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id="toc-Australia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bangladesh" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bangladesh"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Bangladesh</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bangladesh-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Canada" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Canada"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Canada</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Canada-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-India" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#India"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>India</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-India-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ireland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ireland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Ireland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ireland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Irish_Naval_Service" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Irish_Naval_Service"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.1</span> <span>Irish Naval Service</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Irish_Naval_Service-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Malaysia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Malaysia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Malaysia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Malaysia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Zealand" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Zealand"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>New Zealand</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Zealand-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Singapore" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Singapore"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Singapore</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Singapore-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Boys'_Brigade" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Boys'_Brigade"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8.1</span> <span>Boys' Brigade</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Boys'_Brigade-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-National_Civil_Defence_Cadet_Corps" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_Civil_Defence_Cadet_Corps"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8.2</span> <span>National Civil Defence Cadet Corps</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National_Civil_Defence_Cadet_Corps-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Singapore_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Singapore_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8.3</span> <span>Singapore Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Singapore_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Singapore_Civil_Defence_Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Singapore_Civil_Defence_Force"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8.4</span> <span>Singapore Civil Defence Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Singapore_Civil_Defence_Force-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-South_Africa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_Africa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>South Africa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_Africa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-South_African_National_Defence_Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_African_National_Defence_Force"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9.1</span> <span>South African National Defence Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_African_National_Defence_Force-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-South_African_Police_Service" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_African_Police_Service"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9.2</span> <span>South African Police Service</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_African_Police_Service-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>United Kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Royal_Navy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Royal_Navy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10.1</span> <span>Royal Navy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Royal_Navy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-British_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#British_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10.2</span> <span>British Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-British_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Royal_Marines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Royal_Marines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10.3</span> <span>Royal Marines</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Royal_Marines-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Royal_Air_Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Royal_Air_Force"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10.4</span> <span>Royal Air Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Royal_Air_Force-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Gallery</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Gallery subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Warrant_officer" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Warrant_officer"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Warrant officer</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Warrant_officer-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Warrant_officer_class_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Warrant_officer_class_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Warrant officer class 2</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Warrant_officer_class_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Warrant_officer_class_1" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Warrant_officer_class_1"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Warrant officer class 1</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Warrant_officer_class_1-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suboficial_mayor" title="Suboficial mayor – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Suboficial mayor" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Warrant officer" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A4%80%EC%82%AC%EA%B4%80" title="준사관 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="준사관" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastavnik" title="Zastavnik – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Zastavnik" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bintara_Tinggi" title="Bintara Tinggi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bintara Tinggi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Warrant officer" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF" title="مساعد – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مساعد" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegawai_Waran" title="Pegawai Waran – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pegawai Waran" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%87%86%E5%A3%AB%E5%AE%98" title="准士官 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="准士官" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Warrant officer" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82-%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Уорент-офицер – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Уорент-офицер" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Заставник – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Заставник" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastavnik" title="Zastavnik – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Zastavnik" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A" title="นายดาบ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="นายดาบ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Commandant_(rank)" title="Commandant (rank)">commandant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_commander" title="Lieutenant commander">Lieutenant<br />commander</a> or <a href="/wiki/Corvette_captain" title="Corvette captain">corvette captain</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">Squadron leader</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Junior_officer" title="Junior officer">Junior officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Captain</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(navy)" title="Lieutenant (navy)">Lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Flight_lieutenant" title="Flight lieutenant">Flight lieutenant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">First lieutenant</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(junior_grade)" title="Lieutenant (junior grade)">Lieutenant<br />junior grade</a> or <br /><a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">sub-lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Flying_officer" title="Flying officer">Flying officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">Second lieutenant</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Junior_lieutenant" title="Junior lieutenant">junior lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Ensign_(rank)" title="Ensign (rank)">Ensign</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Midshipman" title="Midshipman">midshipman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Pilot_officer" title="Pilot officer">Pilot officer</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Non-commissioned officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Warrant officer</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Warrant officer</a> or<br /><a 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title="Corporal">Corporal</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">Enlisted ranks</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Lance_bombardier" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance bombardier">Lance bombardier</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)" title="Specialist (rank)">specialist</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Able_seaman_(rank)" title="Able seaman (rank)">Able seaman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Air_specialist" title="Air specialist">Air specialist</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Gunner_(rank)" title="Gunner (rank)">gunner</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Trooper_(rank)" title="Trooper (rank)">trooper</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Sapper#Specific_usage" title="Sapper">sapper</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Seaman_(rank)" title="Seaman (rank)">Seaman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Airman" title="Airman">airman</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">aviator</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar" style="padding:0 2px"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output 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abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Military_ranks" title="Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Military_ranks" title="Template talk:Military ranks"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Military_ranks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Warrant officer</b> (<b>WO</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">rank</a> or category of ranks in the <a href="/wiki/Armed_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed forces">armed forces</a> of many countries. Depending on the country, service, or historical context, warrant officers are sometimes classified as the most junior of the <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officer">commissioned officer</a> ranks, the most senior of the <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> (NCO) ranks, or in a separate category of their own. Warrant officer ranks are especially prominent in the militaries of <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> nations and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. </p><p>The name of the rank originated in <a href="/wiki/England_in_the_Middle_Ages" title="England in the Middle Ages">medieval England</a>. It was first used during the 13th century, in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, where warrant officers achieved the designation by virtue of their accrued experience or seniority, and technically held the rank by a <a href="/wiki/Warrant_(law)#United_Kingdom" title="Warrant (law)">warrant</a>, rather than by a formal <a href="/wiki/Commission_(document)" title="Commission (document)">commission</a> (as in the case of a commissioned officer). Nevertheless, WOs in the British services have traditionally been considered and treated as distinct from non-commissioned officers. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officers in the United States</a> are classified in rank category "W", which is distinct from "O" (commissioned officers) and "E" (<a href="/wiki/Enlisted_personnel" class="mw-redirect" title="Enlisted personnel">enlisted personnel</a>, including non-commissioned officers). However, <a href="/wiki/Chief_warrant_officer" title="Chief warrant officer">chief warrant officers</a> are officially commissioned, on the same basis as commissioned officers, and take the same oath. US WOs are usually experts in a particular technical field, with long service as enlisted personnel; in some cases, however, direct entrants may become WOs—for example, individuals completing helicopter pilot training in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Aviation_Branch" title="United States Army Aviation Branch">US Army Aviation Branch</a> become flight warrant officers immediately. </p><p>In Commonwealth countries, warrant officers have usually been included alongside NCOs and <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_personnel" class="mw-redirect" title="Enlisted personnel">enlisted personnel</a> in a category called other ranks (ORs), which is equivalent to the US "E" category (i.e. there is no separate "W" category in these particular services). In Commonwealth services, warrant officers rank between <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty officer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">sub-lieutenant</a> in the navy, between <a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">staff sergeant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenant</a> in the army, and between <a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">flight sergeant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pilot_officer" title="Pilot officer">pilot officer</a> in the air force. