Dal had stolen the shuttle and captured a Bajoran terrorist. Once inside Cardassian territory Sito would be ejected in an escape pod and retrieved by the Enterprise.

The Enterprise waited for 32 hours before receiving a report that a Bajoran tried to escape from a Cardassian in a stolen Starfleet shuttle, and that her escape pod was destroyed in the process. The Federation presumed that she was dead, and in his announcement held Sito up as the finest example of an officer, and a person of strength and character. (TNG episode Lower Decks).

In reality, Sito was captured by the Cardassian military during the mission. She was sent to a Cardassian penal colony, where she was held for a couple years. Sito was eventually rescued, and returned to duty in Starfleet. (Starship Creator).