Armistead Perry was a General of the United Planets of Earth (UPE) Navy from 2531 to 2546, and of the United Empire of Earth(UEE) Navy from 2546 to 2589. She is best known as the architect of the Perry Line. Born into a military family, Perry completed her Equivalency at age 16 and was the valedictorian at the UPE Navy Officer Academy and Flight Training Center. She entered the UPE Navy in 2488 as a Lieutenant and was deployed to the Corel system, where she patrolled the Geddon-Corel jump point and intercepted smugglers from the Banu Protectorate. She quickly rose through the ranks, making Colonel by 2503. In 2531, after losing a leg in a clash with a major smuggling ring, Perry was promoted to General and transferred to the Kilian system based on her decades of experience along the UPE's borders. She played a key role in establishing a major military presence in the Yā'mon system after its 2531 discovery, and in 2542 proposed the creation of a buffer zone between the the Xi'an Empire and the UPE to add an extra line of defense to its borders. After months of deliberation, the Tribunal agreed and selected eight planetary systems to create this zone, naming it in honor of General Perry.