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The warrant officer corps began in the nascent <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which dates its founding to 1546. At that time, noblemen with military experience took command of the new navy, adopting the military ranks of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Captain_(Royal_Navy)" title="Captain (Royal Navy)">captain</a>. These officers often had no knowledge of life on board a ship—let alone how to navigate such a vessel—and relied on the expertise of the ship's <a href="/wiki/Master_(naval)" title="Master (naval)">master</a> and other seamen who tended to the technical aspects of running the ship. As cannon came into use, the officers also required gunnery experts; specialist gunners began to appear in the 16th century and also had warrant officer status.<sup id="cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WarrantHistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Literacy was one thing that most warrant officers had in common, and this distinguished them from the common seamen: according to the <a href="/wiki/British_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="British Admiralty">Admiralty</a> 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". Since all warrant officers had responsibility for stores, this was enough to debar the illiterate.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavery100_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavery100-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rank_and_status_in_the_18th_century">Rank and status in the 18th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rank and status in the 18th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In origin, warrant officers were specialist professionals whose expertise and authority demanded formal recognition.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavery100_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavery100-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 18th century they fell into two clear categories: on the one hand, those privileged to share with the commissioned officers in the <a href="/wiki/Wardroom" title="Wardroom">wardroom</a> and on the <a href="/wiki/Quarterdeck" title="Quarterdeck">quarterdeck</a>; and on the other, those who ranked with more junior members of the ship's crew.<sup id="cite_ref-rnranks_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rnranks-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Somewhere between the two, however, were the <a href="#Standing_warrant_officers">standing officers</a>, notable because, unlike the rest of the ship's company, they remained with the ship even when she was out of commission (e.g. for repair, refitting or replenishment, or whilst laid up); in these circumstances they were under the pay and supervision of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Dockyard" title="Royal Navy Dockyard">Royal Dockyard</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Wardroom_warrant_officers">Wardroom warrant officers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Wardroom warrant officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These classes of warrant officer messed in the <a href="/wiki/Wardroom" title="Wardroom">wardroom</a> with the commissioned officers: </p> <ul><li>the <a href="/wiki/Master_(naval)" title="Master (naval)">master</a>: the senior warrant officer, a qualified navigator and experienced seaman who set the sails, maintained the <a href="/wiki/Ship%27s_log" class="mw-redirect" title="Ship's log">ship's log</a> and advised the captain on the seaworthiness of the ship and crew;</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Naval_surgeon" title="Naval surgeon">surgeon</a>: who treated the sick and injured and advised the captain on matters of health;</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Purser" title="Purser">purser</a>: responsible for supplies, <a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">food</a> and pay for the crew.</li></ul> <p>In the early 19th century, they were joined in the wardroom by naval <a href="/wiki/Chaplain" title="Chaplain">chaplains</a>, who also had warrant officer status (though they were only usually present on larger vessels). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Standing_warrant_officers">Standing warrant officers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Standing warrant officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The standing officers were:<sup id="cite_ref-rnranks_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rnranks-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>the <a href="/wiki/Boatswain" title="Boatswain">boatswain</a>: responsible for maintenance of the ship's boats, sails, rigging, anchors and cables;</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Ship%27s_carpenter" title="Ship's carpenter">carpenter</a>: responsible for maintenance of the ship's hull and masts;</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Gunner_(artillery)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunner (artillery)">gunner</a>: responsible for care and maintenance of the ship's guns and <a href="/wiki/Gunpowder" title="Gunpowder">gunpowder</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Junior_warrant_officers">Junior warrant officers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Junior warrant officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other warrant officers included surgeon's mates, boatswain's mates and carpenter's mates, sailmakers, armourers, schoolmasters (involved in the education of boys, midshipmen and others aboard ship) and clerks. <a href="/wiki/Master-at-arms" title="Master-at-arms">Masters-at-arms</a>, who had formerly overseen small-arms provision on board, had by this time taken on responsibility for discipline. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Warrant_officers_in_context">Warrant officers in context</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Warrant officers in context"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the end of the century, the rank structure could be illustrated as follows (the warrant officers are underlined): </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Frame"><a href="/wiki/File:Warrantchart.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Warrantchart.png" decoding="async" width="1060" height="332" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1060" data-file-height="332" /></a><figcaption>Relative ranks in the Royal Navy, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1810</span>. Warrant officers are underlined in the chart.<sup id="cite_ref-Lavery136_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lavery136-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demise_of_the_royal_naval_warrants">Demise of the royal naval warrants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demise of the royal naval warrants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1843, the <a href="/wiki/Wardroom" title="Wardroom">wardroom</a> warrant officers were given commissioned status, while in 1853 the lower-grade warrant officers were absorbed into the new rate of <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty officer</a>, both classes thereby ceasing to be warrant officers. On 9 July 1864 the standing warrant officers were divided into two grades: warrant officers and chief warrant officers (or "commissioned warrant officers", a phrase that was replaced in 1920 with "commissioned officers promoted from warrant rank", although they were still usually referred to as "commissioned warrant officers", even in official documents). </p><p>By the time of the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>, their ranks had been expanded with the adoption of modern technology in the Royal Navy to include <a href="/wiki/Telegraphist" title="Telegraphist">telegraphists</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electrician" title="Electrician">electricians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shipwright" class="mw-redirect" title="Shipwright">shipwrights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Engine_room_artificer" title="Engine room artificer">artificer</a> <a href="/wiki/Engineer_officer_(Royal_Navy)" title="Engineer officer (Royal Navy)">engineers</a>, etc. Both warrant officers and commissioned warrant officers messed in the warrant officers' mess rather than the wardroom (although in ships too small to have a warrant officers' mess, they did mess in the wardroom). Warrant officers and commissioned warrant officers also carried swords, were saluted by <a href="/wiki/Naval_rating" title="Naval rating">ratings</a>, and ranked between <a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">sub-lieutenants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Midshipman" title="Midshipman">midshipmen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WarrantHistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1949, the ranks of warrant officer and commissioned warrant officer were changed to "commissioned officer" and "senior commissioned officer", the latter ranking with but after the rank of lieutenant, and they were admitted to the wardroom, the warrant officers' messes closing down. Collectively, these officers were known as "branch officers", being retitled "special duties" officers in 1956. In 1998, the special duties list was merged with the general list of officers in the Royal Navy, all officers now having the same opportunity to reach the highest commissioned ranks.<sup id="cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WarrantHistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_usage">Modern usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Modern usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> rank of warrant officer (WO) is the Navy's only rank appointed by warrant and is equivalent to the Army's WO1, and the RAAF's warrant officer. The most senior non-commissioned member of the Navy is the <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Warrant Officer of the Navy">Warrant Officer of the Navy</a> (WO-N), an appointment that is only held by one person at a time.<sup id="cite_ref-DefRegs_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DefRegs-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> has two warrant officer ranks: warrant officer class two (WO2) and warrant officer class one (WO1), the latter being senior in rank. The equivalent rank of WO2 in the Navy is now <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty officer</a>, and the RAAF equivalent of the Army's WO2 is now <a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">flight sergeant</a>, although in the past there were no equivalents. All warrant officers are addressed as "sir" or "ma'am" by subordinates. To gain the attention of a particular warrant officer in a group, they can be addressed as "Warrant Officer Bloggs, sir/ma'am" or by their appointment, e.g. "ASM Bloggs, sir/ma'am". Some warrant officers hold an appointment such as company sergeant major (WO2) or regimental sergeant major (WO1). The warrant officer appointed to the position of <a href="/wiki/Regimental_Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army_(Australia)" title="Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (Australia)">Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army</a> (RSM-A) is the most senior enlisted soldier in the Australian Army and differs from other Army warrant officers in that their rank is just warrant officer (WO). The appointment of RSM-A was introduced in 1983. The rank insignia are: a crown for a WO2 (or a crown in a square on AMCU (camouflage uniform) rank slides); the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Australia" title="Coat of arms of Australia">Australian Commonwealth Coat of Arms</a> (changed from the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Coat of arms of the United Kingdom">Royal Coat of Arms</a> in 1976) for a WO1; and the Australian Commonwealth Coat of Arms surrounded by a laurel wreath for the RSM-A.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DefRegs_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DefRegs-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> rank of warrant officer (WOFF) is the RAAF's only rank appointed by warrant and is equivalent to both the Army's WO1 and the Navy's WO. The most senior non-commissioned member of the RAAF is the <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_of_the_Air_Force" title="Warrant Officer of the Air Force">Warrant Officer of the Air Force</a> (WOFF-AF), an appointment that is only held by one person at a time.<sup id="cite_ref-DefRegs_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DefRegs-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <td>Navy </td> <td>Army </td> <td>Air Force </td></tr> <tr> <th>Insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-9a.svg/50px-Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-9a.svg/75px-Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-9a.svg/100px-Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Army_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Australian_Army_OR-9a.svg/60px-Australian_Army_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Australian_Army_OR-9a.svg/75px-Australian_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Australian_Army_OR-9a.svg/100px-Australian_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australia_RAAF_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Australia_RAAF_OR-9a.svg/60px-Australia_RAAF_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Australia_RAAF_OR-9a.svg/75px-Australia_RAAF_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Australia_RAAF_OR-9a.svg/100px-Australia_RAAF_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Title </th> <td>Warrant officer </td> <td>Warrant officer class 1 </td> <td>Warrant officer </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td>WO </td> <td>WO1 </td> <td>WOFF </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Bangladesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerycaption">Rank insignia</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh-Navy-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Master chief petty officer"><img alt="Master chief petty officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Bangladesh-Navy-OR-9.svg/60px-Bangladesh-Navy-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Bangladesh-Navy-OR-9.svg/120px-Bangladesh-Navy-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="203" data-file-height="508" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Master chief petty officer</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh-army-WO-3.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Master warrant officer"><img alt="Master warrant officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bangladesh-army-WO-3.svg/60px-Bangladesh-army-WO-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bangladesh-army-WO-3.svg/70px-Bangladesh-army-WO-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bangladesh-army-WO-3.svg/94px-Bangladesh-army-WO-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Master warrant officer</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:08.BAF-CWO.