麻豆传媒入口

麻豆传媒入口聽requires聽structure and dedication. It also becomes a place where bonds are created that can last a lifetime.聽Maybe it鈥檚聽a professor, a coach, or a fellow cadet. No one makes it through 麻豆传媒入口alone. The Cadet Collective tells the stories of those relationships that help pave the way for success.聽

Matthew Kleinschuster 鈥�26 tagged along to college tours with his brother Jacob 鈥淛ake鈥� Kleinschuster 鈥�24, so he got an inside look at whatever places his brother was interested in. 麻豆传媒入口 wasn鈥檛 the immediate choice for Jake, but his senior year of high school he was decided.  

They kept it in the family. Their grandfather, also Jacob, Class of 1964, attended VMI.  

“Seeing him have his buddies over all the time, telling the Rat Line stories … I’ve always wanted something like that with a group of guys I can live life with,鈥� Jake said. 

Jake didn鈥檛 pressure Matthew in picking VMI, but he was really gunning for him to.  

“When he did decide, I was very excited that he came here,鈥� Jake said. 鈥淚 enjoyed being the older brother for the Rat Line because I knew what was coming up for him. Also, I could have some of my other friends go pay Matthew a visit, which was great. Being able to see Matthew go through that, knowing what the weeks and days to come for him would be and get to kind of mess around with him here was really enjoyable for me, but just solidifying our relationship.鈥� 

It wasn鈥檛 even a question when Matthew had decided where to attend. 

鈥淗aving my brother here was definitely a perk,鈥� Matthew said. 鈥淚t was nice to know where I’m going to go, I already have a guaranteed friend. We were best friends growing up.鈥� 

The two have always been close 鈥� sharing a room growing up, starting a landscaping business during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, where they鈥檇 work together every afternoon. Their relationship grew as they spent more one-on-one time together as young adults.  

鈥淔ast forward to college. Once I got to the Rat Line, he was always shooting glances here and there kind of encouraging me. Then after the Rat Line, we did Ranger Challenge, which was a lot of fun,鈥� Matthew said.  

He said they wake up and work out together, attend classes, and more.  

“It really solidified that friendship. And that’s what I think kind of encapsulates our relationship,鈥� Matthew said.  

Jake said his friends have become Matthew鈥檚 friends and vice versa, making a larger family unit for them both on post.聽

“We’re like the glue that links everybody together, because we’re brothers and I’m hanging out with his buddies now,鈥� Jake said. 鈥淗aving a brother here has been really special because I get to see those friendships I’ve made with my brother rats, but also at the end of day I get to share everything with Matthew.鈥� 

Matthew was intimidated to come to VMI, especially after his brother. He said that Jake had made a name for himself here. 

鈥淛ake definitely excelled here. He made a big name for himself,鈥� Matthew said. 鈥淐oming in, I was nervous. It’s hard to hide the last name Kleinschuster. I felt like I had targeted my back. But after a while, I realized at the end of the day, 麻豆传媒入口wants you to become your own man.鈥� 

Matthew said having his brother here served as a form of encouragement.   

鈥淚 have big shoes to fill, but someone behind me who’s going to support me, whatever I do,鈥� Matthew said. 鈥淭hat was probably the biggest motivation of having a brother here. Not the nerve-wracking and being nervous of not living up to his title, but just knowing no matter what happened, I had someone in my corner.鈥� 

The brothers say after their time at VMI, their relationships will continue to strengthen after having shared the camaraderie of going through the same experience. They even have corresponding majors. Jake, an聽economics and business聽major with a聽math聽minor, and Matthew, a math major with a business minor. The two plan on entering the U.S. Army after graduating 鈥� another shared bond that will continue.聽聽

鈥淲e’ll continue to make connections there. Then when I go to the Army, I’m excited to do the same thing,鈥� Matthew said. “We get different furloughs off, come back and hang. The more and more we experienced separately, the more we get to share together, which I’m excited about.鈥� 

Jake said that having Matthew at 麻豆传媒入口made him appreciate the small things and not take any day for granted. 

鈥淜nowing that in a few months I’ll be gone for a handful years and just taking these days, slowly enjoying the time to spend with Matthew,” Jake said. “Being here studying, being able to go to the gym with Matthews is a blessing.鈥� 

For Matthew, it鈥檚 served as a motivation.  

“It’s fun to know that whatever happens, my brother’s going to support me,” Matthew said. 鈥淚 push myself every day to be better than Jake, which is pretty difficult, but it’s fun to try and strive for. And he encourages me in all aspects. He’s always behind me, motivating me and then vice versa. We’re kind of pushing off each other.鈥� 

Jake said they鈥檝e created a bond that many admire. 

“When our friends see our relationship, it’s a fun special relationship that I think they look up to,鈥� Jake said. 鈥淏eing able to just create that big group of guys, everyone just getting along and hanging out regardless of where they came from. It’s been fun.鈥� 

After Jake graduates in the spring, Matthew said he鈥檚 not looking forward to finding a new routine without his brother on post.  

鈥淚’m going to continue making a name for myself and lead,鈥� Matthew said. 鈥淚’m excited to see what that looks like when he’s gone, when I don’t have that guy in my corner. I’m not too worried knowing that I’ve got other guys in my corner just for me, but I鈥檒l miss him. I’ll need to find another gym partner, another study partner. But, I’m excited for him and I’m excited to see where I go and do my thing.鈥