Pavel Chekov (Kelvin Timeline)

Pavel Chekov was a Human man, a career Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. Chekov was the son of Larisa and Andrei Chekov, born in the year 2241.

Biography
Chekov came from the nation-state of Russia on the planet Earth's Eurasian continents. He was very proud of his heritage, and joined Starfleet Academy based on his excellent education in the Russian collective school system. A command division officer candidate, Chekov was trained in a number of divisions to prepare him for a career as a field commanding officer.

As a midshipman, Chekov was assigned to the Federation starship USS Enterprise (alternate reality NCC-1701). He joined the ship's navigator crew, but also was being trained as a relief science officer. Graduated as an ensign, he was assigneed to the bridge as the vessel's primary navigator in 2258, at the age of 17. Chekov had a reputation as a know-it-all, frequently lecturing other crewmembers about Russian history. Working closely with helmsman Hikaru Sulu, the two men forged a close friendship and Chekov began to also work as the ship's tactical officer to make them a first-choice team for emergency situations, as Sulu was also the ship's weapons officer.

After his tactical officer specialization, Chekov also was required to fill-in in the ship's depleted engineering department, and after a short department head course of study, Chekov was promoted to chief engineer after the departure of Scotty. When the vessel entered dock for refit, Chekov declined to become a full-time redshirt and rejoined the bridge crew as navigator, tactical officer and relief science officer when the ship was recommissioned in 2260 for its five-year mission.