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Master warrant officer"><img alt="Master warrant officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/08.BAF-CWO.svg/48px-08.BAF-CWO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/08.BAF-CWO.svg/72px-08.BAF-CWO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/08.BAF-CWO.svg/96px-08.BAF-CWO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="243" data-file-height="606" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Master warrant officer</div> </li> </ul> <p>Warrant officer is the lowest <a href="/wiki/Junior_commissioned_officer" title="Junior commissioned officer">junior commissioned officer</a> rank in the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Air_Force" title="Bangladesh Air Force">Bangladesh Air Force</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ranking below <a href="/wiki/Senior_warrant_officer" title="Senior warrant officer">senior warrant officer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Master_warrant_officer" title="Master warrant officer">master warrant officer</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Land_Force_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces Land Force Command">Canadian Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Air_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces Air Command">Royal Canadian Air Force</a>, the cadre of warrant officers includes the specific ranks of warrant officer (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">adjudant</i>), <a href="/wiki/Master_warrant_officer" title="Master warrant officer">master warrant officer</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">adjudant-maître</i></span>), and <a href="/wiki/Chief_warrant_officer" title="Chief warrant officer">chief warrant officer</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">adjudant-chef</i></span>). Before unification in 1968, there were two ranks of warrant officer (WO2 and WO1) in the Canadian Army and RCAF that followed the British structure. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerycaption">Rank insignia</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canadian_Army_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Insignia of a chief warrant officer"><img alt="Insignia of a chief warrant officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Canadian_Army_OR-9a.svg/60px-Canadian_Army_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Canadian_Army_OR-9a.svg/70px-Canadian_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Canadian_Army_OR-9a.svg/94px-Canadian_Army_OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Insignia of a chief warrant officer</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canadian_Army_OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Insignia of a master warrant officer"><img alt="Insignia of a master warrant officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Canadian_Army_OR-8.svg/47px-Canadian_Army_OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Canadian_Army_OR-8.svg/70px-Canadian_Army_OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Canadian_Army_OR-8.svg/94px-Canadian_Army_OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Insignia of a master warrant officer</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Insignia of a warrant officer"><img alt="Insignia of a warrant officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg/47px-Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg/70px-Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg/94px-Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Insignia of a warrant officer</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Junior_commissioned_officer" title="Junior commissioned officer">Junior commissioned officers</a> are the Indian Armed Forces equivalent of warrant officer ranks. Those in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> actually use the ranks of junior warrant officer, warrant officer and master warrant officer. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Army" title="British Indian Army">British Indian Army</a>, warrant officer ranks existed but were restricted to British personnel, mostly in specialist appointments such as <a href="/wiki/Conductor_(military_appointment)" title="Conductor (military appointment)">conductor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sub-conductor" class="mw-redirect" title="Sub-conductor">sub-conductor</a>. Unlike in the British Army, although these appointments were warranted, the appointment and rank continued to be the same and the actual rank of warrant officer was never created. Indian equivalents were <a href="/wiki/Viceroy%27s_commissioned_officer" title="Viceroy's commissioned officer">viceroy's commissioned officers</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Junior_commissioned_officer" title="Junior commissioned officer">Junior commissioned officers</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India-Air-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/India-Air-OR-9.svg/50px-India-Air-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/India-Air-OR-9.svg/75px-India-Air-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/India-Air-OR-9.svg/100px-India-Air-OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="84" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India-Air-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/India-Air-OR-8.svg/50px-India-Air-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/India-Air-OR-8.svg/75px-India-Air-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/India-Air-OR-8.svg/100px-India-Air-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="84" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India-Air-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/India-Air-OR-7.svg/60px-India-Air-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/India-Air-OR-7.svg/75px-India-Air-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/India-Air-OR-7.svg/100px-India-Air-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="84" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Master warrant officer </td> <td>Warrant officer </td> <td>Junior warrant officer </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ireland">Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Irish_Naval_Service">Irish Naval Service</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Irish Naval Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Equivalent NATO Code </th> <th colspan="4">OR-9 </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><br />Ireland</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Executive.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Executive.svg/60px-IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Executive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Executive.svg/75px-IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Executive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Executive.svg/100px-IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Executive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="225" /></a></span><br />Executive </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Administrative.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Administrative.svg/60px-IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Administrative.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Administrative.svg/75px-IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Administrative.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Administrative.svg/100px-IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Administrative.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="225" /></a></span><br />Administrative </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Engineering.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Engineering.svg/60px-IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Engineering.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Engineering.svg/75px-IE_Navy_Rank_Insignia-WO-Engineering.svg.png 1.5x, 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style="text-align:center;"> <td>Irish </td> <td colspan="4">Oifigeach Barántais </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>English </td> <td colspan="4">Warrant officer </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Malaysia">Malaysia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Malaysia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Malaysian_military_ranks" title="Malaysian military ranks">Malaysian military ranks</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Armed_Forces" title="Malaysian Armed Forces">Malaysian Armed Forces</a>, warrant officers (<a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Malay</a>: <i lang="ms">pegawai Waran</i>) are the highest ranks for non commissioned officers. </p> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#cfcfcf;"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="2">Warrant officers </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_the_Malaysian_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Malaysian_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_the_Malaysian_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Malaysian_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_the_Malaysian_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Malaysian_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2020" data-file-height="1020" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Army" title="Malaysian Army">Malaysian Army</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-Malaysia_Army_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Malaysia_Army-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malaysia-army-OR-9.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Malaysia-army-OR-9.png/50px-Malaysia-army-OR-9.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Malaysia-army-OR-9.png/75px-Malaysia-army-OR-9.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Malaysia-army-OR-9.png/100px-Malaysia-army-OR-9.png 2x" data-file-width="860" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malaysia-army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Malaysia-army-OR-8.svg/50px-Malaysia-army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Malaysia-army-OR-8.svg/75px-Malaysia-army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Malaysia-army-OR-8.svg/100px-Malaysia-army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="122" data-file-height="109" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Pegawai waran I</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Pegawai waran II</i></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Naval_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Naval_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Naval_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2020" data-file-height="1020" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Malaysian_Navy" title="Royal Malaysian Navy">Royal Malaysian Navy</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malaysia-Navy-OR-9_New.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Malaysia-Navy-OR-9_New.svg/50px-Malaysia-Navy-OR-9_New.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Malaysia-Navy-OR-9_New.svg/75px-Malaysia-Navy-OR-9_New.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Malaysia-Navy-OR-9_New.svg/100px-Malaysia-Navy-OR-9_New.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="1290" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malaysia-Navy-OR-8_New.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Malaysia-Navy-OR-8_New.svg/50px-Malaysia-Navy-OR-8_New.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Malaysia-Navy-OR-8_New.svg/75px-Malaysia-Navy-OR-8_New.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Malaysia-Navy-OR-8_New.svg/100px-Malaysia-Navy-OR-8_New.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="1290" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Pegawai waran I</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Pegawai waran II</i></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg/40px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg/60px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Malaysian_Air_Force" title="Royal Malaysian Air Force">Royal Malaysian Air Force</a></b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-9.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-9.png/50px-Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-9.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-9.png/75px-Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-9.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-9.png/100px-Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-9.png 2x" data-file-width="860" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-8.svg/50px-Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-8.svg/75px-Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-8.svg/100px-Malaysia-Air_Force-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="122" data-file-height="109" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Pegawai waran udara I</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Pegawai waran udara II</i></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfcfcf;"> <th>English </th> <td>Warrant officer class I </td> <td>Warrant officer class II </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand">New Zealand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: New Zealand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Army" title="New Zealand Army">New Zealand Army</a> usage is the same as the British Army, having two ranks: warrant officer class two (WO2), addressed as "sergeant major", and warrant officer class one (WO1), addressed as "sir" or "ma'am". There are also appointments such as company and squadron sergeant major (CSM and SSM) which are usually WO2 positions and regimental sergeant major (RSM), which are usually WO1 positions. The highest ranking WO1 holds the position of Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy" title="Royal New Zealand Navy">Royal New Zealand Navy</a> has a single warrant officer rank, addressed as "sir" or "ma'am". This rank is equivalent to the Army WO1. The RNZN's highest-ranking warrant officer is the Warrant Officer of the Navy. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force" title="Royal New Zealand Air Force">Royal New Zealand Air Force</a> also has a single warrant officer rank, equivalent to the Navy warrant officer, and the Army warrant officer class 1 (WO1). A warrant officer in the RNZAF is addressed as "sir" or "ma'am". Previously an aircrew warrant officer was known as master aircrew; however this rank and designation is no longer used. The RNZAF also has a post of Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOAF), the most senior warrant officer position in the RNZAF. </p><p>There is also the Warrant Officer of the Defence Force (WODF). This appointment is held by a warrant officer class one (if the recipient originated from the New Zealand Army), or warrant officer (if the recipient originated from the Royal New Zealand Navy or the Royal New Zealand Air Force). