During his 25 years in the Navy, Admiral Val DeGoort has proven his competence and his leadership qualities countless times. He is respected — almost adored — by his crew. Unfortunately, it does not take much to ruin — or at least blight — a Naval career. DeGoort made one mistake — just one — and it can be argued that the mistake was not even really his. Regardless, the Navy's bureaucracy holds him personally responsible for an incident where DeGoort's *Valor* collided with another Imperial Star Destroyer during a close-approach coordinated-action exercise. This single demerit in his docket was enough to see DeGoort shuffled off to a low-priority, "penal" assignment: the defense of Goroth.