After he had regenerated his arm and leg and learned of his commanding officer's remark, the Gand was promoted to sergeant and requested that he formally be allowed to use the moniker "Tuffass" as a name. This was granted and Tuffass continued in his service with an increase in aggression that stemmed from his time on Yavin 4. Promoted to gunnery sergeant five years after the war's end, his aggressive tendencies served him when he began a long and productive—if highly notorious—career as a drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot on Corulag. His methods were considered so infamous by the Marines and civilians, that his name was known even outside of the Corps; by the time Laera Reyolé was able to enlist, she knew of his reputation as well, after she had examined every av