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Drill Sergeant of the Year Winners Announced

June 29, 2012

By Ms. Stephanie Slater (TRADOC)

The U.S. Army selected Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Heilman, representing Fort Jackson, S.C., as the 2012 active duty U.S. Army Drill Sergeant of the Year; and Staff Sgt. Jarod Moss, representing the 95th Reserve Division as the 2012 Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year.

Winners were announced in a military ceremony at Fort Eustis June 29, 2012, hosted by Command Sgt. Maj. John R. Calpena and reviewed by Maj. Gen. Bradley W. May, Deputy Commanding General for Initial Military Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. Both Drill Sergeants of the Year were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

The winners were among six of the Army’s top drill sergeants who competed for the prestigious award. Four active duty and two Army Reserve drill sergeants were recognized as the Drill Sergeant of the Year for their respective installation or division. Competitors were: Sgt. 1st Class Adam McQuiston, Fort Leonard, Mo.; Staff Sgt. Victor Marquez, Fort Sill, Okla.; DSOY (active) Heilman; Sgt. 1st Class Cesar Ruiz, Fort Benning, Ga.; DSOY (reserve) Moss; and Staff Sgt. Danneit Disla, 98th Reserve Division.

The competitors endured physical and mental challenges during a four-day competition, June 25-28, which tested their knowledge of Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills and their ability to teach these tasks to new Soldiers. The selection process concluded with each drill sergeant appearing before a board of command sergeants major to evaluate their knowledge of leadership and drill sergeant training tasks.

The active Army Drill Sergeant of the Year will receive the Stephen Ailes Award, initiated in 1969 and named for the Secretary of the Army from 1964 to 1965 who was instrumental in originating the first Drill Sergeant School at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The Army Reserve winner will receive the Ralph Haines Jr. Award, named for the commander of the Continental Army Command (forerunner of TRADOC) from 1970 to 1972. The awards will be presented in a special ceremony in Washington at a later date.

Drill sergeants are the cornerstone of Army readiness, entrusted with the task of preparing new Soldiers to fight and win our nation’s wars. The skill of producing quality Soldiers demands that only the Army’s best and brightest can serve as drill sergeants. Approximately 2,000 drill sergeants train 160,000 new Soldiers each year.

Drill sergeants are located at four TRADOC installations: Fort Benning, Ga.; Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; Fort Jackson, S.C. and Fort Sill, Okla. Reserve component drill sergeants represent training divisions located across the United States.

For additional updated information and photos about the two DSOYs, visit www.army.mil/drillsergeant.

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