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singapore">Singapore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Singapore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Boys'_Brigade"><span id="Boys.27_Brigade"></span>Boys' Brigade</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Boys' Brigade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Boys%27_Brigade_in_Singapore#Ranks" title="Boys' Brigade in Singapore">Boys' Brigade in Singapore § Ranks</a></div> <p>The rank of warrant officer is the highest rank a <a href="/wiki/Boys%27_Brigade_in_Singapore" title="Boys' Brigade in Singapore">Boys' Brigade</a> boy can attain in <a href="/wiki/Secondary_education_in_Singapore" title="Secondary education in Singapore">secondary school</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="National_Civil_Defence_Cadet_Corps">National Civil Defence Cadet Corps</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: National Civil Defence Cadet Corps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank of warrant officer is given to selected non-commissioned officers in <a href="/wiki/National_Civil_Defence_Cadet_Corps" title="National Civil Defence Cadet Corps">National Civil Defence Cadet Corps</a> units. It is above the rank of staff sergeant, and below the rank of cadet lieutenant.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the highest rank a cadet can attain in the NCDCC while they are in secondary school. The rank insignia is one point-up chevron, a <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Singapore" title="Coat of arms of Singapore">Singapore coat of arms</a>, and a garland below. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Singapore_Armed_Forces">Singapore Armed Forces</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Singapore Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces" title="Singapore Armed Forces">Singapore Armed Forces</a>, warrant officers begin as third warrant officers (3WO), previously starting at the rank of second warrant officer, abbreviated differently as WO2 instead. This rank is given to former <a href="/wiki/Specialist_(Singapore)" title="Specialist (Singapore)">specialists</a> who have attained the rank of <a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a> and have either gone through, or are about to go through the Warfighter Course at the Specialist and Warrant Officer Advanced School (SWAS) in the Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute (SWI). In order to be promoted to a second warrant officer (2WO) and above, they must have been selected for and graduated from the joint warrant officer course at the <a href="/wiki/SAFWOS_Leadership_School" class="mw-redirect" title="SAFWOS Leadership School">SAFWOS Leadership School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Singapore_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Singapore-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warrant officers rank between specialists and commissioned officers. They ordinarily serve as battalion or brigade <a href="/wiki/Regimental_sergeant_major" title="Regimental sergeant major">regimental sergeant majors</a>. Many of them serve as instructors and subject-matter experts in various training establishments. Warrant officers are also seen on the various staffs headed by the respective specialist officers. There are six grades of warrant officer (3WO, 2WO, 1WO, MWO, SWO and CWO). </p><p>Warrant officers used to have their own mess. For smaller camps, this mess is combined with the officers' mess. Warrant officers have similar responsibilities to commissioned officers. </p><p>Warrant officers are usually addressed as <span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">encik</i></span> ('mister' in Malay language) or as "warrant (surname)" or "<span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">encik</i></span> (surname)".<sup id="cite_ref-Singapore_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Singapore-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Exceptions to this are those who hold appointments. Warrant officers holding the appointment such as <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> (CO) and <a href="/wiki/Officer_commanding" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer commanding">officer commanding</a> (OC) are to be addressed as "sir" by <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">other ranks</a>, and those holding <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a> appointments such as regimental sergeant major (RSM), company sergeant major (CSM), formation sergeant major (FSM), institute sergeant major (ISM) and the Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) are to be addressed as "sergeant major" by other ranks. Also, all warrant officers holding the rank of chief warrant officer (CWO) are to be addressed as "sir" by other ranks. Since all warrant officers are non-commissioned officers, they are not saluted. </p><p>Although ceremonial swords are usually reserved for <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned officers</a>, warrant officers of the rank of master warrant officer (MWO) and above are presented with ceremonial swords, but continue to carry the <a href="/wiki/Pace_stick" title="Pace stick">pace stick</a>, with the sword sheathed during drills and parades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Singapore_Civil_Defence_Force">Singapore Civil Defence Force</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Singapore Civil Defence Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Civil_Defence_Force" title="Singapore Civil Defence Force">Singapore Civil Defence Force</a>, there are two warrant officer ranks. These ranks are (in order of ascending seniority) warrant officer (1) and warrant officer (2).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, before the Home Team Unified Rank Scheme was introduced, there were two additional ranks of warrant officer, namely senior warrant officer (1) and senior warrant officer (2). Both ranks are now obsolete, although existing holders of these ranks were allowed to keep their rank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Africa">South Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: South Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="South_African_National_Defence_Force">South African National Defence Force</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: South African National Defence Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="South African National Defence Force">South African National Defence Force</a>, a warrant officer (WO) is set apart from those who hold a non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank. Warrant officers hold a warrant of appointment endorsed by the Minister of Defence. Warrant officers hold very specific powers, which are set out in the Defence Act and the Military Defence Supplementary Measures Act. Before 2008, there were two classes – warrant officer class 1 and 2. A warrant officer class 1 could be appointed to positions such as regimental sergeant major, formation sergeant major or Sergeant Major of the Army or Warrant Officer of the Navy. In 2008, five new warrant officer ranks were introduced above warrant officer class 1: senior warrant officer (SWO), master warrant officer (MWO), chief warrant officer (CWO), senior chief warrant officer (SCWO) and master chief warrant officer (MCWO).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccc;"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="7">Warrant officer </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/File:SAA-WO-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/SAA-WO-2.svg/60px-SAA-WO-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/SAA-WO-2.svg/120px-SAA-WO-2.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="767" data-file-height="977" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAA-WO-1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/SAA-WO-1.svg/50px-SAA-WO-1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/SAA-WO-1.svg/75px-SAA-WO-1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/SAA-WO-1.svg/100px-SAA-WO-1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="767" data-file-height="977" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAA-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/SAA-OR-9.svg/60px-SAA-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/SAA-OR-9.svg/120px-SAA-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="767" data-file-height="977" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAA-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/SAA-OR-8.svg/50px-SAA-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/SAA-OR-8.svg/75px-SAA-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/SAA-OR-8.svg/100px-SAA-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="589" data-file-height="802" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Master chief warrant officer </td> <td>Senior chief warrant officer </td> <td>Chief warrant officer </td> <td>Master warrant officer </td> <td>Senior warrant officer </td> <td>Warrant officer class 1 </td> <td>Warrant officer class 2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="South_African_Police_Service">South African Police Service</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: South African Police Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Police_Service" title="South African Police Service">South African Police Service</a>, there is only a single warrant officer (WO) rank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer (United Kingdom)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RSM_of_the_Bermuda_Regiment_1992.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/RSM_of_the_Bermuda_Regiment_1992.jpg/220px-RSM_of_the_Bermuda_Regiment_1992.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="313" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/RSM_of_the_Bermuda_Regiment_1992.jpg/330px-RSM_of_the_Bermuda_Regiment_1992.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/RSM_of_the_Bermuda_Regiment_1992.jpg/440px-RSM_of_the_Bermuda_Regiment_1992.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1043" data-file-height="1482" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Regimental_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Regimental Sergeant Major">Regimental Sergeant Major</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Bermuda_Regiment" title="Royal Bermuda Regiment">Royal Bermuda Regiment</a>, WO1 Herman Eve, in 1992</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Royal_Navy">Royal Navy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Royal Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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class="thumbcaption">WO2 badge</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RN_WO1_Sleeve_Badge_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/RN_WO1_Sleeve_Badge_cropped.jpg/120px-RN_WO1_Sleeve_Badge_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/RN_WO1_Sleeve_Badge_cropped.jpg/250px-RN_WO1_Sleeve_Badge_cropped.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="335" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">WO1 badge</div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Warrant officer classes of the Royal Navy</div></div></div></div> <p>In 1973, warrant officers reappeared in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, but these appointments followed the army model, with the new warrant officers being ratings rather than officers. They were initially known as <a href="/wiki/Fleet_chief_petty_officer" title="Fleet chief petty officer">fleet chief petty officers</a> (FCPOs), but were renamed warrant officers in the 1980s. They rank with warrant officers class one in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a> and with warrant officers in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WarrantHistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are executive warrant officers for commands and ships.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Five branches (surface ships, submarines, Royal Marines, <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Maritime_Reserve_(United_Kingdom)" title="Maritime Reserve (United Kingdom)">Maritime Reserves</a>) each have a command warrant officer.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The senior RN WO is the <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_of_the_Royal_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer of the Royal Navy">Warrant Officer of the Royal Navy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the Navy Command Transformation Programme, there are now a <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Commander" title="Fleet Commander">Fleet Commander</a>'s Warrant Officer and a <a href="/wiki/Second_Sea_Lord" title="Second Sea Lord">Second Sea Lord</a>'s Warrant Officer, all working with the <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_to_the_Royal_Navy" title="Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy">Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy</a>, taking over the roles of the Command Warrant Officers.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, the rank of warrant officer class 2 was introduced. However, the rank was phased out in April 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but is being reinstated for non-technical and technical branches of the Royal Navy in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="British_Army">British Army</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: British Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-GBR-OR-09a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Army-GBR-OR-09a.svg/100px-Army-GBR-OR-09a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Army-GBR-OR-09a.svg/150px-Army-GBR-OR-09a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Army-GBR-OR-09a.svg/200px-Army-GBR-OR-09a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="848" /></a><figcaption>Arm badge of a <a href="/wiki/Conductor_(Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conductor (Army)">WO1 conductor RLC</a> (British Army)</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, there are two warrant ranks, warrant officer class two (WO2) and warrant officer class one (WO1), the latter being the senior of the two. These ranks were previously abbreviated as WOII and WOI (using Roman instead of Indo-Arabic numerals). "Warrant officer first class" or "second class" is incorrect. The rank immediately below WO2 is <a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">staff sergeant</a> (or <a href="/wiki/Colour_sergeant" title="Colour sergeant">colour sergeant</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WarrantHistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1938 to 1940 there was a WOIII <a href="/wiki/Platoon_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Platoon Sergeant Major">platoon sergeant major</a> rank.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2015, the new appointment of <a href="/wiki/Army_Sergeant_Major" title="Army Sergeant Major">Army Sergeant Major</a> was created, though the holder is not in fact a warrant officer but a commissioned officer holding the rank of captain.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The creation of the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Command_sergeant_major" title="Command sergeant major">command sergeant major</a> was announced in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Royal_Marines">Royal Marines</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Royal Marines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before 1879, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a> had no warrant officers:<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by the end of 1881, the Royal Marines had given warrant rank to their sergeant-majors and some other senior non-commissioned officers, in a similar fashion to the army.