Ethan was born in Leonis, his father Maxwell works at the local shipyard and his mother is the manager of a local bar that acts as pitstop for hungry/thirsty shipyard workers. His family never had a lot of money but they did well enough, and the closeness to the shipyard soon created a real interest in Ethan.
Since the very first day he started school when he was a kid, Ethan made sure to get the best possible grades he could, which in his case, soon proved to be one of the highest of his class. The kid was clearly brilliant, and while he was further developing his knowledge, several teachers tried to lead him to different career paths, unsuccesfully of course…to some degree at least.
When 17, and after being allowed by his parents, he joined the Colonial Fleet Academy in Leonis. Two important things happened during these years. One, he became a much more social character and he found that he was 'OK' at Pyramid and what's better to socialize with others than a good game? Following the same path as in school, he managed to always be among the top students of his class and when the 4 years were over, he graduated with honors and with a degree in Aerospace Engineering.
Flight School followed, and during his PFT, it was determined that Ethan would become a Raptor Pilot. This caused great pride in both his parents and himself. When he graduated, he still didn't had a callsign, but he knows one would probably be attached to his forehead when on duty.
He was assigned to Battlestar Cerberus, and to the Green Gulls squadron, but it didn't last long for him, because Warday came. His Raptor got hit pretty bad during that time, the ECO on board died due to severe wounds and Ethan suffered a similar fate. He lived, but his wounds were bad, really bad. Luck got him this time, because when the other squadrons were searching for life signals, they found him. He spent 50-something days locked in Intensive Care, away from most of the Cerberus crew.
Now, he is ready for duty again, and it seems that the Harriers are taking him in.
