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[color=gold][b]Name:[/b][/color] Thomas "K-Ton" Kensington
[color=gold][b]Age:[/b][/color] 29
[color=gold][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Male
[color=gold][b]Ethnicity/Nationality:[/b][/color] American
[color=gold][b]Former Unit:[/b][/color] U.S. Army - 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (Staff Sergeant/OR-6)
[color=gold][b]Role:[/b][/color] Rifleman, Combat Engineer

[color=gold][b]Physical Description:[/b][/color][hider=Kensington][img]http://i.imgur.com/f5X1KFG.jpg[/img]
Standing in at 6'2, and weighing roughly 180 lbs, Kensington posses a bulky, but athletic build, with lightly tanned skin pock marked with a few scars from old battles. His jet black hair is short and unkempt, but typically mashed beneath a combat helmet, and he typically keeps his facial hair clean and professional. He has an angular face, with prominent features and cool grey eyes, his mouth typically curled into a slight smirk. He has several tattoos, on left shoulder are American stars and stripes, and on his right buttock is a tattoo that says "Property of the U.S. Government", with a third tattoo printer overtop of it at a slight angle, saying "VOID" in big red letters. Off work, Kensington sports a pair of well fitted jeans, either with a pair of dressy leather shoes, or leather boots, along with a thin crew neck. Occasionally he'll throw a leather jacket on top of it.[/hider]


[color=gold][b]Skillset:[/b][/color]
- Demolition, and explosives handling
- CQB
- Vehicle Handling
- Urban Combat
- Airborne School
- HALO qualified
- Land Navigation
- Small Unit Tactics
- Marksmanship medals for rifles and sidearms
- Reconnaissance training
- Familiarity with NATO and American weapons platforms.

[color=gold][b]History:[/b][/color]
Thomas Kensington, also known as "K-Ton", and occasionally "Kenzie" by his comrades, was the oldest of four, son to an Army Captain and a nurse mother. The oldest, and only son in a household of 4 children, Tommy was quick to assume the role of "secondary man of the house" at a young age, to help his parents take care of the family and house. With a strong military background, Tommy had a fairly rigid childhood, as his parents sent him to military academies for most of his youth, hoping to iron down the relatively troublesome and mischievous antics and acting out Thomas had a habit of getting into during his youth. As a youth Tommy performed well in school and sports alike, excelling in mathematics as well as athletics, though was often disciplined for disrupting class, fighting and arguing with teachers and students. Nevertheless, Thomas graduated with honors, and upon graduating from high school Thomas declined a scholarship from the Virginia Military Institute and instead went to UC San Diego.

Thomas graduated from UC San Diego as Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After spending a one year stint with volunteer firefighters, Kensington enlisted in the US Army, and underwent training in San Diego, and was assigned Combat Engineer as an MOS. After completing basic training, Kensington was shipped off to the opposite end of the continent to serve in the 1st Engineer Battalion. Six months later he married his college sweetheart, shortly after which Kensington's unit was deployed to Iraq in 2005. Kensington spent most of his first tour attached to a mechanized infantry unit, constructing bridges and fortifications, or defusing and detonating IEDs. 

After several tours in the Middle East, Kensington left the Army upon hearing about Centurion's offer. With his wife pregnant, and the thought of his family increasing in size, Kensington found the benefits and the pay afforded to him by the Army just wasn't enough to cut it for what he wanted of his family.  Him and many of his former comrades signed up for the mysterious new PMC, offering lucratively more pay. Of the some dozen former soldiers he walked into the recruitment office with, only he was accepted.  

[color=gold][b]Psychological Profile:[/b][/color]
Relaxed and lazy, yet competent and acceptably professional, Tommy is a confident and efficient soldier. A generally good natured man with strong feelings of camaraderie towards teammates, Tommy is fairly friendly, and talkative, often making sarcastic jokes or face-palm worthy puns even when knee deep in mud or face down in the dirt. Prideful and loyal, Tommy is unafraid to break protocol and regulations, but can adhere to strict orders when prodded. Casually boastful of his abilities, Kensington has a can-do attitude towards most tasks, and his typically a relaxed and easy going temperament makes him able to keep calm in most circumstances. His confidence and boastful nature often come off as arrogant or ignorant, but his comrades have generally concluded most of his big talk to be hot air to lighten the mood.

[color=gold][b]Equipment:[/b][/color]
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[*] HK416 Rifle - 14.5” barrel, Eotech Holosight with x2 Magnifier, rifle sling with plastic clips, AN/PEQ-15, flashlight, angled forward grip, MBUIS and flip front sight, Round ten and the last four rounds of every magazine are tracers. A suppressor is carried, but not often used.
[*] Sig Sauer P226 - Laser/Light Combo, stowed in a thigh holster. A suppressor is carried, but not often used. 4 magazines are carried
[*] Tactical Tomahawk and combat knife - Ideal for close quarters when the 'continuum of force' has been reduced to hand to hand combat. For optimum performance, the leading edge- 'pointy end' -should be applied to the enemy and thrust into vital regions. This should be repeated as necessary.
[*] Frag Grenades x2, Smoke Grenade x1, Flashbang x1
[*] M112 C-4 Demolition block x2, with detonator
[*] Bomb Gear Kit - A small case with tools for the purpose of safely disarming explosives.
[*] M72A7 LAW - Portable, single use Gathrik modified AT weapon, with sling worn around his back.
[*] Grathik/Centurion issued combat fatigues, and armored vest. Vest pouches attached for twelve 5.56mm magazines, though he typically only carries 7-9 magazines, a hydration system, weapon cleaning kit and multi-tool. A belt with a buttpack containing a first aid kit, survival gear, a sheathed combat knife and a flashlight, A self winding analog watch, . Mechanix gloves, with the tips of the index and thumb cut off. A single broken down MRE is stored in various locations on his body- typically some spare open pouch or pocket.
[*]Ballistic Combat Helmet - Headphones attached on one or both ear cups, with a small boom mic. His helmet has a pair of NVGs attached, and a flashlight and Gopro camera. He wears shemagh around his neck and face, and a pair of oakleys for eye-protection. In situations where heavy combat is not as expected, or when comfort is more desirable Thomas will opt for a baseball cap with headphones instead of the helmet- in these situations, Thomas swaps his Gopro to a shoulder mount.
[*] Assault Pack- In his pack Thomas carries extra food, clothing, empty magazines, cold/wet weather gear, 550-cord, duct tape, etc. Attached to the outside of his pack are an entrenching tool, his combat tomahawk, and spare 1-quart canteen. 
[*] Personal Effects - wedding band, a folded and just slightly crinkled picture of himself and his wife, A Samsung phone and laptop for the consumption of media and personal communication, small bag of dried fruits and candy. Cigarettes, and a Zippo lighter 
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