Posted on Sep 4, 2014
Where do Warrant Officers go when they disappear?
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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.
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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I really don't see why this deserves a response, but the next time you see one of us disappear take up a fast pace walk and follow. Once you make it within speaking distance of the warrant officer, ask him/her where they are going. Please come back to this forum and share the results of your formal warrant officer "on the spot education".
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1LT William Clardy
CW5 Roy Rucker Sr., should they share them before or after getting treated for their injuries?
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I'm convinced they're ninjas. But beware when they are low on coffee, they become very grouchy. If you encounter a grouchy Chief, have a nice hot cup of coffee you are willing to sacrifice and approach them very slowly. If they turn and see you, say nothing and hold out the cup of coffee to them. And don't and I mean don't look them in the eyes. ;-)
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CW5 Jim Steddum
PV2 (Join to see), you definitely do not want to give me coffee (unless you are leaving the area immediately following). I get really hyper very quickly. A Snickers will do just fine.
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1LT William Clardy
PV2 (Join to see), you do know that chief wobblies consider "nice" to be a 4-letter word, don't you?
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CW5 Sam R. Baker
I just got in my latest black outfit, the last one was worn out and I couldn't sneak around anymore. Game on!
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I don't know if anybody has posted this yet, but working around Warrant Officers my entire career has taught me this: when a Warrant disappears just after lunch time, he has gone for a W.O.M.A.N. (Warrant Officer Mid Afternoon Nap). These could last anywhere from 1 hour to C.O.B. Also, I would like to add that the only people who may have an idea where the Warrant Officer went off to would be the E-4 Mafia, and you know they ain't tellin'!
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CSM Christopher St. Cyr
Ah Specialist. That special rank in the Army where you have been around long enough to know better; smart enough to know how to avoid it and too short to care.
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1LT William Clardy
SFC Vernon McNabb, don't be deceived by appearances.
That warrant you think is napping is actually using a Warrant Officers Only (WOO) subspace internal communicator to conference in other warrants in order to resolve otherwise inestimable problems. Most folks don't realize that WOO-WOO connections have enough bandwidth to support multi-lateral PowerPoint projection, allowing other warrants to cross-brief each other with slide deck projected on the insides of their eyelids.
It's all very impressive technology and probably the only reason that the Army doesn't run out of coffee during major crises...
That warrant you think is napping is actually using a Warrant Officers Only (WOO) subspace internal communicator to conference in other warrants in order to resolve otherwise inestimable problems. Most folks don't realize that WOO-WOO connections have enough bandwidth to support multi-lateral PowerPoint projection, allowing other warrants to cross-brief each other with slide deck projected on the insides of their eyelids.
It's all very impressive technology and probably the only reason that the Army doesn't run out of coffee during major crises...
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SFC Vernon McNabb
HOOOOLLLLLY CRAP, BATMAN! You Sir, just won the internet for the day, 1LT William Clardy!
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In SF we are tasked with future operations. This means that while the Detachment Commander and Team Sergeant are managing the daily tasks of the detachment with the rest of the NCOs, I wander down the hall and start procuring resources, networking, writing documents etc. for training and operations next month, next quarter, and next deployment. However, I am still responsible for maintaining awareness of all detachment operations...so multi tasking is important.
However, much of this is done with coffee and involves other Warrants who are tasked with future operations. Therefore, the myth lives on one...what are they doing?
However, much of this is done with coffee and involves other Warrants who are tasked with future operations. Therefore, the myth lives on one...what are they doing?
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As a warrant officer we do not develop super powers. We learn things not only from WOCCS, and WOBC but years of experience. That we use to maximize our time.
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Sgt Packy Flickinger
That only means you haven't been let into the loop yet CW2. You'll get your super powers at 3.
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SSG (Join to see)
You wouldn't tell us whether it were true or not regardless, Ma'am. It was a valiant attempt at throwing us off the trail though.
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I went from 8 to W2, took a pay cut (actually they grandfathered me at the higher pay), and it changed my life. The uniqueness in itself is rewarding. I went from focusing on my troop readiness and mission details to having senior officers depend on my guidance in managing the big picture. While this may not be for everyone, having the opportunity for greater responsibility and be able to properly influence and care for more troops (in both directions) is what it was about for this Warrant. "The Warrant is never absent, he/she is elsewhere."
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