Posted Sept. 24, 2022, 4:18 p.m. by Lieutenant LeKeitah Naisyr (Counselor) (Mika Jackson)
Posted by Lieutenant Colonel Krin “Hannibal” Lardel (Commander, Air Group (CAG)) in Counselor’s Office - CAG Interview
Posted by Lieutenant LeKeitah Naisyr (Counselor) in Counselor’s Office - CAG Interview
Posted by Lieutenant Colonel Krin “Hannibal” Lardel (Commander, Air Group (CAG)) in Counselor’s Office - CAG Interview
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The Marine Aviator made his way through the Chimera. Having changed out of his flight suit and into his duty uniform of deep kelly green, he took the turbolift to the drck with his destination: the ship’s Counselor. It was unusual that a Marine would check in with the Counselor, but Hannibal had a philosophy when working on Fleet vessels: minimize differences to maximize cooperation. Marines weren’t required to have a psych assessment upon arrival… the majority of Counselors from the Fleet side of things most often lacked the specialized training to provide that service to Marines anyway. But Lardel knew that the Fkeet personnel sometimes resented the Marines not having to do that, so he was here to make sure that didn’t happen.Arriving at the door to the counseling suite, he pressed the chime and tugged his uniform top straight.
Lardel, CAG
Not sure who was at her door, Keitah looked up from her console, stood from her desk, and walked over to the door to greet her visitor. After the door to her office slid open, she stood there with a welcoming smile and said, “Hello. Is there something I can do for you?”
Naisyr, Counselor
The Zakdorn Marine nodded and said “Lieutenant. I am Lieutenant Colonel Krin Lardel, Star Fleet Marine Corps. I am the Commanding Officer of the 214th Fighter Wing that just arrived. I was hoping to have a moment of your time to discuss a morale and welfare issue.”
Lardel, CAG
“Oh, yes, for sure. Come in.” She stepped aside so he could enter the office. “First, welcome to the Chimera. It’s such an honor to be serving with an elite team of Marines.”
She walked over to a table that was surrounded by four chairs, pulled one out and sat as she invited Lt. Col. Lardel to do the same. “So you think there is an issue with morale and welfare?”Naisyr, Counselor
Lardel sat and smiled. “No. I don’t. At least… not yet. But I have been at this for a long time, Counselor. Anytime a Marine group arrives on a Fleet vessel, there is friction. Both directions, neither side has a monopoly on being jerks. But I wanted to try something a bit different this time. See, Marine regulations don’t specify that we must check in with a Counselor upon arrival. In fact… Marines just don’t in general. We have very specialized therapists that are utilized for post-operational needs… but we don’t have afloat Counselors. And that tends to rub a lot of Fleeters the wrong way. They get pissed we don’t have to go to the Counselor and they do. So I wanted to know two things: First, are you specifically trained for counseling Marines? And second: how you would feel about adding a few hundred extra files to your workload and we, the Marines of the Two Hundred Fourteenth Fighter Group, will each check in with you for assessment? Our way of kind of bridging the gap between Fleet and Corps.”
Lardel, CAG
“I would not say that I specially trained to counsel Marines. I mean, when I was training to do this it was my understanding that there were few of you. However, that doesn’t mean I cannot do it and I welcome the workload. I very good when it comes to empathy and can project all three types. I like to think I was born and trained to understand not just people but the majority of all beings. I have a question. I am curious about how do you think counseling Marines will be different from counseling Starfleet officers?” It was a honest question. The Lt. Col. already seems to have some insight into the mindset of the Marines and she wanted to leverage what he knew.
Naisyr, Counselor
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