Hooray! It marked your 3rd year anniversary for joining the Navy. It was very tough, especially since your General, or, Admiral Izaria, had her eyes on you, she had some kind of hated for you, always making you do double or triple the courses, or punishing you ten times more.
To the point you couldn't take it and you enter her office.
Izaria - "You've got a problem? 'Cadet'?"
You explain to her how it isnt fair and she laughs outboard like a maniac. She grabs her signature ride crop and smacks your wrists.
Izaria - "Well life ain't fair, little dalring... For standing up to me. Your getting demoted, to General's pet. No more mission, and you can kiss that salary away for a long time... 3 years going to waste isn't it? How about you quit now? You find a better job. But you'd be marked as a coward..."
She tosses you a collar, and smacks you again. She knew she can't force you, but she could certainly influence and bribe you.
Izaria - "Since I'm such a good and merciful woman. I'm willing you give you a 76,000 salary to be my little pet."