Recently I had an officer killed piloting a Paragon I had just bought. I had finally got Tri-Tachyon to cooperative. Future was my longest-serving subordinate, a recklessly bold, effective commander, and she had the right skills for it, so I gave it to her. A few minutes after I finished kitting it out I engaged a Hegemony privateer over Elada who throttled me and blew it up, along with half my fleet. Goodbye Future and 800,000 credits.
That was a neat story, but I kind of wish I remembered more of my experiences with her. After a while everything begins to blend together. It'd be nice if the game kept track of a couple things about their career
-Battles they participated in
-The market where you hired them (if applicable)
-Dates of promotion
-Ships commanded and transfers
Obviously this has a little less utility if you're not playing with Nexerelin or the dead officers feature. I don't know. Maybe it's just the Xcommander in me, building relationships with these people and watching them die horribly is delightful. I need that photo album of us killing pirates together