Yitzhak Taito

Yitzhak (Tahor) Taito (Hebrew: יצחק (טהור) טאיטו; born June 13, 1941) is an Israeli Rav Nagad (chief warrant officer) in reserves.

He served as the IDF's officers school (bahad 1)'s drill sergeant, from June 1968 to July 2021. He is regarded as the most senior Israel defense forces soldier.

Biography Taito was born in Tunisia to a family of traders and made aliyah to Israel in 1949 when he was 8.

On July 26, 2021, after his 80th birthday, he has finished his position and went into retirement.

He was responsible for thousands of ceremonies, including the military funeral ceremony of Prime Ministers David Ben-Gurion in 1973, and Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, as well as the reception for Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1977.

Awards and recognition

In 2018, he received a "lifetime achievement award "for his work from then commander of the ground forces, Aluf (Major General) Yaakov Barak. העתק ממוזער של דמותו של רנ"ג טאיטו, נמצא בפארק מיני ישראל.

Personal life Taito lives in Beersheba, he has a daughter and two sons.

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