If I have submitted a warrant officer packet and then I submit an SFAB packet, does one trump the other?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 04:01:36 -0400

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2017 4:05 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 04:05:55 -0400

Special Forces do not recruit Warrants. They send them to WOCS internally. Once you are a Warrant, SFAS will not accept your application. The SFAB on the other hand will be looking for Warrants with experience. So, I'd go to WOCS, get some time in a regular Army unit under your belt, prove you can be a Warrant in the regular Army, then apply for the SFAB.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2017 4:18 AM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 04:18:08 -0400

Neither of them "trumps" the other. They will both be addressed by different boards. What you will run into is a time problem. One may come out before the other one. So...technically...whichever one comes out first is going to get you. Now, if you get selected for the SFAB and then get selected for WOC, you can still go to WOC. The SFAB can't stop you because it's a HQDA/HRC directed move. If you get selected for WOC first though, you won't have a choice. You're going. You can always turn it down, but meh...not sure you want to do that.

Response by LTC Jeff Shearer made Oct 29 at 2017 9:05 AM

LTC Jeff Shearer — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:05:26 -0400

Scott, I am not Warrant expert by any means but SF gets their Warrants from SF. They are already experienced SF guys. Great program if you can get in it.