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the army introduced the ranks of warrant officer class I and class II in 1915, the Royal Marines did the same shortly after.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From February 1920, Royal Marines warrant officers class I (renamed warrant officers) were given the same status as Royal Navy warrant officers and the rank of warrant officer class II was abolished in the Royal Marines, with no further promotions to this rank.<sup id="cite_ref-LGRM_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LGRM-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The marines had introduced warrant officers equivalent in status to the Royal Navy's from 1910 with the Royal Marines gunner (originally titled gunnery sergeant-major), equivalent to the navy's warrant rank of gunner.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Development of these ranks closely paralleled that of their naval counterparts: as in the Royal Navy, by the Second World War there were warrant officers and commissioned warrant officers (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant_major" title="Staff sergeant major">staff sergeant majors</a>, commissioned staff sergeant majors, Royal Marines gunners, commissioned Royal Marines gunners, etc.). As officers, they were saluted by junior ranks in the Royal Marines and the army. These all became (commissioned) branch officer ranks in 1949, and special duties officer ranks in 1956. These ranks would return in 1972, this time similar to their army counterparts, and not as the RN did before. The most senior Royal Marines warrant officer is the <a href="/wiki/Corps_Regimental_Sergeant_Major" title="Corps Regimental Sergeant Major">Corps Regimental Sergeant Major</a>. Unlike the RN proper (since 2014), it retains both WO ranks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Royal_Air_Force">Royal Air Force</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Royal Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> first used the ranks of sergeant major first and second class as inherited from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a>, with the rank badges of the Royal coat of arms and the crown respectively. In the 1930s, these ranks were renamed warrant officer class I and II as in the Army. In 1939, the RAF abolished the rank of WOII and retained just the WOI rank, referred to as just warrant officer (WO), which it remains to this day. The RAF has no equivalent to WO2 (NATO OR-8), an RAF WO being equivalent to WO1 (NATO OR-9) and wearing the same badge of rank, the Royal coat of arms. The correct way to address a warrant officer is "sir" or "ma'am" by airmen and "mister or warrant officer (surname)" by officers. Most RAF warrant officers do not hold appointments as in the army or Royal Marines; the exception to this is the station warrant officer, who is considered a "<a href="/wiki/Primus_inter_pares" title="Primus inter pares">first amongst equals</a>" on an <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Air Force station">RAF station</a>. Warrant officer is the highest non-commissioned rank and ranks above flight sergeant. </p><p>In 1946, the RAF renamed its aircrew warrant officers to master aircrew, a designation which still survives. In 1950, it renamed warrant officers in technical trades to master technicians, a designation which survived only until 1964. </p><p>The most senior RAF warrant officer by appointment, although holding the same rank as other RAF warrant officers (OR9), is the <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force">Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force</a>, previously known as the Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer from the post's creation in 1996 until 2021. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer (United States)</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Army_Special_Operations_Center_of_Excellence_Command_Chief_Warrant_Officer_CW5_Robert_W._Hart.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/US_Army_Special_Operations_Center_of_Excellence_Command_Chief_Warrant_Officer_CW5_Robert_W._Hart.png/225px-US_Army_Special_Operations_Center_of_Excellence_Command_Chief_Warrant_Officer_CW5_Robert_W._Hart.png" decoding="async" width="225" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/US_Army_Special_Operations_Center_of_Excellence_Command_Chief_Warrant_Officer_CW5_Robert_W._Hart.png/338px-US_Army_Special_Operations_Center_of_Excellence_Command_Chief_Warrant_Officer_CW5_Robert_W._Hart.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/US_Army_Special_Operations_Center_of_Excellence_Command_Chief_Warrant_Officer_CW5_Robert_W._Hart.png/450px-US_Army_Special_Operations_Center_of_Excellence_Command_Chief_Warrant_Officer_CW5_Robert_W._Hart.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="827" /></a><figcaption>CW5 Robert Hart, Command Chief Warrant Officer, <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Special_Warfare_Center_and_School" title="John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School">John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School</a>, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2018</span></figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a>, a warrant officer (grade W-1 to W-5) is ranked as an officer above the senior-most <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">enlisted ranks</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Officer_cadet" title="Officer cadet">officer cadets</a> and <a href="/wiki/Officer_candidate" title="Officer candidate">officer candidates</a>, but below the officer grade of <a href="/wiki/Second_Lieutenant_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Lieutenant (United States)">O‑1</a> (NATO: OF‑1). All warrant officers rate a salute<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> from those ranked below them; i.e., the enlisted ranks. 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. For appointment to warrant officer (W-1), normally a <a href="/wiki/Warrant_(law)" title="Warrant (law)">warrant</a> is approved by the service secretary of the respective branch of service. However, appointment to this rank can come via commission by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a>, but this is less common. For the chief warrant officer ranks (CW‑2 to CW‑5), these warrant officers are commissioned by the President. Both warrant officers and chief warrant officers take the same oath of office as regular <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned officers</a> (O-1 to O-10).<sup id="cite_ref-WO-1_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WO-1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A small number of warrant officers command <a href="/wiki/Detachment_(military)" title="Detachment (military)">detachments</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Military unit">units</a>, activities, vessels, aircraft, and armored vehicles, as well as lead, coach, train, and counsel subordinates. However, the warrant officer's primary task is to serve as a technical expert, providing valuable skills, guidance, and expertise to commanders and organizations in their particular field.<sup id="cite_ref-WO-1_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WO-1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All U.S. armed services employ warrant officer grades except the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">U.S. Space Force</a>. Although still technically authorized, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> discontinued appointing new warrant officers in 1959, retiring its last chief warrant officer from the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Reserve">Air Force Reserve</a> in 1992. Space Force inherited the same lack of warrant officers from the Air Force, although its inaugural <a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Space_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force">Chief Master Sergeant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_A._Towberman" title="Roger A. Towberman">Roger A. Towberman</a>, stated in a January 2021 interview that Space Force would study the issue and decide whether or not to introduce them. In February 2024, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David W. Allvin announced that the Air Force will re-introduce the warrant officer rank within the information technology and cyber fields as a way to maintain technical leadership with those skills. The first class of 78 future warrant officers were selected in August and began training at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, in October 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a> utilizes warrant officers heavily<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and separates them into two types: Aviators and technical. Army aviation warrant officers pilot both rotary-wing and fixed wing aircraft and represent the largest group of Army warrant officers. Technical warrant officers in the Army specialize in a single branch technical area such as intelligence, sustainment, supply, military police, or special forces; and provide advice and support to commanders. For example, a military police officer and a military intelligence officer both have to be branch qualified in their respective fields, learning how to manage the entire spectrum of their profession. However, within those broad fields warrant officers include such specialists as <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Criminal_Investigation_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Army Criminal Investigation Command">CID Special Agents</a> (a very specific track within the military police) and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Counterintelligence" title="United States Army Counterintelligence">Counterintelligence Special Agents</a> (a very specific track within military intelligence). These technical warrant officers allow for a soldier with subject matter expertise (like non-commissioned officers), but with the authority of a commissioned officer. Both technical and aviation warrant officers go through initial training and branch assignment at the Army <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">Warrant Officer Candidate School</a> (WOCS), followed by branch-specific training and education paths. Technical warrant officers are generally selected from the non-commissioned officer ranks (typically E-6 through E-9). Aviation warrant officer candidates can apply from all branches of service, including junior enlisted and non-prior service civilians (aviation warrant officers join through the Warrant Officer Flight Training Program). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Navy">U.S. Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Coast Guard">U.S. Coast Guard</a> discontinued the grade of W-1 in 1975, appointing and commissioning all new entrants as chief warrant officer two (pay grade W-2, with rank abbreviation of CWO2). This was to prevent a pay decrease that an entrant may take since all Navy chief warrant officers are selected strictly from the <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty officer</a> pay grades (E-7 through E-9). The Coast Guard allows E-6 personnel to apply for chief warrant officer rank, but only after they have displayed their technical ability by earning a placement in the top 50% on the annual eligibility list for advancement to E-7. In 2018, the U.S. Navy expanded the warrant program, re-implementing the W-1 pay grade for cyber warrant officers and accepting three new WO1s in fiscal year 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was further expanded in 2020 when the Navy introduced the Air Vehicle Pilot (AVP) program. Personnel commissioning as AVPs will be awarded the rank of W-1.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Warrant officers in the Army holding the rank of warrant officer 1 (WO1) are formally addressed as "Mr/Ms" [last name]. Upon promotion to chief warrant officer 2, "Chief" becomes an additional authorized term of address. WO1s are informally addressed as "Chief" by many soldiers as well. In the Navy, warrant officers are typically addressed as "Mr/Ms" [last name], "Chief Warrant Officer", or informally as "Warrant" regardless of their grade. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Maritime_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Maritime Service">U.S. Maritime Service</a> (USMS), which is established at 46 U.S. Code § 51701, falls under the authority of the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation and is authorized to appoint warrant officers. In accordance with 46 U.S. Code § 51701, the USMS rank structure must be the same as that of the U.S. Coast Guard while uniforms worn are those of the U.S. Navy with distinctive USMS insignia and devices. The USMS has appointed warrant officers, of various specialty fields, during and after World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Warrant officer rank is also 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. As in the armed forces, they rank above sergeants, but below lieutenants. For example, the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_Highway_Patrol" title="North Carolina State Highway Patrol">North Carolina State Highway Patrol</a> had several warrant officer helicopter pilot positions from the 1960s until the mid-1980s. The WO insignia was a silver bar with a black square in the center. The WO ranks were abolished when the aviation program expanded and nearly twenty trooper pilot positions were created. <span class="anchor" id="technical_lieutenant"></span>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Police" title="New York State Police">New York State Police</a> rank of technical lieutenant is similar to a warrant officer rank insofar as it is used to grant commissioned officer authority to non-commissioned officers with extensive technical expertise. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; text-align:center"> <caption>Modern insignia and grades of warrant officers of the U.S. military </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Service </th> <th>CW5 or CWO5 </th> <th>CW4 or CWO4 </th> <th>CW3 or CWO3 </th> <th>CW2 or CWO2 </th> <th>WO1 </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span></span></div> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-Army-CW5.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Army chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/US-Army-CW5.svg/18px-US-Army-CW5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/US-Army-CW5.svg/27px-US-Army-CW5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/US-Army-CW5.svg/36px-US-Army-CW5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Army chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-Army-CW4.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Army chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/US-Army-CW4.svg/18px-US-Army-CW4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/US-Army-CW4.svg/27px-US-Army-CW4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/US-Army-CW4.svg/36px-US-Army-CW4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Army chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-Army-CW3.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Army chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/US-Army-CW3.svg/20px-US-Army-CW3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/US-Army-CW3.svg/40px-US-Army-CW3.