hɪz ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ænd ˌɛkspɚtˈiːz dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt hˌɪm æz ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ˈɑːɹmi dɹˈɪl sˈɑːɹdʒənt ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ænd sᵻlˈɛkʃən ænd ɪndˈʌkʃən ˌɪntʊ ðə pɹɛstˈɪdʒəs sˈɑːɹdʒənt mɚɹˈælz klˈʌb ænd ðə sˈɑːɹdʒənt ˈɔːdi mˈɜːfi klˈʌb.
His experience and expertise distinguished him as the 1979 Army Drill Sergeant of the Year and selection and induction into the prestigious Sergeant Morales Club and the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.