She is a veteran Marine who is not without wisdom for her age. She seems extremely knowledgeable. She is not above telling off the younger marines that show concern for her well-being when she steps up to fight the incoming pirates at Marine HQ. She then justifies herself being on the front line with the other vice admirals by stating there is no longer a safe place left in the world for her to run to anyway. She is an empathetic woman although she does not show this often,