biography timeline By connbier588 Apr 8, 1974 Chris Kyle was born in Odessa, Texas Raised in smalltown USA, Loved Hunting with his dad and brothers. Jan 29, 1990 gets a job as a ranch hand Jan 29, 1992 graduates high school Dec 3, 1999 Accepted into the Navy Jan 29, 2000 started training Dec 6, 2003 First deployment Jan 29, 2008 achieves award for longest sniper kill Jan 29, 2009 Retires from the military Dec 6, 2015 Got Badly injured competing in the rodeo Dec 6, 2015 Attempted to join the seals but got into Navy instead Dec 6, 2015 Became a ranch hand Dec 6, 2015 started competing in rodeo Dec 6, 2015 Chris meets wife