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So yesterday we were sitting through probably the 5th brief I've had lately on the new OER system when a question occurred to me and another fellow warrant. It was brought up in the discussion that under the new regulation that all Majors must be senior rated by a COL (O6) or higher. That got us thinking that as CW3s (also field grades) what is the minimum senior rater requirement? We pulled up the new reg and was a little surprised to see that all warrants (WO1-CW5 only have a senior rater requirement of MAJ). I was also even more shocked to discover that according to the regulation, a 2LT could actually rate a CW5.<div><br></div><div>Thoughts?</div>
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i have no problem with a Captain rating a CW1 or CW2 but 3 through 5 should be rated buy MAJ and Above
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CW5’s are senior officers and should be treated in the same regard as an O-5. Would a CSM EVER be senior rated by an O-2? I think NOT!!
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CPT William Jones
Chief you must remember that the newest O1 OUTRANKS you and should be treated as such. If by some catastrophe according to you a Lt was the lowest officer in your chain of command he should rate you because he is responsible for what you do. Maybe someone higher up the chai will decide to relive him of that chore but that is not your decision. If it were to ever happen after it was written you should render a proper salute say thank you sir and continue the mission.
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I rated other SFCs when we were deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan because I was the PSG and had DOR. Two of them later were promoted to MSG.
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I THINK THAT IS QUITE BOGUS AS MOST WARRANTS ARE SENIOR IN TIME TO MOST COMMISSIONED MID-GRADE OFFICERS AND DESERVE TO BE RATED BY AT LEAST A LT COL.
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If as a Warrant you feel slighted how do you think senior NCO's with 15-20 years feels when they get a 2LT who doesn't even know how to fill out the NCOER. Be happy you even get one
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My rater as a CW5 was an O5 or O6 because I worked directly for him. Never knew anything else
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As a WG-10 ART, I wish that the Air Force would bring back warrant officers. I am a reservist who wears E6 rank while doing my civilian job in civilian status. We have WL-10s and WS-9s and WS-11s wearing E7 rank while in civilian status working with active duty and it confuses the hell out of them. One day a WL-10 wearing master sergeant was questioned by some young folks who didn’t understand his seniority and I had to pull up the equivalence chart to show them that his actual civilian rank put him at officer grade. We are not in enlisted status, we are appointed. Our civilian job is tied to our reserve rank and slot. We are technical experts in our field, and have ultimate authority on whether the plane flies or not. It would make it so much simpler just to make us all warrants.
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