CSM Israel Talamantez

Command Sergeant Major
U.S. Army Accessions Command

Command Sergeant Major Israel Talamantez is the Command Sergeant Major of the United States Army Accessions Command and Fort Knox. 

Accessions Command is a three star command charged with providing integrated command and control of recruiting for the Army's Officer, Warrant Officer, and Enlisted forces.  Designed to meet the human resources needs of the Army, the command transforms volunteers into Soldiers and leaders for our Army.  Accessions Command is comprised of the United States Army Recruiting Command, the United States Army Cadet Command, and the Accessions Support Brigade. Collectively, Accessions Command has over 3,500 points of presence across the United States with over 10,000 Soldiers and civilians that comprise its work force.  Accessions Command is also the senior mission command for Fort Knox.

CSM Talamantez is a native of Del Rio, Texas. He enlisted as a Military Police Soldier in July of 1982, shortly following his high school graduation. He received One Unit Station Training at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

In 1990, CSM Talamantez began his recruiting career in his hometown of Del Rio as a Recruiter and then served as the On Production Station Commander. He became a Limited Production Station Commander in the Austin South Station in 1994.

From 1997 to 2001 he served as the Senior Trainer and then Master Trainer, for the
 5th Recruiting Brigade.  He later served as the First Sergeant for the Houston West Recruiting Company.  In 2004, he was again assigned to the 5th Brigade Headquarters as the NCOIC of the inaugural Mobile Recruiting Team. In July of 2005, he then became the Command Sergeant Major of the Milwaukee Recruiting Battalion and then in 2007, he became the Command Sergeant Major of the 6th Recruiting Brigade, and served in that position for 3 years. He then assumed duties as the G3 Sergeant Major for the US Army Accessions Command in August of 2010 and his current duties as the Command Sergeant Major of Accessions Command and Fort Knox in February of 2011.

His other key assignments include: Patrol, Military Working Dog and Military Police Investigations at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico and Liaison to the Russian Military Police at Allied Checkpoint “A” Berlin Brigade.

CSM Talamantez’ military education includes the Defense Language Institute (Spanish and Russian), Military Police School, and First Sergeant School. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Class 1-07.   His military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Army Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Army of Occupation Medal.