Posted on Jan 6, 2019
Army commisoned officers carry a saber, and NCOs carry a sword. If so inclined, what dress sword would a warrant officer carry?
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AR 670-1 has no information about this, and TC 3-21.5 Appendix F only provides instruction for the officer saber and NCO sword. Is there a warrant-specific version of the saber? Hve you ever seen a warrant officer carrying a dress sword for a wedding or ball?
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The NCO and officer sword are rooted in tradition. The officer Saber is for leading the charge and cutting through foes, while the NCO straight sword is for pushing the troops into battle.
If the Warrant Officer Corps had a dress sword to represent their role, I imagine it would be a shiny multitool with a beer bottle opener on it.
If the Warrant Officer Corps had a dress sword to represent their role, I imagine it would be a shiny multitool with a beer bottle opener on it.
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A cutlass. Because, being an AF officer with no understanding of WOs, I imagine them to be pirates.
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PO1 Wesley Jolly
PVT Raymond Lopez - I'm not sure if you are joking or serious. That looks suspiciously like a US Nave Chief Petty Officer's Cutlass, the picture is too low res for me to tell if there is engraving on the blade. As described in US Navy uniform regs Article 3501.20.1, "The cutlass has a 26-inch stainless steel blade with four engraved CPO anchors, (CPO, SCPO, MCPO and MCPON) on one side and the engraved initials “USN” on the other side. The hilt of the cutlass includes an anodized brass hand guard with black leather handle wrapped in gold wire. The pommel contains the design of the 1897 CPO cap insignia."
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PO1 Edward Pate
The Naval tradition was that officers carried swords and enlisted the cutlass. This even shown in the US Navy Enlisted Surface Warfare insignia with those weapons being shown respectively on the officer and enlisted versions.
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SSgt Robert Van Buhler III
Col Lenertz. We had USAF Warrant Officers during Vietnam. Most were moss backs, just waiting to retire, all were CWOs by then or they would have already been gone. Their sword was their attitude.
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Warrant Officers are officers and apart of the same overall Officer Corps (and CW2's and above are commissioned the same as regular officers). So, the ceremonial "Officer Saber" is also worn by them when appropriate (ceremonies, weddings, certain formal balls, etc.).
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MSG Malcolm Jones
Warrant Officer's as a whole are some of the most squared away soldiers I've know in my 37 years of service. As such they should carry a Revolutionary War style sword with the Eagle Pommel and Square Knuckle Guard with Quillon Cross as depicted here. The eagle pommel depicting the Warrant Officer corps heritage 1920 - 2003 and the square knuckle guard with quillon for reasons of ability and as subject matter experts.
Warrant Officer's as a whole are some of the most squared away soldiers I've know in my 37 years of service. As such they should carry a Revolutionary War style sword with the Eagle Pommel and Square Knuckle Guard with Quillon Cross as depicted here. The eagle pommel depicting the Warrant Officer corps heritage 1920 - 2003 and the square knuckle guard with quillon for reasons of ability and as subject matter experts.
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Warrant Officer's as a whole are some of the most squared away soldiers I've know in my 37 years of service. As such they should carry a Revolutionary War style sword with the Eagle Pommel and Square Knuckle Guard with Quillon Cross as depicted here. The eagle pommel depicting the Warrant Officer corps heritage 1920 - 2003 and the square knuckle guard with quillon for reasons of ability and as subject matter experts.
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Warrant Officers of all grades are in fact real Officers and are no longer enlisted. We receive a DD214 upon completion of WOCS and re-enlist and sign the oath of office for officers (DA71). SSG Tommy Garmon
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