Membership

New Members 2010

*** February ***

1stSgt Claude E Foster 66/69 * 71/73 SD

Charter Life Member

1stSgt David P Roberts 66/67 * 68/70 SD

GySgt Leroy "Lee" Olguin 94/97 SD

SSgt Felix Aguirre 78/80 SD

GySgt Bobby J Lee (R) 72 -75 SD

SSgt Antonio Flores Jr. (A) 12/09-Present

Sgt Clark W Hickman (V) 12/53-1/54 SD

Sgt James R Payne (V) 9/70-5/73 SD

1stSgt David W Garza 4/86-2/88 & 3/93-3/95 SD

1stSgt David P Perry (R) 7/84-12/65 * 1/88-8/90 SD

1stSgt John P Archuleta (R) 92-94 SD

MSgt David A Knutson (R) 1/70-1/73 SD

Sgt Larry A Darr (V) 56-57 SD Former Member.

*** January 2010 ***

SgtMaj Devon A Lee (Active) 6/97-6/00 PI

6/00-5/04 OCS 6/09-Prsent 3rd Btn Sergeant Major

1stSgt Terry R Dogan (Ret) 10/84-10-86 SD

GySgt Thomas P Barilla (Veteran) 3/83-3/86 SD

SSgt Apolinar Rios (Active) 3/08-Present SD

SgtMaj Richard W Smith (R) 8/73-11/76 * 2/79-4/81 SD

MSgt Trevor Gray (R) 8/85-8/87 * 1/90-1/93 SD.

New Members For 2009

*** December ***

1stSgt Robert Hughes (Ret) 6/72-7/74

MSgt J.W. "Jack" Starr (Ret) 12/69-1972

Board of Directors * National Drill Instructor Association

MSgt John Rinne (Ret) 1956-1960 PI 1965-1967 SD

Charter life Member

Sgt Edward H Soto (Active) 3/2009-Present.

**** November ****

MSgt Charles E Polleck 1/79-1/82 & 3/86-3/88 SD

Major H.J. "Fritz" Werner (Ret)

1954-1955 PI * 1958-1961 PI * 1965-1966 PI

1969-1971 PI Assistant Director of STB

1977-1980 PI Director DI School

1981-1983 CO, Support Btn MCRD PI

1stSgt Frank D Hunt (Ret) 1965-1967 SD.

**** OCTOBER ****

Col Rick L Grabowski (A) 7/78-8/80 * 7/09-Present COS MCRD PI

CWO-4 Gilbert H Bolton (R) 65-66 * 68-70 SD

CWO-3 Edwin J Kues (R) Life Member 63-67 SD

SgtMaj Anthony Reese (R) 69-72 SD/PI 92-95 RTR Depot SgtMaj

1stSgt Miguel A Pagan 6/97-11/00 * 2/04-2/07 SD

Major Gerald D Habiger (A) 4/93-5/95 SD

MSgt Robert J. Bennett (R) 4/69-9/70 SD

SSgt Frederico F Gil (Vet) 11/67-12/69 SD

Sgt Daryl J Penning (Vet) 1/69-10/70 SD

Sgt Roy L Kygar (Vet) 5/77-5/81 SD.

*** September ***

LtCol David R Westphal (Active) * Maj Pete Copeland (Ret)

SgtMaj Donald K Williams (Active) 1stBn SgtMaj

SgtMaj Craig W Fairbanks (Ret) Life Member

MGySgt Henry R Mixer (Ret) Life Member

MGySgt Robert C Tucker Charter Life Member

SSgt Michael W Nichols (Vet) Former Member

Sgt Kenneth W Wright (Vet) Life Member

Ms Joyce Abell Honorary Life Member

SgtMaj Enrique X Hines (Act) 87-90 & 04-06

MSgt David S Dodge (Ret) 81-84

MSgt Timothy Pl Lerminiaux (Ret) 94-96

GySgt Michael K Blythe (Ret) 94-96

GySgt Jaime T Campos (Ret) 76-78 SD & 81-83 NAS Pens

Colonel Jack Kelly (Ret) Honorary Life Member

Captain Michael J. Evans (Ret) 3/71-3/73

SgtMaj Gene Overstreet (Ret) 75-78 * 85-86 * 90-91 Life Member

*** August ***

CWO-3 David P. Strong (Ret)

