Warrant Officer

dad was a senior Non-commissioned Officer, and growing up, I could remember the jokes about Officers and the other branches of the military. By the time I arrived at Fort Huachuca in 2009, I had been in the U.S. Army for almost ten years and never really had an opportunity to work with Warrant Officers. Sure, I had work with two Warrant Officers for about one month in 2003, and one Warrant Officer in my advanced Korean class in 2005, but that was the extent of my interactions with Warrant Officers. With my childhood and lack of experience working with Warrant Officers, I had lumped them in with Officers and believed a good Non-commissioned Officer could lead a Warrant Officer. However, I would over the next few years…

With the evolving role of the aviation warrant officer, future development and mentorship is required for success beginning at the company level. As intermediate level technical and tactical experts, Warrant Officers perform the primary duties of technical leader, trainer, operator, manager, maintainer, sustainer, and advisor utilizing staff procedures to provide information to the appropriate level of command. Warrant Officers must discontinue any thoughts of inflexibility to perform outside…

integrity of the Special Forces Soldier. I have greatly enjoyed the time I have served as a Special Forces NonCommissioned Officer, and I look forward to the potential of serving as a Special Forces Warrant Officer. I want to be a Special Forces Warrant Officer to provide a larger contribution to the force, to be a leader, and to excel in my personal career. The Special Forces community is extremely reliant on the experience of senior Special Forces soldiers such as the Special Forces Warrant…

As a Warrant Officer in the United States Army we serve a very unique purpose. When asked any Warrant Officer will quickly tell you they are “technical and tactical experts” in their particular field, be it aviation, transportation, maritime service or field specialization. ADRP 6-22 states that we serve our organizations by providing quality advice and solutions in equipment at the junior levels, moving to technical knowledge on higher echelon systems at the senior level. This does not mean,…

currently the Senior Warrant Officer in the 16th Sustainment Brigade. I have personally interviewed SGT Williams and his supervisor on multiple occasions regarding his application for 919A Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer and 915A Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer. SGT Williams is technically and tactically proficient at his job in his current grade and shows great aptitude to become a Warrant Officer. His depth of knowledge on troubleshooting, repairing, and servicing…

This week began with a discussion about the duties and responsibilities of a Company level Warrant Officer. Some of the topics of discussion were foreign to me. Maybe it is because I am not directly involved in the process, but I do not see my Company Warrant managing the training within the Company. Typically, I send him my 5W’s for the next week of training and make sure that the Company training schedule is up to date, but that is all. As a Company Operations Warrant, I will ensure that all…

Army Pamphlet 600-3 defines the warrant officer as a self-aware and adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. Junior warrant officers are capable of employing their expertise at the appropriate levels on the battlefield, while being able to understand, convey, and execute the commander’s intent and build cohesive unit level teams (DA PAM 600-3). b. Often, we find senior warrant officers in leadership type roles and positions. The Army has changed to more decentralized…

Warrant Officers within Special Forces are looked to for their high level of experience by commanders and Sergeants Major alike. More often than not, within our formation, warrant officers are viewed and employed by commanders and sergeants Major as part of the command team. Company and Battalion Warrant Officers should absolutely be part of the command team because they already are! Time spent as both a company and battalion operations warrant officers, in conjunction with the nominative…

Warrant Officer Corps is one of the most prestige technical career field in the United States Armed Forces. Warrant officers are highly skilled, military occupational specialty (MOS) officers. The selection into the Warrant Officer Corps is completed through an application process where only the best of the best are chosen. As a Senior Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Army, I (SFC Bivins) felt I was full qualified; therefore, I submitted an application and was accepted based on my…

1. CW2 Fogarty, Brendan P. 2. SITREP 001 a. Fort Bragg, NC b. 211030LJAN17 c. 170900LJAN17 – 222359LJAN17 3. The initial week of the Warrant Officer Advance Course (WOAC) covered in processing, classes, reports, briefings by guest’s and students. 4. WOAC Class # 001-17 began day 1 by in-processing all the students, defining the expectations of the class and covering the training schedule and syllabus. Immediately the students were given initial due outs to set the tone of the course and lay…