19 Facts About Warrant officers

1.

Warrant officers officer is a rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries.

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However, Chief Warrant Officers are officially commissioned, on the same basis as commissioned officers, and take the same oath.

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3.

Literacy was one thing that most warrant officers had in common, and this distinguished them from the common seamen: according to the Admiralty regulations, "no person shall be appointed to any station in which he is to have charge of stores, unless he can read and write, and is sufficiently skilled in arithmetic to keep an account of them correctly".

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4.

Since all warrant officers had responsibility for stores, this was enough to debar the illiterate.

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In origin, warrant officers were specialist professionals whose expertise and authority demanded formal recognition.

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Warrant officers and commissioned warrant officers carried swords, were saluted by ratings, and ranked between sub-lieutenants and midshipmen.

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7.

Some warrant officers hold an appointment such as company sergeant major or regimental sergeant major .

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8.

Warrant officers officer is the lowest junior commissioned officer rank in the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Air Force, ranking below senior warrant officer and master warrant officer.

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9.

Junior commissioned officers are the Indian Armed Forces equivalent of warrant officer ranks.

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10.

Warrant officers are seen on the various staffs headed by the respective specialist officers.

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11.

Warrant officers holding the appointment such as commanding officer and officer commanding are to be addressed as "sir" by other ranks, and those holding sergeant major appointments such as regimental sergeant major, company sergeant major, formation sergeant major, institute sergeant major and the Sergeant Major of the Army are to be addressed as "sergeant major" by other ranks.

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12.

Also, all warrant officers holding the rank of chief warrant officer are to be addressed as "sir" by other ranks.

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13.

Warrant officers hold a warrant of appointment endorsed by the Minister of Defence.

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14.

Warrant officers hold very specific powers, which are set out in the Defence Act and the Military Defence Supplementary Measures Act.

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15.

In 1973, warrant officers reappeared in the Royal Navy, but these appointments followed the army model, with the new warrant officers being ratings rather than officers.

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16.

Warrant officers officer is the highest non-commissioned rank and ranks above flight sergeant.

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17.

Warrant officers are highly skilled, single-track specialty officers, and while the ranks are authorized by Congress, each branch of the military selects, manages, and utilizes warrant officers in slightly different ways.

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18.

However, within those broad fields warrant officers include such specialists as CID Special Agents and Counterintelligence Special Agents .

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19.

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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