Occupation: Texas Ranger Major
A walking encyclopedia on survival and military affairs (and all materials of the encyclopedia are based solely on practical experience), an ardent patriot, a guardian of order and discipline in everything, starting with the smallest detail. Easily irritated and loses temper; even a minor slip, such as a ripped-off button on a recruit's collar, can drive him into a state of extreme fury. Distinctive character traits are perfectionism, bordering on fanaticism, and a noticeable cruelty in the methods of teaching their wards, at least at first glance.
A former US cavalry fighter, has an incomplete military education - 3 courses at West Point *, expelled for "daring behavior, repeated violation of discipline and free thinking" (free thinking meant disagreement with some points on the subject of tactics of fighting in open areas, but it is not important ). In the cavalry, where he was sent to serve with a not very flattering letter of recommendation, he did not serve for long - a new conflict that played out with higher ranks, again on the basis of training recruits, brought him a reputation as a quarrelsome person with a dangerous train of thought, and, it seemed, put cross on his military career. But Brandon wasn't particularly upset.
“West Point teaches suicides, General,” he said as he left the army, “what fighters are taught in New York does not apply here in these steppes and deserts. By sending people to war unprepared, you are committing a crime, and I do not want to have anything to do with him. I didn’t join the army to send these boys to slaughter and record burials in groups. He returned to South Texas, where he worked for a time as a deputy sheriff, married and soon became a happy father of two adorable children. But the concerns of civilian life could not suppress his "free thinking".
Therefore, as soon as he heard about Captain Leandre McNally's methods of fighting Mexican gangs in the early 1870s, he immediately joined the Texas Rangers ***, who had practically unlimited powers at that time, and here his career quickly took off. ... It seemed that life was getting better, but fate had its own plans for the happiness and well-being of Brandon Payne.
In 1878, he lost both of his sons (the eldest at that time was barely 19 years old, the youngest 18 years old). Growing up most of the time without a father, his boys set foot on a slippery path, associated with a gang of horse thieves and were hanged by a district judge. This came as a heavy blow to Payne and his wife, who soon fell ill and died. “It's your fault, Brand,” were her last words.
And without that with a difficult character, Brandon Payne became even more withdrawn and irritable. Since then, no one has ever heard of his family; this became his personal terrible tragedy, in which he did not initiate anyone. Nevertheless, Payne did not leave the service, on the contrary, he got down to business even more zealously and soon managed to obtain permission from the General Staff for special training of a small detachment of fighters, then sent to Frontier Company D under the command of Captain Bill Flannagan. Chris Monroe, Diego Aranho and Joe Young were among those who were lucky enough to pass the major school.
* The Military Academy of the United States of America, also known as West Point, is the highest federal military educational institution of the US Army. It is the oldest of the five military academies in the United States.
** Captain of the Texas Rangers, Special Force, South Texas, 1875-76
*** The Texas Rangers are the main unit in the Texas Department of Public Security, dealing with criminal investigations, catching wanted criminals, restoring public order, as well as assisting local police authorities and other policing functions. Based in Austin.
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