Master Chief Schleisman is a native of Tenerife, Spain. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in June 2006 and attended Recruit Training, Great Lakes, IL. He graduated from Hospital Corpsman “A” school in Great Lakes, IL with follow on order to Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) for dive school. He graduated from Second Class Dive School and Diving Medical Technician (DMT) School in October 2007. He received follow on order to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One in Pearl City, Hawaii where he served as Dry Deck Shelter platoon corpsman in support of two task unit deployments.
In 2010, he reported back to NDSTC, Panama City, FL for instructor duty where he served in fleet diving division and expeditiously qualified as a Master Training Specialist and an Unlimited Diving Supervisor. He was recognized as Center for EOD and Diving Instructor of the year before transferring to Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) School in San Diego, CA. He graduated with Honors and Distinction in September 2014.
Following IDC school, he reported to Underwater Construction Team TWO in Port Hueneme, CA. He served as Medical Department Head and IDC for Construction Diving Detachment BRAVO. He supported two INDOPACOM deployments, qualified as unlimited diving supervisor and was subsequently selected for Chief Petty Officer in August of 2016. After a successful tour, Chief Schleisman was selected to develop the Hospital Corpsman Advanced Technical Field program and received orders to Navy Medicine Training Support Command in Fort Sam Houston, TX. He served as Departmental Leading Chief Petty Officer (LCPO) and established first high-risk training curriculum at the command. He was also selected to serve as Enlisted Technical Leader to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for DMTs and Diving IDCs.
In January of 2021, Chief Schleisman reported to Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Saturation Detachment in Panama City, FL. He was selected to Senior Chief shortly after and served LCPO through several taskings in the Third and Fifth Fleet AOR. He deployed to INDOPACOM in support of the ‘Heaven Can Wait’ recovery project where he served as saturation diver for 18 diving days and life support technician for 22 diving days. Upon redeployment, he was appointed Assistant Officer in Charge where he oversaw multiple operational saturation dives as Saturation Supervisor. In May 2024, he was selected for Master Chief Petty Officer and reported to the Navy Experimental Diving Unit in July 2025.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Health Science from George Washington University and a Master of Education from the University of Incarnate Word.
Master Chief Schleisman assumed the duties as Command Master Chief at NEDU on March 12, 2026. His awards include various personal and campaign commendations.