Posted on Jan 12, 2015
What role do Warrant Officers have in the different branches?
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In the Air Force we don't have WO's, but I try to have a basic understanding of other branches so that when I encounter them I know how they wish to be addressed, etc. (example: every Air Force NCO I've encountered has been fine with being addressed as sir or ma'am, but I've encountered Army NCO's who clearly don't like being addressed as sir or ma'am) So, what grades of WO does your branch use (I know Navy doesn't use them all)? What rank/paygrade do they have to reach before they can become a WO? How do their job duties differ from SNCO's or Officers? How does their amount of responsibility differ from SNCO's or Officers? What is the proper way to address a Warrant Officer (sir/ma'am, Chief, "hey you")? Does the term of address differ depending on their paygrade? What is the process if a WO wished to become a Commissioned Officer? And anything else that is unique to WO's in your branch? And my apologies if this is too long/too many questions.
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In the Navy they're commissioned officers that seem to carry more respect because they walked in the enlisted shoes. We consider them technical managers.
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I would ask CWO2 Shannon Reck to add perspective on the Coast Guard if he can (please respond as a separate response, not as a comment to this response). Thanks.
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Warrant officers are subject matter experts in there field of expertise. I cant say all WO like being called sir/ma'am. And they prefer chief or mr/mrs. I will say since i have been around alot of aviation warrants that we do use first name bases working together.
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CW5 Sam R. Baker
First name calling is discouraged by leaders, but I endorse only ON the aircraft if the Soldiers can respect customs and courtesies outside the aircraft where there are always regulation sharp shooters waiting on you. Maturity is key when allowing such, otherwise to protect the enlisted, always use proper military courtesy.
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Actually, back in the day, yes the Air Force did have WO's. But, like most things Air Force, they changed the rank structure and did away with them.
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SCPO (Join to see)
If I recall my Air Force history correctly, the demise of the WO program came with the creation of the SMSgt and CMSgt's.
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TSgt (Join to see)
Went looking for and WO info and found this site. It's very informative, from my point of view.
https://warrantofficerhistory.org/PDF/AFA_1191tween.pdf
https://warrantofficerhistory.org/PDF/AFA_1191tween.pdf
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