Cesar Gonzalez
Training Medical Emergency – under investigation
—- Under Investigation —-
“An Army infantry trainee at Fort Moore died Friday after suffering a medical emergency during a training event, officials at the Georgia installation said.
Pfc. Cesar Gonzalez, 21, was pronounced dead at Fort Moore’s Martin Army Community Hospital shortly after arriving after the medical emergency, according to a base news release issued Monday. Gonzalez, who is from Chicago, was 18 weeks into the 22-week Infantry One Station Unit Training, or OSUT, the initial military training program for Army infantry soldiers. He was assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, according to Fort Moore.
Gonzalez enlisted in the Army via the Future Soldier Preparatory Course at Fort Jackson, S.C., a program that helps Army hopefuls improve their fitness or academic scores to qualify to serve. Gonzalez began that program May 2 and started Infantry OSUT training on June 16, according to the Fort Moore release. He would have graduated OSUT in about one month.” – Stars and Stripes