He appeared last year on the NBC reality show "Stars Earn Stripes, " in which competitors took on missions based on military exercises.

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Kyle also appeared on the NBC reality show "Stars Earn Stripes" that lets competitors take on missions that are based on actual military exercises.

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His company did some security work for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whom he met while on the "Stars Earn Stripes" reality TV show with her husband, Todd.

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"I want to come up to Scotland and earn my stripes, " he said.

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But it is at such times that tigers earn their stripes.

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There are some people - when he went into the Senate, there were a few lawmakers who viewed him as kind of a guy who really needed to earn his stripes.

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