CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT FERDINAND C LASCANO 762680 (MI) PA assumed the position of Command Sergeant Major of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Philippine Army on 01 February 2021. He was enlisted in the Philippine Army on 13 May 1988.

          CMS LASCANO began his military career as an Infantry man assigned with the 1st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry “Jungle Fighter” Division based in Bicol region. His intelligence career commenced in 1997, when he was transferred to the Intelligence Service, AFP (ISAFP). In April 2004, he was posted to the Office of the Philippine Defense and Armed Forces Attaché in France and Spain as Administrative Assistant for a period of three (3) years.

          After his foreign posting, he was designated as Chief NCO at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J2. He was also detailed in the Joint Force Mindanao in 2008 as part of the Intelligence Cell during the height of conflict with MILF. His designation to key NCO leadership positions continued when he was transferred to the Office of the Commander, Southern Luzon Command, and the Office of the Chief, ISAFP in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

          CMS LASCANO was assigned with TRADOC in September 2017, and assumed the position of Assistant Command Sergeant Major. In November 2017, he became the