That's Lieutenant Soul. Callsign 'Oxford'. First picked up the name after showing up to base his first day wearing a ridiculous pair of knocked-up oxfords wrapped up in rags.
Beelined to the T-38 track after scoring in the top percentile of the AFOQT despite having no formal STEM background. Credits his early interest in engineering to his late father. Excellent physicals, too, apparently because he grew up doing parkour. He did have a spot of troublesome behavior in the beginning but he had a way with other pilots that was hard to ignore and quickly became a natural leader.
Kid went through a lot to get to where he is today. But I'll never forget the look on his face when he first laid eyes on a F55 in action and I couldn't be more proud of him.
I don't usually post art here but this Barbie Movie poster was making the rounds and my first thought was how into it Vala would be and the thought would not leave my head until I made this