Warrant Officer

1. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to define what it means to be a Senior Warrant Officer. For that, I will use the Leader's Attribute to develop, what I believe, is and should be, a Senior Warrant Officer. 2. Introduction: To me, a Senior Warrant Officer is that person who has the qualities to motivate others by his example. He is a person who applies the Army Values and these can be seen through its execution. This person is loyal, has his own moral values, and, he's committed to his…

there slightly intrigued, I thought to myself, “was this a joke, or did he perhaps flip to the wrong page?” Then…it hit me. I had just graduated Warrant Officer Candidate School a few months earlier, and the next phase of training required for me to complete my transition from a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer to a Warrant Officer was the Warrant Officer Basic Course. For my particular military occupational specialty, this course was held at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and my uncle knew it.…

My defining moment was when I received the news that I was selected to attend the overseas Warrant Officer Course conducted by the Royal Australian Air Force, at the RAAF Base Wagga. Eagerly anticipating the course’s commencement, I did in-depth research, sought the advice of previous candidates, and received useful guidance and encouragement from my family, superiors and friends. This was my first foreign leadership course and I was determined to do well for the course. The aim of the course…

INTRODUCTION Have you ever observed the interaction of two people and based on their body language you arrived at the conclusion that they may have been divorced for a year, remarried two years later, and on the verge of another divorce? Ok, that may be a little too detailed and you have keen observation skills, but what about observing one individual? These are some of the times that we bring out our Sociological Imagination which is the ability to see our personal lives in the context of the…

This autobiography discusses the life and legacy of myself Warrant Officer Candidate (WOC) Joshua Coryell. I will converse key points in my life that lead to my attendance to the Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS), including key information about my personal and professional goals. The intention of this autobiography is to evaluate my writing abilities as well as give my Senior Training and Advising Counseling (TAC) Officer(s), a perspective on the heritage of my leadership attributes.…

levels and echelons. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and its units were no exception to this implementation and now knowledge management has become an integral part of daily operations within TRADOC. As one of those subordinate units, the Warrant Office Training Branch (WOTB) at the Intelligence Center of Excellence in Fort Huachuca, AZ employs knowledge management to accomplish its mission. WOTB transitioned its instruction from platform based instruction to the Army Learning Model,…

a. ADP 6-22 defines an Army Leader as “anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals. Army leaders motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command to pursue actions, focus thinking and shape decisions for the greater good of the organization.” In the definition mentioned previously, the words “motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command,” is very important to my idea of what seniors…

years. During that time we were stationed at Lakenheath Air Force Base, England, where I was born and lived there for ten years. Then we moved to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland shortly before my parents retired. Now, my husband, Kevin, is a warrant officer in the Army and has been enlisted for over 14 years. He has been on numerous deployments and is currently…

1. McGregor published Theory X and Theory Y over 30 years ago. Do we still have Theory X managers? Why? There is no doubt in my mind that today, 30 years later, we still have Theory X managers. According with McGregor Theory X, managers tend to have a negative, pessimistic view of employees and display more coercive, autocratic leadership styles using external means of controls, such as threats and punishment. Additionally, their attitudes hold that employees dislike work and must be closely…

After entering his office, we spoke for over an hour about leadership, professionalism, and standards of conduct. In the Army, formal counseling is supposed to happen at set intervals; but, this rarely occurs once you become a Non-Commissioned Officer, or Sergeant. This was the first bit of one on one professional development that I had received in years. It was an important event. Additionally, it set the tone for the unit I was entering and let me know my limits. Furthermore, the counseling…