Should congress authorize the Army CW6?

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. 

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. 

The only reason cw5 was crested is because of Aviation warrants

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.

We do have Command Chief Warrant Officer in the Army Reserve, just not on Active Duty.

A solution I have is why doesn'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.

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'm just missing something that Warrants need from HQDA that Branch cannot offer.

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.

I don'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't be long before there is a Master Warrant Officer of the Army.

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.

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.