Donald Durgin

Command Sergeant Major Donald Durgin is a native of Massachusetts and entered the United States Army in July 1996. He completed Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and later attended Advanced Individual Training and graduated as a Cannon Crewmember (13B).

CSM Durgin’s duty positions include Cannon Crewmember, Gunner, Howitzer Section Chief, Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Instructor, Gunnery Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, Battery First Sergeant, Senior Military Science Instructor, DIVARTY First Sergeant, USASMA Student, DIVARTY Operations SGM, Battalion CSM for the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Artillery CSM, and I Corps G3/5/7 Operations SGM. CSM Durgin is currently assigned as the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart CSM. His assignment locations include Fort Riley, KS, Baumholder, Germany, Fort Sill, OK, Fort Stewart, GA, Vilseck, Germany, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, Fort Bliss, Fort Carson, CO, and Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA. He has numerous training and combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait.

CSM Durgin is a graduate of all Army NCOES schools to include the United States Army Sergeant’s Major Course Class 69, Nominative Leaders Course (NLC), Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II (SEJPME II) Course, First Sergeant’s Course, Foundation Instructor Facilitator (FIFC) Course, Asymmetrical Warfare Group (AWG) ASLTE Training Course, Master Resiliency Trainer (MRT) Course (8R), Battle Staff Course (2S), Field Artillery Master Gunner Course (A7), Air Assault Course (2B), Unit Search Advisor Course, Combatives Level 1 Courses, Equal Opportunity Leader (EOL) Course, Total Army Instructor Training (TAITC) Course, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Course, and the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Course. He currently holds a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College and a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Workforce Development from the CGSC.