Jim Samson, formerly known as Sergeant Samson, is the Chief Engineer of the BC Guardian and is damn good at his job. After getting shot in the hip in '08, he retired from being a Sergeant and began to work in the engineering field since he already had the college degree for engineering lying around. Even though he has many medals and such, Jim still gets himself into trouble by bringing contraband onto the ship; Some things he snuck are cigarettes, alcohol, and certain adult magazines.