Warrant officer is a rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries.
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10 Facts About Warrant officer
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Warrant officer ranks are especially prominent in the militaries of Commonwealth nations and the United States.
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Warrant officer corps began in the nascent Royal Navy, which dates its founding to 1546.
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Royal Australian Navy rank of warrant officer is the Navy's only rank appointed by warrant and is equivalent to the Army's WO1, and the RAAF's warrant officer.
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Royal Australian Air Force rank of warrant officer is the RAAF's only rank appointed by warrant and is equivalent to both the Army's WO1 and the Navy's WO.
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Previously an aircrew warrant officer was known as master aircrew; however this rank and designation is no longer used.
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Rank of warrant officer is the highest rank a Boys' Brigade boy can attain in secondary school.
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Rank of warrant officer is given to selected non-commissioned officers in National Civil Defence Cadet Corps units.
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Warrant officer is the highest non-commissioned rank and ranks above flight sergeant.
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Warrant officer rank is occasionally used in law enforcement agencies to grant status and pay to certain senior specialist officers who are not in command, such as senior technicians or helicopter pilots.
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