NAME: YATES, CHRISTOPHER J. "C.J."
DOB: 1969
POB: UNITED KINGDOM
HAIR/EYES: BROWN/BROWN
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'10"/165
MARITIAL STATUS: SINGLE
DEPENDENTS: NONE
FAMILY:
PARENTS: UNKNOWN
SIBLINGS: DANNY YATES, BROTHER
SERVICE: BRITISH ROYAL ARMY, 22D SPECIAL AIR SERVICE
SECURITY CLEARANCE: TOP SECRET
RANK: SERGEANT
CITIZENSHIP: UNITED KINGDOM
CURRENT RESIDENCE: HAWAII, UNITED STATES
SPECIALIZATION: DEMOLITIONS, ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE
NOTES: RAISED IN WORKING-CLASS FAMILY. FORMER ROYAL MARINE. FORMERLY OF THE ROYAL ARMY. EXTENSIVE AIRBORNE DROP, SIGNAL AND DEMOLITIONS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIENCE WITH CLASSIFIED OPS. PROFICIENT WITH LANGUAGE (1). CAPTURED AND TORTURED BY LIBYANS.
BIO:
Christopher "C.J." Yates was the son of a British soldier and an Irish mother. C.J. enlisted in the British Army after finishing high school. At one point he served in a tank unit, as well as serving in the infantry. He tried out, and after three attempts would get into the elite 22nd Special Air Service or 22 SAS. Yates's specialty was explosives, however he was also trained in electronic surveillance. There is some suggestion that he may have been trained as a member of MI6, but this was never confirmed during the series. Yates was also a skilled rock climber.
On an SAS mission in Libya C.J. was captured. During the experience he was tortured over an extended period of time. C.J. claimed that all he told them was useless info such as who was the greatest drummer of all time. However it has been implied that he may have told them more than that. The experience left him with a lifelong hatred of the Libyans. It was never made clear if this was the reason he left the army.
Known for the occasional wisecrack, and having a slightly strange sense of humor, he was still a very capable soldier. When Major Shepherd first contacted him, he was working in construction making use of his demolition training. It is never made clear what business he and Chance went into when they left the team for Hawaii.
