Navy warrant officers
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Navy warrant officers are highly skilled technical specialists and leaders in the U.S. Navy who bridge the gap between enlisted personnel and commissioned officers in specific occupational fields.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Navy warrant officer ranks | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy personnel
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military rank category ⓘ |
| authorityLevel | between enlisted and commissioned officers ⓘ |
| commandEligibility | limited command authority in technical fields ⓘ |
| commissionType |
commission (for chief warrant officers)
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warrant ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibilityRequirement |
U.S. citizenship (with limited exceptions)
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minimum time in service as enlisted ⓘ strong performance evaluations ⓘ technical proficiency in specific rating ⓘ |
| function | bridge gap between enlisted personnel and commissioned officers ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | warrant officers in U.S. Navy since early 20th century ⓘ |
| legalStatus | officer ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOrankCode | WO-1 to WO-5 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
specialized operations
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systems management ⓘ technical expertise ⓘ |
| rankGroup |
chief warrant officer
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warrant officer ⓘ |
| rankStructure |
CWO2
NERFINISHED
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CWO3 NERFINISHED ⓘ CWO4 NERFINISHED ⓘ CWO5 NERFINISHED ⓘ W-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advising commissioned officers on technical matters
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developing technical procedures ⓘ ensuring operational readiness of specialized systems ⓘ managing complex equipment and systems ⓘ training enlisted sailors ⓘ |
| role |
leader
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subject-matter expert ⓘ technical specialist ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | highly competitive board selection ⓘ |
| servesIn |
aviation community
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civil engineer corps-related billets ⓘ information warfare community ⓘ special warfare community ⓘ submarine community ⓘ supply community ⓘ surface warfare community ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | Warrant Officer Candidate School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingProvider | Naval Education and Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPaygradeRange | W-1 to W-5 GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalSourceOfRecruitment | senior enlisted personnel GENERATED ⓘ |
| wearsInsignia |
bar with rising number of blue breaks for CWO2–CWO5
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gold bar with blue breaks (for W-1, where used) ⓘ |
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United States Navy warrant officer ranks