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Army chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-Army-CW2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Army chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/US-Army-CW2.svg/20px-US-Army-CW2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/US-Army-CW2.svg/40px-US-Army-CW2.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Army chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-Army-WO1.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army warrant officer 1 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Army warrant officer 1 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/US-Army-WO1.svg/20px-US-Army-WO1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/US-Army-WO1.svg/40px-US-Army-WO1.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Army warrant officer 1 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <th><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/113px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span></span></div> </th> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF-CW5.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/USAF-CW5.svg/18px-USAF-CW5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/USAF-CW5.svg/27px-USAF-CW5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/USAF-CW5.svg/36px-USAF-CW5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF-CW4-2024.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/USAF-CW4-2024.svg/18px-USAF-CW4-2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/USAF-CW4-2024.svg/27px-USAF-CW4-2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/USAF-CW4-2024.svg/36px-USAF-CW4-2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="72" data-file-height="230" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF-CW3-2024.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/USAF-CW3-2024.svg/18px-USAF-CW3-2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/USAF-CW3-2024.svg/27px-USAF-CW3-2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/USAF-CW3-2024.svg/36px-USAF-CW3-2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="72" data-file-height="230" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF-CW2-2024.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/USAF-CW2-2024.svg/18px-USAF-CW2-2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/USAF-CW2-2024.svg/27px-USAF-CW2-2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/USAF-CW2-2024.svg/36px-USAF-CW2-2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="72" data-file-height="230" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF-WO1-2024.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Air Force warrant officer 1 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Air Force warrant officer 1 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/USAF-WO1-2024.svg/18px-USAF-WO1-2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/USAF-WO1-2024.svg/27px-USAF-WO1-2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/USAF-WO1-2024.svg/36px-USAF-WO1-2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="72" data-file-height="230" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Air Force warrant officer 1 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/250px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="5940" data-file-height="4680" /></span></span></span></div> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC_CWO5.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="USMC chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia"><img alt="USMC chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/USMC_CWO5.svg/20px-USMC_CWO5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/USMC_CWO5.svg/40px-USMC_CWO5.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>USMC chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC_CWO4.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="USMC chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia"><img alt="USMC chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USMC_CWO4.svg/20px-USMC_CWO4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USMC_CWO4.svg/40px-USMC_CWO4.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>USMC chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC_CWO3.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="USMC chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia"><img alt="USMC chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/USMC_CWO3.svg/18px-USMC_CWO3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/USMC_CWO3.svg/27px-USMC_CWO3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/USMC_CWO3.svg/36px-USMC_CWO3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>USMC chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC_CWO2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="USMC chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia"><img alt="USMC chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/USMC_CWO2.svg/18px-USMC_CWO2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/USMC_CWO2.svg/27px-USMC_CWO2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/USMC_CWO2.svg/36px-USMC_CWO2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>USMC chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC_WO1.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="USMC warrant officer 1 rank insignia"><img alt="USMC warrant officer 1 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/USMC_WO1.svg/20px-USMC_WO1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/USMC_WO1.svg/40px-USMC_WO1.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="131" /></a><figcaption>USMC warrant officer 1 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/113px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="520" /></span></span></span></div> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg/50px-US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg/75px-US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg/100px-US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg/50px-US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg/75px-US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg/100px-US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy warrant officer 1 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Navy warrant officer 1 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg/50px-US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg/75px-US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg/100px-US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Navy warrant officer 1 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/113px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="803" /></span></span></span></div> </td> <td>Established in 1994; not implemented </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_CW4_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/USCG_CW4_insignia.svg/50px-USCG_CW4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/USCG_CW4_insignia.svg/75px-USCG_CW4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/USCG_CW4_insignia.svg/100px-USCG_CW4_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_CW3_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia"><img alt="U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/USCG_CW3_insignia.svg/60px-USCG_CW3_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/USCG_CW3_insignia.svg/120px-USCG_CW3_insignia.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_CW2_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 2 rank Insignia"><img alt="U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 2 rank Insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/USCG_CW2_insignia.svg/50px-USCG_CW2_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/USCG_CW2_insignia.svg/75px-USCG_CW2_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/USCG_CW2_insignia.svg/100px-USCG_CW2_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 2 rank Insignia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td>Discontinued in 1975 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warrant_officer">Warrant officer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Warrant officer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh-army-WO-1.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer (Bengali: ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার, romanized: Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra) (Bangladesh Army)[43]"><img alt="Warrant officer (Bengali: ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার, romanized: Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra) (Bangladesh Army)[43]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bangladesh-army-WO-1.svg/47px-Bangladesh-army-WO-1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bangladesh-army-WO-1.svg/70px-Bangladesh-army-WO-1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bangladesh-army-WO-1.svg/94px-Bangladesh-army-WO-1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>: <span lang="bn">ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Bengali" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Bengali">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Bengali-language romanization"><i lang="bn-Latn">Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra</i></span>)</span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Bangladesh_Army_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangladesh_Army-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer (French: Adjudant) (Canadian Army)[44]"><img alt="Warrant officer (French: Adjudant) (Canadian Army)[44]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg/47px-Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg/70px-Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg/94px-Canadian_Army_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Adjudant</i>)</span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Canada_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canada-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer (Nigerian Army)[45]"><img alt="Warrant officer (Nigerian Army)[45]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer<br />(<a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Army" title="Nigerian Army">Nigerian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Nigeria_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nigeria-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer (Royal Air Force)[46]"><img alt="Warrant officer (Royal Air Force)[46]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/107px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="107" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/160px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/214px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer<br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-UK_AirForce_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK_AirForce-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warrant_officer_class_2">Warrant officer class 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Warrant officer class 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-8a.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Antigua and Barbuda Regiment)[47]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Antigua and Barbuda Regiment)[47]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/British_Army_OR-8a.svg/47px-British_Army_OR-8a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/British_Army_OR-8a.svg/70px-British_Army_OR-8a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/British_Army_OR-8a.svg/94px-British_Army_OR-8a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_Regiment" title="Antigua and Barbuda Regiment">Antigua and Barbuda Regiment</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Antigua&Barbuda_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antigua&Barbuda-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Botswana-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Botswana Ground Force)[48]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Botswana Ground Force)[48]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Botswana-Army-OR-8.svg/120px-Botswana-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Botswana-Army-OR-8.svg/180px-Botswana-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Botswana-Army-OR-8.svg/240px-Botswana-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Botswana_Ground_Force" title="Botswana Ground Force">Botswana Ground Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Botswana_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Botswana-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05.Gambian_Army-WO2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Gambian National Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Gambian National Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/05.Gambian_Army-WO2.svg/120px-05.Gambian_Army-WO2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/05.Gambian_Army-WO2.svg/180px-05.Gambian_Army-WO2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/05.Gambian_Army-WO2.svg/240px-05.Gambian_Army-WO2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="239" data-file-height="206" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Gambian_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Gambian National Army">Gambian National Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ghana-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Ghana Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Ghana Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ghana-Army-OR-8.svg/120px-Ghana-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ghana-Army-OR-8.svg/180px-Ghana-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ghana-Army-OR-8.svg/240px-Ghana-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="105" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Ghana_Army" title="Ghana Army">Ghana Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kenya-Army-OR-8.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Kenya Army)[49]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Kenya Army)[49]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Kenya-Army-OR-8.png/120px-Kenya-Army-OR-8.png" decoding="async" width="107" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Kenya-Army-OR-8.png/250px-Kenya-Army-OR-8.png 1.5x" data-file-width="913" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Kenya_Army" title="Kenya Army">Kenya Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Kenya_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kenya-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Lesotho Army)[50]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Lesotho Army)[50]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Lesotho_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Lesotho Army">Lesotho Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Lesotho_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lesotho-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Malawi Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Malawi Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Malawi_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Malawi Army">Malawi Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05-Namibia_Army-WO2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Namibian Army)[51]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Namibian Army)[51]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/05-Namibia_Army-WO2.svg/120px-05-Namibia_Army-WO2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="119" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/05-Namibia_Army-WO2.svg/179px-05-Namibia_Army-WO2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/05-Namibia_Army-WO2.svg/239px-05-Namibia_Army-WO2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="167" data-file-height="168" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Namibian_Army" title="Namibian Army">Namibian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Namibia_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Namibia-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05-Rwanda_Army-WO2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer II (Rwandan Land Forces)[52]"><img alt="Warrant officer II (Rwandan Land Forces)[52]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/05-Rwanda_Army-WO2.svg/60px-05-Rwanda_Army-WO2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="57" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/05-Rwanda_Army-WO2.svg/120px-05-Rwanda_Army-WO2.