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I've had people- friends, peers, superiors, and even some people on here- ask me if I've ever considered becoming a Warrant Officer, or suggest I put my packet in. And lately I've been giving it some thought on whether I should submit my packet or not. I love being an NCO and working with and taking care of troops, I also had a goal to retire as a CSM. But like everything else in life things change. So my question is is Warrant Officer the way to go? What are pros and cons, what are the benefits both short and long term, etc?
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Warrant Officers
WO1
Posted 10 y ago
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I have met very few CWOs who didn't take care of their people. The other factor is the better retirement. Go for it.
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I am going to be honest, based on the information you have up here. I couldn't till you diddly right now. Are you in an career field that feeds into being a WO? If not end of discussion, unless you plan on flying. So I will say for the sake of argument you do have a feeder MOS. You either want to be a WO and be leader at a different level or you like being at the Platoon level for a few more years. Once you make you are no longer a Platoon level leader, you will bask in paperwork, mind numbing meeting (most WO's sit in our fair share of mind numbing meetings as well). Or if it is going to take you a while to meet the qualifications to be a WO, could you finish a degree and become an O grade? You have to know what you want know , 5 years from now, 10 years from now, and what you are going to do when you retire? Does you spouse want you to go that way? If spouse is not on board you are setting yourself up for headaches no matter what.
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