1SG Jose D. Gonzales, DrillMaster015

Designation: DrillMaster015

1SG (R) Jose D Gonzales, DrillMaster015

Certifications:

• Certified DrillMaster

Endorsements:

1. Regulation Drill and Protocol (Mar 2025)

Biography:

1SG Gonzales is currently a JROTC Army Instructor at Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, TX.  He is also the Chaminade Guard Drill Team and Color Guard Moderator.  In 2023, the Chaminade Guard earned the title of Army Nationals Armed Drill Team Champions.

1SG Gonzales entered the United States Army on 21 Feb1996 and attended One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Ft. Knox, Kentucky where he trained as an Armor crewman with E CO 2-81 AR, Ft. Knox, KY.  He graduated from 19K training on 7 Jun 1996 with Excellence in Armor honors.

1SG Gonzales has served for 25 years in numerous assignments:  Training Clerk/NCO, HHC 2^nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1CD, Ft. Hood, TX;  M1A2 Gunner, C CO 2^nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1CD, Ft. Hood, TX; M1A1 Tank Commander, A CO 2^nd Battalion, 72 Armor, 2ID, Camp Casey, ROK; M1A2 SEP Tank Commander, A CO 3^rd Battalion, 67th Armor, 4ID, Ft. Hood, TX; M1A1/ M1A2 Tank Commander/ Instructor, HHC 2^nd Battalion, 81st Armor, 1^st ATB, Ft. Knox, KY; Drill Sergeant, E CO & A CO 2^nd Battalion, 81st Armor, 1^st ATB, Ft. Knox, KY; Tank Commander/ Instructor, HHC 1^st Battalion, 81st Armor, 194^th Armored Brigade, Fort Knox, KY; Senior Small Group Leader, 8^th Army Wightman Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Camp Jackson, ROK;  Platoon Sergeant, D CO 2^nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4ID, Ft. Carson, CO; Platoon Sergeant, C CO 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1AD, Ft. Bliss, TX;  First Sergeant, D CO 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1AD, Ft. Bliss, TX;  First Sergeant, D CO 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 199^th Infantry Brigade, Ft. Benning, GA,  C CO 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 199^th Infantry Brigade, Ft. Benning, GA; HHC 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 199^th Infantry Brigade, Ft. Benning, GA; 19Z Senior Career Management NCO, Office, Chief of Armor, United States Army Armor School, Ft. Benning, GA, and the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy, Fort Bliss, TX.

He has deployed in support of Operation Joint Forge, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Operation Iraqi Freedom I, Iraq, and Operation Enduring Freedom XI, Afghanistan.

1SG Gonzales’ military schooling includes:  First Sergeant Course, Commander & First Sergeant Pre-Command Course, Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I and II; Battle Staff Course, Maneuver Senior Leader Course, Advance Leader Course, Basic Leader Course, Drill Sergeant Course, Airborne Course, Air Assault Course, Master Resiliency Trainer Course, SHARP Course, Equal Opportunity Leader Course, Small Group Instructor Trainer Course, Army Basic Instructor Course, Cadre Training Course, Tactics Certification Course, Combatives Level I, Combatives Level II, Combatives Level III, Field Sanitation Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, M1A2 Tank Commander Certification, M1A1/ M1A2 Tank Crew Evaluation Course, Unit Conduct of Fire Trainer Course, Bus Driver, and Generator Operators Course.

1SG Gonzales is a member of the prestigious “Sergeant Audie Murphy Club”.  He is a recipient of the coveted Draper Leadership Award, MG “Red” Newman FORSCOM Leadership Award, Order of St. George-Bronze Medallion, and Order of St. Maurice-Legionnaire Medallion.  MSG Gonzales has earned an Associate’s Degree in General Studies (Central Texas College), Bachelor’s Degree in Military Leadership (Excelsior College), and Masters Degree in Management with a concentration in Organizational Leadership.