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="408" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer II<br />(<a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Defence_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Rwanda Defence Force">Rwandan Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Rwanda_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rwanda-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seychelles-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Seychelles Infantry Unit)[53]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Seychelles Infantry Unit)[53]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Seychelles-Army-OR-8.svg/120px-Seychelles-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Seychelles-Army-OR-8.svg/180px-Seychelles-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Seychelles-Army-OR-8.svg/240px-Seychelles-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="76" data-file-height="76" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Seychelles_People%27s_Defence_Force" title="Seychelles People's Defence Force">Seychelles Infantry Unit</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Seychelles_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seychelles-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sierra_Leone-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Sierra Leone Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Sierra Leone Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Sierra_Leone-Army-OR-8.svg/120px-Sierra_Leone-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Sierra_Leone-Army-OR-8.svg/180px-Sierra_Leone-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Sierra_Leone-Army-OR-8.svg/240px-Sierra_Leone-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="161" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Army">Sierra Leone Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAA-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (South African Army)[54]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (South African Army)[54]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/SAA-OR-8.svg/88px-SAA-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/SAA-OR-8.svg/132px-SAA-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/SAA-OR-8.svg/176px-SAA-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="589" data-file-height="802" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/South_African_Army" title="South African Army">South African Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SouthAfrica_Army_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SouthAfrica_Army-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Eswatini Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Eswatini Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05-Tanzania_Army-WO2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Swahili: Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili) (Tanzanian Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Swahili: Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili) (Tanzanian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/05-Tanzania_Army-WO2.svg/120px-05-Tanzania_Army-WO2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/05-Tanzania_Army-WO2.svg/180px-05-Tanzania_Army-WO2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/05-Tanzania_Army-WO2.svg/240px-05-Tanzania_Army-WO2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="167" data-file-height="167" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili</a>: <i lang="sw">Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili</i>)</span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Tanzanian_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanzanian Army">Tanzanian Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uganda-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Ugandan Land Forces)[55]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Ugandan Land Forces)[55]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Uganda-Army-OR-8.svg/120px-Uganda-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Uganda-Army-OR-8.svg/250px-Uganda-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="542" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force" title="Uganda People's Defence Force">Ugandan Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Uganda_Army_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uganda_Army-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zambia-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Zambian Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Zambian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Zambia-Army-OR-8.svg/120px-Zambia-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Zambia-Army-OR-8.svg/180px-Zambia-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Zambia-Army-OR-8.svg/240px-Zambia-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="69" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Zambian_Army" title="Zambian Army">Zambian Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zimbabwe-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Zimbabwe National Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Zimbabwe National Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Zimbabwe-Army-OR-8.svg/120px-Zimbabwe-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Zimbabwe-Army-OR-8.svg/250px-Zimbabwe-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1013" data-file-height="855" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_National_Army" title="Zimbabwe National Army">Zimbabwe National Army</a>)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warrant_officer_class_1">Warrant officer class 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Warrant officer class 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Antigua and Barbuda Regiment)[47]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Antigua and Barbuda Regiment)[47]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Coat_of_arms_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/104px-Coat_of_arms_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="104" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Coat_of_arms_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/156px-Coat_of_arms_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Coat_of_arms_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/207px-Coat_of_arms_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="434" data-file-height="502" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_Regiment" title="Antigua and Barbuda Regiment">Antigua and Barbuda Regiment</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Antigua&Barbuda_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antigua&Barbuda-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Botswana-Army-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Botswana Ground Force)[48]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Botswana Ground Force)[48]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Botswana-Army-OR-9.svg/120px-Botswana-Army-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Botswana-Army-OR-9.svg/180px-Botswana-Army-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Botswana-Army-OR-9.svg/240px-Botswana-Army-OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Botswana_Ground_Force" title="Botswana Ground Force">Botswana Ground Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Botswana_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Botswana-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:06.Gambian_Army-WO1.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Gambian National Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Gambian National Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/06.Gambian_Army-WO1.svg/120px-06.Gambian_Army-WO1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/06.Gambian_Army-WO1.svg/180px-06.Gambian_Army-WO1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/06.Gambian_Army-WO1.svg/240px-06.Gambian_Army-WO1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="239" data-file-height="206" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Gambian_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Gambian National Army">Gambian National Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ghana-Army-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Ghana Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Ghana Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Ghana-Army-OR-9.svg/116px-Ghana-Army-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="116" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Ghana-Army-OR-9.svg/173px-Ghana-Army-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Ghana-Army-OR-9.svg/231px-Ghana-Army-OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="130" data-file-height="135" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Ghana_Army" title="Ghana Army">Ghana Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Kenya Army)[49]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Kenya Army)[49]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Kenya_Army" title="Kenya Army">Kenya Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Kenya_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kenya-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Lesotho Army)[50]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Lesotho Army)[50]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Lesotho_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Lesotho Army">Lesotho Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Lesotho_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lesotho-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Malawi Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Malawi Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Malawi_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Malawi Army">Malawi Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:06-Namibia_Army-WO1.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Namibian Army)[51]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Namibian Army)[51]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/06-Namibia_Army-WO1.svg/119px-06-Namibia_Army-WO1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="119" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/06-Namibia_Army-WO1.svg/179px-06-Namibia_Army-WO1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/06-Namibia_Army-WO1.svg/239px-06-Namibia_Army-WO1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="167" data-file-height="168" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Namibian_Army" title="Namibian Army">Namibian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Namibia_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Namibia-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:06-Rwanda_Army-WO1.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer II (Rwandan Land Forces)[52]"><img alt="Warrant officer II (Rwandan Land Forces)[52]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/06-Rwanda_Army-WO1.svg/57px-06-Rwanda_Army-WO1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="57" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/06-Rwanda_Army-WO1.svg/86px-06-Rwanda_Army-WO1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/06-Rwanda_Army-WO1.svg/115px-06-Rwanda_Army-WO1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="408" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer II<br />(<a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Defence_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Rwanda Defence Force">Rwandan Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Rwanda_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rwanda-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seychelles-Army-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Seychelles Infantry Unit)[53]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Seychelles Infantry Unit)[53]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Seychelles-Army-OR-9.svg/120px-Seychelles-Army-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Seychelles-Army-OR-9.svg/180px-Seychelles-Army-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Seychelles-Army-OR-9.svg/240px-Seychelles-Army-OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="76" data-file-height="76" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Seychelles_People%27s_Defence_Force" title="Seychelles People's Defence Force">Seychelles Infantry Unit</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Seychelles_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seychelles-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Sierra Leone Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Sierra Leone Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Army">Sierra Leone Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAA-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (South African Army)[54]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (South African Army)[54]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/SAA-OR-9.svg/120px-SAA-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/SAA-OR-9.svg/250px-SAA-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="767" data-file-height="977" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/South_African_Army" title="South African Army">South African Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SouthAfrica_Army_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SouthAfrica_Army-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Eswatini Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Eswatini Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:06-Tanzania_Army-WO1.