SgtMaj Jesse L Pacheco (Ret) * MSgt Gary P Pearson (Ret)

MSgt Paul L Gaughan (Ret) * MSgt Gary C Young (Ret)

GySgt Leonard M Shields (Ret)

Cpl Lawrence "Bud" Wooley (Veteran)

SSgt Gene L Krivanek (Ret) Charter Life Member

GySgt William T Donner (ret) Life Member

GySgt Robbo Grimes (Ret) Life Member

1stSgt Jason A Quintana (Ret) * MSgt Paul A Smith (Ret)

GySgt Jerry D Pickles (Ret) * GySgt Charles E White (Ret)

SSgt Francisco R Urrutia (Ret)

Sgt Terry T Brady (Veteran)

SgtMaj Frank Pulley (Ret) * SgtMaj Justin D Lehew (Ret)

SgtMaj Melvin L Shephard (Ret) * MSgt Robert C Suman (Ret)

GySgt Carlos R Gonzales (Act) * GySgt Michael J Brown (Act)

Major Mauro Morales (Act) * 1stLT Lloyd L Skinner (Ret)

MSgt John M Sweeney (Ret) Charter Life Member

Sgt Joshua S Strange (Act) * Sgt Richard B Wallis (Veteran)

Sgt David L Morales (Act) * Sgt Fabian H Mendoza (Act)

Sgt Miguel Angel Sandoval (Act)

Sgt Justin E Frye (Act)

Capt Stephan L Harrington (Ret) * CWO-4 Michael A Beltran (Act)

SgtMaj Philip R Sevene (Ret) Life Member

SgtMaj Jim A Dickerson (Ret) * 1stSgt Christopher L Bautista (Ret)

1stSgt Charles Robert Estes (Ret) * GySgt Artur L Sweeting (Ret)

Major Jerrold A Thomas (Ret)

SgtMaj Bruce A Mackamul (Ret) Life Member

SgtMaj Bob B Robinson Sr. (Ret) Life Member

SgtMaj Robert E Lee (Ret) Former Member

1stSgt Ulysses 'Joe' Proctor (Ret)

GySgt Carl D Tilander (Ret).

*** July ***

1stLT Richard Lopes (Ret) Charter Life Member # 0036

CWO-3 David L Moser (Ret) Chater Life Member # 0039

SgtMaj Richard E Cooper (Ret) Life Member # 0285

GySgt Deveraux Haynesworth (Ret) Life Member # 0437

SgtMaj Sam A Green (Ret) * GySgt Juan C Gallardo (Active)

1stSgt Paul D. Lennen (Ret) * SSgt David D Powers (Ret)

Sgt John C Shindledecker (Veteran).

MGySgt Mike F. Phillip (Ret) * MGySgt Luis A Adrianzen (Ret)

MGySgt Gary D Byington (Ret) * Sgt Matt Brzycki (Veteran)

MGySgt Allen R Roth (Ret) Life Member

SgtMaj James J McCook

Pending RTR SgtMaj Assignment

MGySgt Richard A Cross (Ret) * MSgt Gary J Allford (Ret)

GySgt Anthony Leon Gatling (Ret) * Sgt Alan W Duncan (Act)

SgtMaj Brian K Jackson MCRD Depot SgtMaj

GySgt David Wersinger (Ret) * SSgt Fernando N Gomez (Ret).

WHO CAN JOIN

Eligibility for membership shall be USMC Drill Instructors, past present and future who have graduated from Drill Instructor School MCRD San Diego, California or Parris Island, South Carolina with the 0911/8511 Military Occupational Status (MOS). Past Drill Instructors must have passed a successful tour and transferred as a 0911/8511 MOS. Marines who had the MOS voided for misconduct are not eligible.

HOW CAN YOU JOIN?

The below Membership Application is nothing more than a photograph. Simply right click on it and save it to your computer. From there you can then print it out and fill in the information after which you can then send it to the address listed at the bottom. There Is NO ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE, However Donations Are Always Welcomed.

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"SEMPER FI"