Posted on Apr 19, 2016
What is the proper way to address a Warrant Officer Candidate?
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Warrant Officers Customs and Courtesies
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It is proper to refer to them as Mr/Ms Last Name, or Candidate Last name. They are not yet a Warrant Officer until they complete candidate school, and not a Chief Warrant Officer until they pin on their CWO2.
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The Proper term to address WOC's is "Mister" or "Miss" but will anwser to Sir or Ma'am. We have been called many other things things when we reach CW2 things like "Chief" or "trouble makers" or "know it alls " or "pains in the A**. " "God" just to name a few. Hope this helps but in any case you can always call us "Mister"
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CW4 John Karl T.
Not called "Mister" or "Miz" until they pin on Warrant Officer Bars. As a WOC they are to be called "Candidate". See AR 600-20.
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CW2 (Join to see)
Thanks for the correction I was thinking after you pin the gold WOC But after looking at it you are correct thanks for the correction
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CSM Michael Poll
I misread the original post. They are addressed as candidate until they are a full Warrant Officer
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When I went through flight school at Ft. Wolters (OH23 Hillers) and then on to Ft Rucker (UH-1B) we were called "Candidate and the last name."
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