At the end of this tour Gott reluctantly returned to the Military Intelligence branch after experiencing significant hearing loss.
He earned a Masters of Military Art and Science (MMAS) from the US Army Command and General Staff College in 1998.
After eight months as a contractor with the Battle Command Training Program (BCTP), Gott joined the staff of the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) at Fort Leavenworth as a historian and writer in 2002.
Gott has presented programs with regional Civil War roundtables and has supported a number of staff rides conducted by the Blue and Gray Education Society.
He is a Lutheran, and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars the American Legion, and National Eagle Scout Association.