Allen was always fascinated with starships and their operations. His father,
Michael Bell served in Starfleet just after the signing of the Federation treaty established. He grew up on the Planet
of Mars and seeing what the Galaxy had.
He is an only child that didn’t have many friends while
growing up. His mother taught him until he reached the age of 13 and then he went to Earth to go to a public high school.
There he succeeded in pretty much everything. He was the star athlete in the sports his favorite was track he could
run with the best of them. As he was getting close to graduation he applied for Starfleet academy and with his father
being one of the first Captains in Starfleet and the Federation.
He initially applied for the Marine Corps program but his father
convinced him to go into security so that is what Allen did. His first two years he really struggled with it.
After that he then transferred to the science field. He excelled in the engineering side of science specifically with the
new piece of technology called a tractor beam. While at the academy he studied the new piece of hardware. Along
with that he took courses that could eventually lead to a position of Chief Engineer aboard a starship. His main area
of expertise was the impulse engine operation. He did his four years studying those things. He then graduated
and was first assigned to the NX Class USS Defiant NX-05. This was the ship that his father commanded before retiring
from Starfleet. Allen was assigned to the Defiant as the impulse engine specialist. It was his job to keep the impulse
engines running smoothly. He did an exceptional job during his tour with the Defiant he managed to make the impulse
engines faster then ever. He was onboard the USS Defiant for four years.
After that posting he was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade
and sent to the shuttle craft yards on Earth where he managed to make the top speed for shuttle craft to be three quarters
impulse instead of just one-quarter impulse power. After three years at that posting he was promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant and sent to the tractor beam year course in San Francisco. After the course he was assigned to the new Daedalus
Class the USS Daedalus. It was capable of warp 6.5 and it was the first Federation starship to be equipped with a tractor
beam. LT Bell was able to make it so that the ship could tow another ship of equal mass at the speed of one-half impulse
speeds. He had a very unique position on the ship. He technically fell under the science department, but spent most
of his time in main engineering. After serving that ship for 5 years he was transferred and promoted to Lieutenant Commander
to a small low-warp intrepid class starship. He was instrumental in installing a tractor beam on board the Intrepid Class
USS London. In this class it could only hold a vessel it could not tow it at all.
The Commanding Officer of the USS London recommended that LCDR
Bell go to command school. After serving another year he was then sent to the command school in New Earth on the planet
Mars. After the course he was then assigned to the Academy where for four years he taught tractor beam advanced theory.
He was then promoted to Commander and then assigned to the USS Freedom NCC-103 and served as the tractor beam specialist and
as the ships first officer. He saved a Klingon bird of prey. That went along way for the treaty that the Federation
was attempting to establish. Also during that time he saved the ship on three separate occasions. After Allen's
commanding officer lost his close friend Captain Bryce Schimer of the USS Essex CDR Bell was given command of the
USS Freedom. Immedatly after that the USS Freedom was sent to the Romulias where they battaled two Romulain Battle Cruisers.
He manged to get the ship out of the area. Once they arrived Commander Bell was given the Medal of Honor and promoted
to the rank of Captain.
After three more years as the Commanding Officer of the USS Freedom
Allen was given command of a prototype vessel the new Constitution Class design and the command of the first of the class
USS Constitution NCC-1700 He was able to get the tractor beam to handle speeds up to full impulse on the new class of vessel.
He served as the Commanding Officer of the USS Constitution for five years and was made a Commodore and transferred to starbase
185 as the 2nd Fleet Commanding Officer. Much to his surprise the USS Constitution would be his flag ship
for the fleet after another 5 years at that assignment he retired from Starfleet.
33 years in Starfleet
