CW4 Private RallyPoint Member 41278 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-915"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fshould-congress-authorize-the-army-cw6%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Should+congress+authorize+the+Army+CW6%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fshould-congress-authorize-the-army-cw6&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AShould congress authorize the Army CW6?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/should-congress-authorize-the-army-cw6" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="6ea8fb358df4805cf8aa1f9f015a8a24" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/000/915/for_gallery_v2/WOCW6_1970_%281%29.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/000/915/large_v3/WOCW6_1970_%281%29.jpg" alt="Wocw6 1970 %281%29" /></a></div></div>Congress created the Army CW6 rank in the 1970&#39;s but never authorize it. &amp;nbsp;For years it has always been my opinion that O-Grade officers have their voice in the Pentagon (The Army Chief of Staff), the NCO&#39;s have their voice (The CSM of the Army), why can&#39;t the the Warrant Officers have their voice at the top of the chain?&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;What say you, my fellow Cohorts?&lt;/div&gt; Should congress authorize the Army CW6? 2014-01-20T18:55:15-05:00 CW4 Private RallyPoint Member 41278 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-915"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fshould-congress-authorize-the-army-cw6%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Should+congress+authorize+the+Army+CW6%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fshould-congress-authorize-the-army-cw6&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AShould congress authorize the Army CW6?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/should-congress-authorize-the-army-cw6" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="b1316db9de4eb8c0714511a17c54092f" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/000/915/for_gallery_v2/WOCW6_1970_%281%29.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/000/915/large_v3/WOCW6_1970_%281%29.jpg" alt="Wocw6 1970 %281%29" /></a></div></div>Congress created the Army CW6 rank in the 1970&#39;s but never authorize it. &amp;nbsp;For years it has always been my opinion that O-Grade officers have their voice in the Pentagon (The Army Chief of Staff), the NCO&#39;s have their voice (The CSM of the Army), why can&#39;t the the Warrant Officers have their voice at the top of the chain?&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;What say you, my fellow Cohorts?&lt;/div&gt; Should congress authorize the Army CW6? 2014-01-20T18:55:15-05:00 2014-01-20T18:55:15-05:00 CPT Brandon Christensen 41283 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have always wondered that as well. Even though I am not a warrant (yet), I would say we should have a "Warrant of the Army" or something like that. <div><br></div><div>With that, what would be qualifications for it? What would the rank look like? Would it be similar requirements like for SMA, but more technical? What would his/her role be at the pentagon?</div> Response by CPT Brandon Christensen made Jan 20 at 2014 7:04 PM 2014-01-20T19:04:08-05:00 2014-01-20T19:04:08-05:00 1LT Private RallyPoint Member 41297 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Like, the Warrant Officer of the Army?  I think we'd need one for each major field.  I don't see how flight connects to intelligence connects to maintenance on the large warrant officer concerns. Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 20 at 2014 7:19 PM 2014-01-20T19:19:10-05:00 2014-01-20T19:19:10-05:00 LTC Jason Mackay 41300 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Chief, what would the CW6 task and purpose be? I recognize the value of the Warrant Officer a Corps growing up in OD myself. I think it is a question of what we expect the CWA to do for the CSA and Sec Army.  The CSA and CSMA steer the Army through direct communication with GO Commanders and CSMs. Your Senior CW5s, where do they predominantly come from? I could potentially see some goodness with central communication through the Corps through the senior Chiefs by branch. Rarely is the CSA trying to steer the organization on a technical issue, where a warrant officer would clearly be of value. I have to believe that in that case the appropriate warrant is summoned to advise the CSA. Other than advising the CSA on the institution of the WOC, his personal experiences would not be deep and wide enough to do the whole WOC justice. SOF, Aerial Delivery, SSAs, AV multiple airframes, Avn Maint, allied trades, armament, automotive, missile, ammo, heavy junk, marine deck officers, prime power, engineers, electronics, personnel, food service, intel, PBO, and everything in between. Think the big disconnect is not having command level type warrants.  Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jan 20 at 2014 7:26 PM 2014-01-20T19:26:55-05:00 2014-01-20T19:26:55-05:00 CW3 Private RallyPoint Member 41605 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We do have Command Chief Warrant Officer in the Army Reserve, just not on Active Duty. Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 21 at 2014 8:04 AM 2014-01-21T08:04:59-05:00 2014-01-21T08:04:59-05:00 LTC Jason Bartlett 41627 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Same reason we don't have E-10's, no need to provide better delineation of responsibilities in the CW5 structure (specially as the Army is downsizing). If anything as an Army we need to continue to review the requirement at all grades and figure out where our redundancies are. Requirements drive force structure and currently there is no requirement. <br><div><br></div> Response by LTC Jason Bartlett made Jan 21 at 2014 9:10 AM 2014-01-21T09:10:40-05:00 2014-01-21T09:10:40-05:00 CW2 Private RallyPoint Member 1319956 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes, congress should create the Army CW6 Position. There are CW5's that are running Divisional units, and there are CW5's that are in charge of branches (i.e. RCWOB, or CCWO). Hierarchal responsibility requires CW6 in today's Army. Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2016 9:08 PM 2016-02-21T21:08:31-05:00 2016-02-21T21:08:31-05:00 CW4 Rod Phillips 1353886 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think the CW5 rank covers this area and level of expertise. Do you want 1's and 2's to be nothing more than LT's? WE are supposed to be SME's and able to step in as such from W1. This smacks of going back to the old "hard stripes or tech stripes" NCO system of old. Response by CW4 Rod Phillips made Mar 4 at 2016 10:05 AM 2016-03-04T10:05:11-05:00 2016-03-04T10:05:11-05:00 MSG John Duchesneau 3726254 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I don&#39;t see the need. Most MW5s work for colonels on the staffs of generals so they are already at the top of the food chain. Also, most major commands have a Command Warrant Officer these days. It won&#39;t be long before there is a Master Warrant Officer of the Army. Response by MSG John Duchesneau made Jun 20 at 2018 1:08 AM 2018-06-20T01:08:08-04:00 2018-06-20T01:08:08-04:00 CW5 Tommy Osullivam 4218925 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes as the SWA position. The USAR and the NG both have active duty T10 CCWOs These three Warrant Officer positions should be as CW6. The CW5 and CW6 ranks were proposed back in 1966. Response by CW5 Tommy Osullivam made Dec 19 at 2018 12:14 AM 2018-12-19T00:14:37-05:00 2018-12-19T00:14:37-05:00 CW4 Craig Urban 4340126 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The only reason cw5 was crested is because of Aviation warrants Response by CW4 Craig Urban made Feb 4 at 2019 5:04 AM 2019-02-04T05:04:53-05:00 2019-02-04T05:04:53-05:00 SSG Cameron "KB" Kingsbury 6350908 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A solution I have is why doesn&#39;t the army just make a Command Warrant position and have a senior CW5 fill that position. Alternatively you could make that the only CW6 position in the Army and make it branch immaterial. <br /><br />Getting back to the actual issue is unlike NCOs and Officers, Warrants are experts in their technical discipline and therefore would get more traction in their issues from Branch. Then have Branch raise issues up to HQDA as they see fit. Unless I&#39;m just missing something that Warrants need from HQDA that Branch cannot offer. Response by SSG Cameron "KB" Kingsbury made Sep 27 at 2020 6:02 PM 2020-09-27T18:02:46-04:00 2020-09-27T18:02:46-04:00 SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM 7962563 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think this surely has its merits! Response by SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM made Nov 2 at 2022 11:57 PM 2022-11-02T23:57:35-04:00 2022-11-02T23:57:35-04:00 SSG Roger Ayscue 8761019 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Since the CW5 is seen as frequently as the Big Foot, a Leprechaun riding a unicorn crapping Ice Cream, or a Liberal Democrat that actually cares about their country I would say what&#39;s the point. Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made May 22 at 2024 1:31 AM 2024-05-22T01:31:03-04:00 2024-05-22T01:31:03-04:00 2014-01-20T18:55:15-05:00