[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 180 (Wednesday, November 14, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1525-E1526]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MAJOR KYLE SCHULL

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 14, 2018

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to 
Major Kyle Schull who will receive an honorable discharge from the 
United States Marine Corps after over eleven years of service. I had 
the distinct pleasure of hosting Major Schull in my office as a Defense 
Fellow in 2015. Major Schull's extensive military experience benefited 
the office tremendously and he offered a unique perspective, was always 
prepared, and took on any task with a smile.
  Major Schull was born in 1984 and grew up with his three younger 
siblings, Katie, Kari and Collin, in the beautiful, albeit chilly, town 
of Watertown, South Dakota where his parents, Lee and Jan, still live 
today. In 2003, Major Schull graduated from Watertown High School.
  Upon his graduation, Major Schull was accepted to the U.S. Naval 
Academy in Annapolis, MD, where he earned a B.S. in Political Science. 
Upon his graduation from the Naval Academy, Kyle was commissioned as a 
Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.
  Following commissioning, Major Kyle Schull served at his first duty 
station, the Marine Air Control Squadron 4 Okinawa, Japan, from June 
2008 through December 2010 as a Logistics Officer. He was then assigned 
to Combat Logistics Battalion 6; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he 
served as the Future Operations Officer from January 2011 through April 
2012. Major Schull was then promoted to Transportation Support Company 
Commander at Combat Logistics Battalion 6; Camp Lejeune, North 
Carolina, where he remained from April 2012 through February 2014. He 
was then assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 2; Camp Lejeune, North 
Carolina, as the Assistant Regimental Operations Officer from March 
2014 through August 2014. In 2014, Major Schull was selected for the 
Department of Defense Congressional Fellowship Program where he severed 
as my Defense Fellow in support of California's 42nd Congressional 
District from January to December of 2015. During his time as my 
Defense Fellow, he met his lovely future wife, Chelsea Schull. 
Following his fellowship, he was assigned to be the Staff Secretary and 
Legislative liaison to the Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for 
Installations and Logistics from January 2016 to May of 2018. He served 
in an array of positions within Headquarters Marine Corps Installations 
and Logistics Command and currently serves as the 04xx Occ Field 
Sponsor and LPC-3 Section Head.

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  As a civilian, Major Schull enjoys traveling, helping others realize 
their love of traveling, and hopes to one day see the Pyramids. Kyle is 
also an entrepreneur at heart and will begin working for his family's 
company, Building Products, Inc. and Schull Construction Co., after 
separating from the Marine Corps. I have no doubt that he will succeed 
in this new phase of his life.
  During his time in my office, Kyle focused his efforts on defense 
acquisition, defense appropriations, the intelligence community, 
veterans affairs, and many other policy areas. He was an invaluable 
resource to all my staff and I would also like to take this opportunity 
to thank his family for supporting him through the years; he truly is 
one impressive guy. On behalf of everyone in the office, I would like 
to extend a heartfelt thank you to Major Schull for all his hard work, 
his dedicated service to our country and let him know that my office 
door is always open to him.

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