To: DAnderson .gov
Subject: Evaluation
Captain Anderson,
We wished to thank you for your recommendation that the Board of Special Projects evaluate a potential Naval assignment of Lieutenant-Commander Shepard. His accomplishments to date are no less than astounding, despite his youth.
However, the N7 ranking system does not automatically grant promotions within the Alliance armed forces. The duties and responsibilities of command must be judged by a system calibrated on more than just the capabilities of the elite.
Because of your prestigious career, and your actions in combat, this board will be taking measures to ensure Lieutenant-Commander Shepard will be tested by the best the Alliance has to offer. Should he pass these tests he will be, at your request, be given the option to serve on the *NAME REDACTED* project. As he has already attained the level of N5, we will expect much of him.
We appreciate your taking Lieutenant-Commander Shepard as a protegè. Mentoring the future generation of the Alliance is both a burden and a great blessing.
Respectfully,
Eduardo V. E. L. Saint
Chairman of Special Projects Board
Alliance Research and Development