Jamie Alvarro was a citizen of Tyrus and enlisted Gear in the COG Army during the last years of the Locust War. Coming from a family with a long history of military service, Jamie saw his enlistment as part of his civic duty to his homeland's socialist ideals, but beyond that nothing more than a job he was expected to do. Instead, he aspired to use his experience as the foundation for a career in business, but could never find the right opportunity to leave.