Pastor Gilchrist retired from the US Army after 24 years of service. He concluded his successful career with his final assignment as the III Corps and Fort Hood Command Paralegal NCO, serving as the senior enlisted adviser to the III Corps and Fort Hood Staff Judge Advocate.   He graduated from all the NCOES schools, the US Army Drill Sergeant School, the First Sergeants Course, and numerous other military schools. Some of his noteworthy assignments and service include time as a Basic Training Drill Sergeant, as a Small Group/Senior Instructor for the Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, and tours as First Sergeant of two training companies.   He is a combat veteran having served tours in both the Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom.