Posted on Oct 27, 2013
Should the Air Force bring back Warrant Officers?
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First some background, the U.S. Air Force stopped producing Warrant Officers approximately four decades ago; in light of upcoming force structure changes, do you think that it is realistic to them back? If so, what are some of the associated pros and cons to consider? Has the Air Force suffered, is it better off... or does it even matter? The idea here is to begin an inter-service discussion on the merits of Warrant Officers in the AF, and in light of reducing budgets and change throughout the ranks, do we need to consider bringing them back? There's no right or wrong answers here, just an informed discussion on possibilities and precedents. I look forward to hearing your thoughts, so pull up a keyboard and let's get this thing started, thanks for all that you do, and... see you all in the discussion threads!
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I would've gone for it if they'd had it. But they didn't so I took my bachelor's degree, which the Air Force TOTALLY paid for, and the classes the AF paid for toward my master's degree and put them to use in the civilian world.
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Within the cyber realm especially there are ample places forr warrant officers. Crew leads currently being manned by an inexperienced Lt. could actually be improved by it being done by a warrant officer instead.
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It could be a place to move super qualified enlisted who can't make it otherwise, due to senior nco positions being limited.
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Why not ? It works for USMC, NAVY, ARMY and USCG. We do a great job and we are economical to the overall system. Especially W5.
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I dont know what the Army would do without them, even though they(The Brass) never quite figured out what to do with them, completely
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When I was in during Vietnam (1973-1984) or officers were primarily utilized in the Army to fly helicopters and light aircraft up to and including C12 King Airs. A W-2 I knew had 150 combat sorties and 4000+hours had to go to college to become a O-1 in USAF. He did it for career advancement and eventually retired as a major. Only problem was during the time he was constantly chewed out by majors and Lieutenant Colonels for having senior command pilot Wings on his uniform
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No the Air Force doesn't need warrant officers that's what 2lt do nust a wasre of man power
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Use warrant officers to fly RPAs. Enlisted pilots blurs lines between officers and enlisted.
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As a MSgt running AF Network Control Centers in the '90s I saw a lot of outstanding enlisted experts in IT get out and get jobs as contractors because they knew that if they stayed in (and some did want to) they would find themselves doing less and less technical work and more and more paperwork. I suggested to the CMSAF when he was visiting RAF Alconbury that the AF should bring back WOs for those who wanted to stay in but be the technical experts. You'd have thought that I'd jumped up on the table and pissed in his plate. I was told that the enlisted force had worked too hard to get where it was to lose our standing (especially senior NCOs) to WOs, and that if junior enlisted didn't want to move up into leadership ranks then they needed to get out. Personally, I never saw how bringing back Warrants would take away from my authority and standing as a SNCO, but apparently there were a lot of Chiefs who were afraid of it and quick to attack when the subject was raised. I still think it is a good idea.
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