What is the proper way to address a Warrant Officer Candidate?

I've applied twice. Both times my proponent disqualified me based on technical issues. For example, the support Bn I was in did not have a company in its structure. I had a Major XO, and LTC CO. The XO did the "company" LOR. The packet was DQ'd for not having a company level recommendation

Oh, I like the WOC thing! I was never a candidate. It was a direct appointment. One day it was "Staff Sergeant" and the next day it was "WHOOO!" Awhile later it was "Chief," and I still like that title.

I did not know the used to do direct appointment

Yep, it happened sometimes. I was a Staff Sergeant on the E7 list at the time. I just completed a Bachelor's Degree in my field, and applied for the warrant. It took about a year to go through. My first assignment was a Detachment Commander position in Germany. Great fun!

Thank you for clarifying this! I was just about to bring it up because it is the same for enlisted AGR's selected as what you state for active duty personnel. NG same as Reserve Component.

Active reserve or guard. There is only one set of regulations. The confusion may lie in that some guardsmen dont actually know the proper way to address a WOC candidate, so they fall into a wrong habit. That being said, most National Guardsmen are just a professional as most active members. We are three parts to the same army.

This was my concern as I feel as though the "Candidate" earned their highest ranks as a NCO but wasn't sure what the AR said. And research showed that OC and Warrant Candidates are addressed as candidates until they obtain their Commission. But it seems almost disrespectful to address my mentor (presently E-7) as Candidate.

My apologies, Sir, but I am now interested in a couple of things 1. Where in God's Creation was FT Wolters and 2. I politely request that you share the story on how you acquired you Nom Leguire!

1. Fort Wolters was the Primary Rotary-Wing Training Base from 1956 to 1973 and was located on the East side of Mineral Wells, Texas. It's entrance was on US Hwy 180 & Washington Road. Candidates endured one month of Preflight and three months of Primary Helicopter Training before moving on to Fort Rucker for Advanced Rotary-Wing Training. Early classes trained with OH-58D helicopters. In 1963 they began using the TH-55A aircraft. Back in the day preflight training was primarily to train you how to be a Warrant Officer and give you some basic info on types of additional duties (mess officer, supply officer, motor officer, etc.) you might have in your unit of assignment. All during your training (particularly during preflight) we were subject to intense harassment from TAC Officers, TAC NCOs and Senior Candidates. In the day this was typical of many military schools such as OCS, Rangers, Special Forces, and NCO academies. The intent was to teach the trainee to operate under pressure. In my day we were subject to varying degrees of harassment all the way through flight school and were not appointed as Warrants until graduation. Well, there you have some back ground.
2. Now for the story of "Clang-Bird". During preflight training we were in classroom for 50 minutes of each hour followed by a ten minute "break". Our breaks were conducted in formation outside of the classroom in all weather (except thunderstorms). We would "fall out" on the double, report attendance and then be commanded "At ease, smoke if you gottem!". While "At ease" one had to keep your right foot in place. One day while we were having a break, TAC NCO SSG Davis stuck his head out of the classroom door and shouted at one of my classmates, "Candidate Hamby!" Hamby, a good old boy from the Alabama National Guard, replied, "Sir, Candidate Hamby, Sir!". SSG Davis continued, "Candidate Hamby, what is a Clang-Bird!" "Sir, Candidate Hamby. A Clang-Bird is a large metallic bird who flies in ever reducing concentric circles until he finally flies up his own ass with a resounding CLANG, Sir!"