Posted on Sep 4, 2014
SGT William B.
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I've never understood this in the short time I've been in. Have you ever been at a formation, and all of a sudden, Chief So-and-So disappears from sight? Everyone needs to draw equipment? Chief already has his gear, and he's out the door doing Chief things.

What happens to Warrant Officers? Does going through WOCS give you guys a super power to materialize in another plane of existence unknown to the rest of us?


Hey team,
I'm dying reading some of the comments; some of you are too clever for your own good. The serious responses are great, but also please note that I'm only teasing; I've met and worked with many great warrant officers, and the ones that weren't on that level were getting the mentorship they needed to reach it.
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CW2 Stephen Pate
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Soldiers sham. They call E-4 rank the Sham Shield. Warrant Officers are the only true Shamaris though!
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PO3 Tim Jordan
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In the Navy they find a Sonar space occupied by a E3 or below and tell them to leave.
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CW5 Edward "Tate" Jones Jr.
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They teleport!!!!!
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PVT Raymond Lopez
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TO HELL IF THEY DON'T MEND THEIR WAYS!!!
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CW3 Counterintelligence Technician
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LTC Chief Of Public Affairs And Protocol
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They get on a space ship and zoom off to the Andromeda galaxy.
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CW4 Electronic Systems Maintenance Warrant Officer
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How about the Warrant Officers that won't go away? Even when they are asked why they are still at work? The only time I disappear is when I go on leave. I enjoy staying relevant and stepping outside my "comfort zone".

To answer your question, they probably disappear to solve issues that no one else knows how to solve. It is unfortunate that when Chief disappears it gives a negative perception on the cohort. If your Chief is approachable and you ask with respect then he or she may let you know where they are going.
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
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As in 'need to know'?
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SGT John Rauch
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ha ha ha I remember several times, our 1SG would be yelling at the NCO's for not knowing where the WO was, a few times I was ordered to go find him and bring him back, or nobody was going home until I found him...... ha ha ha. as E-5s we were also told to go find E-8s and drag them to formation as well, what E-5 in his right mind is going to tell an E-8 to go to formation "or else"? lol
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SSG Robert Perrotto
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yeah - as a young specialist i was told to get the 5 E-7's, and the MSG(P) from the 3 shop and get them in formation - I looked at my 1SG like he had a penis in his forehead, and he realized that , yeah, an E-4 is not gonna survive that encounter.
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CW3 Hq Cms Oic
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I'm sure it would have been an even greater task to actually get the Chief to come to formation if he didn't plan to!
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SPC Charles Brown
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The correct answer is either:
1) Away
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2) Who Cares
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SGT Jim Z.
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Only the Chief knows....
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