Kyle Patrick is a 22-year-old recent graduate from Charleston.

Here is Kyle's video application:

Here is Kyle's current situation:

Hey all! I'm Kyle Patrick, a 22-year old Columbia native who's lived in South Carolina my entire life! Love it here!

I graduated from the University of South Carolina in August of last year ('09) and have since made the move to Charleston. I majored in Broadcast Journalism and with that, have worked in multiple television stations and radio stations in the past 4 years. That experience has taught me a lot, so much so, that I feel like this job would be PERFECT for me!

I hope you'll watch my video and if you want to get in contact or drop me a line, feel free to either comment on the video, hit me up on facebook, or shoot me an email!

Thanks so much for the interest and I hope to be YOUR next Young and Free SC Spokesperson!

Here is Kyle's blog post:

There are qualities in life that we should all strive for. Being nice, friendly, trustworthy, patient, and respectful are a few out of a TON. But one that seems to be on everyone's mind right now is the essential quality of having INTEGRITY.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary offers this definition of the word: "The quality or state of being complete or undivided." Now, while that is a fairly general definition, let's apply it to life. To be complete in life, to be undivided in life means being personally responsible for your actions. It means doing what is right always and honoring those around you. Integrity means being a person of character.

In popular news over the last few months there have been several examples of people who have lost their integrity. Close to home here in the state of South Carolina, our own Governor has been a prime example, lessening his integrity with each action he took. First, by lying to his staff, and subsequently, to the public. He left his state and it's people looking for answers at a time when we needed our leader to be working with us, not for himself. He then admitted he was having an affair with an Argentine woman. Consider that strike two and three. First, his personal integrity is shot, by turning his back on his family and wife and throwing any morals he had out the window. Then, by doing such a thing, he basically admitted that his job isn't important to him, and he turned his back on South Carolinians.

Also in the news more recently has been Tiger Woods. A professional golfer who has OWNED the game of golf ever since he's been on the tour, starting in 1996. To date he has 14 major championships, the second most for any male player in history. He has more career major wins and career PGA wins than any other active golfer. I say all of this just to make one point: He had it ALL. Money, fame, attention, respect, and more...all of things. And yet, even with all of that, Woods has lost an immense amount of his integrity. Over the fall and winter of 2009, it was revealed that Woods had affairs with multiple women at different times. All of this while he got married to his wife, Elin, and having two children. His moral and personal integrity has been stripped with this news. He is no longer a man of character to many, and instead, a man that is hated by many, now loved by very few.

However, both of these men, however marred by their mistakes as they are have done one thing. One thing essential to people who recognize their faults and seek to change that. To prevent it from ever happening again.

Apologizing.

Both of these men have taken several steps to try and rectify their situations. Gov. Sanford and his wife are now divorced, and he came clean to the state in a nationally televised press conference. Tiger Woods did the same by holding a press conference in which he defended his family and expressed deep regret for his actions.

Am I saying these men instantly restored their integrity? No. Am I saying that since they apologized they are now men of character? No.

What I am saying is that they are now trying to build it back up. They are trying to work at restoring themselves while restoring faith in others about themselves.

Why is this important to us? One, it is important to note that these actions are ones we should never engage in, no matter how tempting. Is it worth it to lose your integrity in such an ashaming fashion? I think both of these men would tell you NOT A CHANCE.

How are we to set an example for our kids one day if we do not have our integrity to back us up? How can anyone take us seriously without it? We teens, We young adults need to keep ours strong for as long as possible, and should seek to repair it at any cost.

Having integrity is integral to our future.

Kyle