👁👄👁 WHO AM I?👁👄👁
Background
My name is Kyle Rupert (he/they). I was born in Williamsport Pennsylvania on May 31st, 2000. I have five (three older than me, two younger than me) brothers and one older sister. We were all raised in a small development outside of Montgomery Pennsylvania. I attended Montgomery Area School District for most of my K-12 education (had one weird arc where my mom had me and my two younger brothers try a private Christian school, not my jam and it was forced to close the very next year due to lack of funding). In March of 2018, I signed my contract to join the United States Marine Corps at 17 years old (which you can do with parental consent, if you were not aware). I graduated in June of that same year, and left for boot camp two months later in August. After a year of bouncing around various bases for training (South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, California) I was stationed at my unit in Jacksonville NC. I spent a little under 5 years in the Marine Corps as an Intermediate Level Composite Technician (MOS 6092), which is a fancy title for back shop Osprey mechanic. I wasn't one of the cool guys on the runway like in Top Gun, my shop was more like a background shop who had more repair capabilities and a less demanding work schedule, and thus handled things the cool guys could not handle. In June of 2023 I was honorably discharged from the USMC and moved back to PA two months later, where my girlfriend (Cassie, who at this time was more of an old friend) and I would meet back up and begin to talk again. We started to date, and I started my first semester here at Bloom in January of this year. Now, Cassie and I live in our own home in Berwick with our dog Kingsley (M) and our four cats. Their names are Bruce (F), Chonk (M), Bozo (M), and Fresco (F). We spent most of our summer after moving in June playing Pokemon GO, visiting random events, rearranging furniture, and lamenting about how we are now in our mid-20s.
Interesting Things About Me
1. Despite being raised in a Christian, conservative household, then joining the military, I ended up a bisexual lefty.
2. I'm an officially ranked Super Smash Brothers Ultimate player. (I went to exactly one tournament, and won one set before losing two and being eliminated)
3. I have three tattoos, two of which are video game references and one is a frog with a fur trapper type hat on. My two best friends Jake and Tyler have the same frog as me, but with different hats.
Me
My beautiful girlfriend, Cassie.
Chonk and Bruce
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| Bozo and Kingsley |
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I'm sure being in the Marine Corps was a challenging yet fun experience. Would you do it again if you had the chance? I'm not too much of a gamer but I know we have a smash club on campus if you're interested. They have a few tournaments a semester. Also, those are some really cute cats, and I see why Chonk is called Chonk.
ReplyDeleteHonestly? I definitely don't regret joining up, I gained a lot of live experience, perspective, and amazing benefits. But I would not do it again. Most of the military are good people, who either genuinely care about our country or (like me) people who want to get a leg up on life. However, there are also toxic leaders and outdated policies that you are often powerless against. And thanks for the info, I'm actually going to play in a tournament with the smash club tomorrow! And trust me, Chonk has always been big. As a kitten he was twice the size of his brother, Nio (who is owned by Cassie's sister)
DeleteHi Kyle. Thank you for your service in the United States Marine Corp especially since it is not an easy duty especially with the state of the world. I also adore your pets and hope you and your girlfriend have a great life ahead of you! Best wishes!
ReplyDeleteWow, four cats! Being somewhat allergic to cats, I can only imagine the sneezes that would generate for me; however, they have great names!
ReplyDeleteKyle, thank you for your service first and I admire how hardworking you are for being a Marine and also coming back to school to take classes and earn a degree.
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