Jade Falcon sibbie- Left in a sibko when Malvina headed to Terra, never took a Trial of Position but was defeated by mercenaries attacking the world she was sent to train on. Went along with the mercs as a bondsmen, but left on the merc hiring world.
Lyran veteran- Part of Brewer's regiment during Operation Hammerfall, transferred to another LCAF unit during the peace between Wolf attacks. Discharged by Trillian cleaning house after Brewer was deposed.
Hell's Horses solahma mechwarrior- Tested down from mechwarrior to tank gunner after a decade, captured by mercenaries during a Stampede. Regained mechwarrior status with those mercs but decided to find another unit when they picked up a long term garrison contract with the Free Worlds League's periphery border.
DCMS deserter- Was in the RAF, deserted with gear to join Tormark's Dragon's Fury. Fought with the Dragon's Fury until they officially joined the DCMS as Dieron units. Supported Tormark & Emi Kurita until the collapse of their bid at restoration, got out of the Combine before the ISF could catch him.
Sea Fox merchant/warrior- Wandering mechwarrior, fighting for money and trading as she goes. Part of the contract terms is a set cargo allotment on dropships measured in the tons. Supposed to be on good terms with the rest of the Clan.
Regulan hothead- Resigned from the Regulan forces after they surrendered to the League, could not stand the thought of being under the command of Oriente officers.
Cohors Morituri survivor- The single survivor of a maniple that engaged mercs in Tamarind's counteroffensive. The mercs were hired by Christopher Halas-Hughes-Marik to fight at Fontaine's behest. The survivor surrendered to the mercs as long as he was not to be repatriated, he left the area with them for a merc hiring world.
Republic trooper- Once part of a Republic unit that retreated from the Wolves into League space, the unit fell apart when Stone's message of surrender & dissolution of the Republic Armed Forces reached the unit. Without a country, the mechwarrior went to ply the only trade they knew.
If you were on a mercenary hiring world with one slot to fill, which candidate would you pick? All of them will have roughly the same skills (consider it a mix of G/P and SPA) and for the purposes of this poll, they all either have their own mechs or are Dispossessed and will be using a unit mech- whatever, the mech they bring will not be a deciding factor.
So- why did you pick who you did?
Bonus! Tell us who you would LEAST like to hire!