Command Sergeant Major R. Cesar Duran
Command Sergeant Major Duran entered the United States Army as a logistician on 7 November, 1996 from Los Angeles California. His assignments include the 507TH CSG in Fort Bragg North Carolina, the 123rd CSB in Anderson Barracks Dexheim Germany, the 68th CSB in Fort Carson CO, the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion in Tucson AZ, the Des Moines Recruiting Battalion in Waterloo IA, the Houston Recruiting Battalion in Huntsville TX, The 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Battalion in Fort Jackson SC, The Central California Recruiting Battalion in Lemoore Naval Base, CA, The McKinney Recruiting Company in McKinney TX, the Dallas Recruiting Battalion Operations in Irving, TX, and the Montgomery Recruiting Battalion in Montgomery AL.
Command Sergeant Major Duran military education includes the Basic Leaders Course, Advance Leaders Course, Senior Leaders Course, Army Recruiter Course, Station Commander Course, Department of the Army First Sergeants Course, USAREC First Sergeants Course, Initial Entry Training First Sergeants Course, The Sergeants Major Course, Master Resiliency Course, Guidance Counselor Course, Hygiene and Sanitation Course, Army Recruiter Course, Unit Armorer Course, the Department of the Army Battalion Pre-Command Course. And Airborne School,
His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (5th award), the Army Commendation Medal (4th award), the Army Achievement Medal (8th Award), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Volunteer Service Medal. Command Sergeant Major Duran has also earned the Driver’s Badge, the Parachutist Badge, the Recruiter Identification Badge (Gold), as well as the Recruiter Ring and the Glenn E. Morrell award. Command Sergeant Major Duran holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from The University Phoenix and a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Conflict and Negotiation Management from Trident University.
Command Sergeant Major Duran has two children, Faviana (16) who is a junior in high school in Conroe Texas, and Cesar (20) a senior in college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston.