User:Kant Lavar

Template:User infobox The individual behind the persona of Kant Lavar, James Stephens, is a U.S. Army veteran, currently studying for a degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Management from Ashford University. He holds membership in the starwars:Rebel Legion Star Wars costuming and service organization, is a member of the STARFLEET Marine Corps, and writes for an EVE Online blog.

Personal History

U.S. Army award ribbons

Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, he joined the United States Army in 2005 as an intelligence analyst, and served with units of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bliss, Texas. He deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in 2008, and was honorably discharged in 2009.

Hobbies

Regular games played include Halo: Reach, EVE Online, City of Heroes, and Star Trek Online. He is currently signed up for beta testing of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Lavar also does sci-fi costuming, including but not limited to Star Wars as part of the Rebel Legion. He has done costumes from the Stargate series, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Trek, and is currently building a replica of a proton pack from Ghostbusters.

Lavar also runs an EVE Online blog, "Inanity and Doom," which covers topics that intrigue him, as opposed to a single type of play.