Early Career
Bridger's backstory claims that he had served in the U.S. Navy for over thirty years; during which time he served with William Noyce and Manilow Crocker. The character also trained at the Naval Academy with Scott Keller, however, Keller elected to head for the space program while Bridger remained in the navy (Keller would appear in several first and second season episodes). In the episode "Good Soldiers", Bridger is revealed to have been a part of the early G.E.L.F. (Genetically Engineered Life Forms) experiments; something that he always regretted. Upon reaching the rank of captain, Bridger was subjected in an extensive set of brain wave scans designed to impress human personality traits onto a computerized submarine. However, the experiment failed and the Navy elected to develop the Martenson Screen; a hologram designed to counsel the ship's captain in times of crisis. The hologram was modelled after Bridger's long-time friend, Professor Martenson. Bridger soon set to work on designing a revolutionary new kind of submarine, which he called the "seaQuest", which would measure approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) in length and would be the undisputed ruler of the seas. While planning the new type of ship, Bridger also served as an instructor at the Naval Academy teaching students such as Marilyn Stark, whom he would face-off against in the series pilot, "To Be or Not to Be."
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