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Swahili: Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili) (Tanzanian Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Swahili: Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili) (Tanzanian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/06-Tanzania_Army-WO1.svg/120px-06-Tanzania_Army-WO1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/06-Tanzania_Army-WO1.svg/180px-06-Tanzania_Army-WO1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/06-Tanzania_Army-WO1.svg/240px-06-Tanzania_Army-WO1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="167" data-file-height="167" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili</a>: <i lang="sw">Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili</i>)</span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Tanzanian_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanzanian Army">Tanzanian Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uganda-Army-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Ugandan Land Forces)[55]"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Ugandan Land Forces)[55]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Uganda-Army-OR-9.svg/120px-Uganda-Army-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Uganda-Army-OR-9.svg/180px-Uganda-Army-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Uganda-Army-OR-9.svg/240px-Uganda-Army-OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="802" data-file-height="802" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force" title="Uganda People's Defence Force">Ugandan Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Uganda_Army_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uganda_Army-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Zambian Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Zambian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia.svg/103px-Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="103" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia.svg/155px-Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia.svg/207px-Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="870" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Zambian_Army" title="Zambian Army">Zambian Army</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warrant officer class 2 (Zimbabwe National Army)"><img alt="Warrant officer class 2 (Zimbabwe National Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg/180px-Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg/240px-Coat_of_arms_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="340" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Warrant officer class 2<br />(<a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_National_Army" title="Zimbabwe National Army">Zimbabwe National Army</a>)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">List of comparative military ranks</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">see <a href="/w/index.php?title=Senior_Warrant_Officer_Advisory_Council&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Senior Warrant Officer Advisory Council (page does not exist)">Senior Warrant Officer Advisory Council</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a563031.pdf">CW4 Richard C. Myers and CW5 Todd M. Boudreau (Spring 2011) Charging toward an even brighter future</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warrant_officer&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWelsh2006" class="citation book cs1">Welsh, David R. (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=n-Q-rP7AnaIC"><i>Warrant: The Legacy of Leadership as a Warrant Officer</i></a>. Nashville, Tennessee: Turner Publishing Company. p. 6. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59652-053-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-59652-053-0"><bdi>978-1-59652-053-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Warrant%3A+The+Legacy+of+Leadership+as+a+Warrant+Officer&rft.place=Nashville%2C+Tennessee&rft.pages=6&rft.pub=Turner+Publishing+Company&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1-59652-053-0&rft.aulast=Welsh&rft.aufirst=David+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dn-Q-rP7AnaIC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WarrantHistory-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WarrantHistory_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Pers-Warrant%20Rank.htm">"A Brief History of Warrant Rank in the Royal Navy"</a>. <i>Naval-History.Net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Naval-History.Net&rft.atitle=A+Brief+History+of+Warrant+Rank+in+the+Royal+Navy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.naval-history.net%2FxGM-Pers-Warrant%2520Rank.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lavery100-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Lavery100_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lavery100_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFLavery1989" class="citation book cs1">Lavery, Brian (1989). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nelsonsnavyships00lave/page/100"><i>Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization</i></a>. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nelsonsnavyships00lave/page/100">100</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87021-258-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-87021-258-3"><bdi>0-87021-258-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Nelson%27s+Navy%3A+The+Ships%2C+Men+and+Organization&rft.place=Annapolis%2C+Md&rft.pages=100&rft.pub=Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=0-87021-258-3&rft.aulast=Lavery&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fnelsonsnavyships00lave%2Fpage%2F100&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rnranks-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rnranks_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rnranks_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150923074318/http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/sites/default/files/Naval%20Ranks.pdf">"Information sheet no 096: Naval Ranks"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>National Museum of the Royal Navy</i>. 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Fleet Air Arm Officers Association. 2 October 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=New+Base+Warrant+Officer+at+Culdrose&rft.date=2013-10-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fleetairarmoa.org%2Fnews%2Fnew-base-warrant-officer-at-culdrose&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://docplayer.net/185112612-The-semaphore-circular.html">"The Semaphore Circular May 2020"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Association" title="Royal Naval Association">Royal Naval Association</a>. 1 May 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 July</span> 2020</span>. <q>Our source was the Fleet Commander's Warrant Officer, a newly created post and itself part of the Navy Command Transformation programme. WO Mick Turnbull works alongside the Warrant Officer of the Naval Service as well as First and Second Sea Lords WOs. This is a change from the former situation where each fighting arm (Surface Ships, Submarines, Royal Marines, Reserves and Fleet Air Arm) had its own WO. It is one part of a shift to a whole naval force focus</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Semaphore+Circular+May+2020&rft.pub=Royal+Naval+Association&rft.date=2020-05-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdocplayer.net%2F185112612-The-semaphore-circular.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/navynews/archivepdfs/2020s/2020/navy-news-march-2020-issue-788.pdf">"Navy News March 2020"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>. 1 March 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 July</span> 2020</span>. <q>Helping to deliver transformation is the new Warrant Officer of the Naval Service, WO1 Carl 'Speedy' Steedman. He will be working with the holders of two brand new positions; Second Sea Lord's Warrant Officer, WO1 Ian Wilson and Fleet Commander's Warrant Officer, WO1 Mick Turnbull, together with the RM Corps RSM, WO1 Dave Mason.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Navy+News+March+2020&rft.pub=Royal+Navy&rft.date=2020-03-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalnavy.mod.uk%2F-%2Fmedia%2Froyal-navy-responsive%2Fimages%2Fnavynews%2Farchivepdfs%2F2020s%2F2020%2Fnavy-news-march-2020-issue-788.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/command_warrant_officers#incoming-1623567">"Command Warrant Officers"</a>. Navy Command Secretariat. 18 August 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 August</span> 2020</span> – via <a href="/wiki/WhatDoTheyKnow" title="WhatDoTheyKnow">WhatDoTheyKnow</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Command+Warrant+Officers&rft.pub=Navy+Command+Secretariat&rft.date=2020-08-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whatdotheyknow.com%2Frequest%2Fcommand_warrant_officers%23incoming-1623567&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/navynews/archivepdfs/2010s/2014/navy-news-january-2014-issue-714.pdf">"Single rate for warrant officers"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>201401 Navy News Jan 14</i>. <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>. p. 35<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 February</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=201401+Navy+News+Jan+14&rft.atitle=Single+rate+for+warrant+officers&rft.pages=35&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalnavy.mod.uk%2F-%2Fmedia%2Froyal-navy-responsive%2Fimages%2Fnavynews%2Farchivepdfs%2F2010s%2F2014%2Fnavy-news-january-2014-issue-714.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWO1MickTurnbull2021" class="citation web cs1">@WO1MickTurnbull (2 February 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/WO1MickTurnbull/status/1356635634094473219">"Good afternoon the WO2 rank was kept in Service for the Royal Marines and Submariner engineers. However as part of Royal Navy Transformation the WO2 Rank has now been introduced across the Service. The first recipients were notified on 18 Jan 21 and others have now been selected"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Good+afternoon+the+WO2+rank+was+kept+in+Service+for+the+Royal+Marines+and+Submariner+engineers.+However+as+part+of+Royal+Navy+Transformation+the+WO2+Rank+has+now+been+introduced+across+the+Service.+The+first+recipients+were+notified+on+18+Jan+21+and+others+have+now+been+selected.&rft.date=2021-02-02&rft.au=WO1MickTurnbull&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FWO1MickTurnbull%2Fstatus%2F1356635634094473219&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBanham2006" class="citation book cs1">Banham, Tony (2006). <i>The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru: Britain's Forgotten Wartime Tragedy</i>. <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_University_Press" title="Hong Kong University Press">Hong Kong University Press</a>. p. 272. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-962-209-771-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-962-209-771-1"><bdi>978-962-209-771-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Sinking+of+the+Lisbon+Maru%3A+Britain%27s+Forgotten+Wartime+Tragedy&rft.pages=272&rft.pub=Hong+Kong+University+Press&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-962-209-771-1&rft.aulast=Banham&rft.aufirst=Tony&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWarrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61742/supplement/3/data.pdf">"Army"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i>. 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href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Military ranks of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Senegal" title="Military ranks of Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Seychelles" title="Military ranks of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sierra_Leone" title="Military ranks of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Somalia" title="Military ranks of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_military_ranks" title="South African military ranks">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Sudan" title="Military ranks of South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sudan" title="Military ranks of Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tanzania" title="Military ranks of Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Togo" title="Military ranks of Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tunisia" title="Military ranks of Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Uganda" title="Military ranks of Uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zambia" title="Military ranks of Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zimbabwe" title="Military ranks of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic 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href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Ethiopian_Empire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Ethiopian Empire (page does not exist)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Katanga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Katanga (page does not exist)">Katanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mozambique#Historical_rank_insignia_(1975-1994)" title="Military ranks of Mozambique">People's Republic of Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Rhodesia" title="Military ranks of Rhodesia">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Africa_Territorial_Force#Ranks" title="South West Africa Territorial Force">South West Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transkei_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Transkei Defence Force">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venda_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Venda Defence Force">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zaire" title="Military ranks of Zaire">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_apartheid_states_in_southern_Africa" title="Comparative military ranks of apartheid states in southern Africa">Apartheid States in Southern Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Military ranks of Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Argentina" title="Military ranks of Argentina">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahamas" title="Military ranks of Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Barbados" title="Military ranks of Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belize" title="Military ranks of Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bolivia" title="Military ranks of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Chile" title="Military ranks and insignia of Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Colombian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Cuba" title="Military ranks of Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ecuador" title="Military ranks of Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_El_Salvador" title="Military ranks of El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guatemala" title="Military ranks of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guyana" title="Military ranks of Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Haiti" title="Military ranks of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Honduras" title="Military ranks of Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jamaica" title="Military ranks of Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mexico" title="Military ranks of Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaragua_military_ranks" title="Nicaragua military ranks">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Paraguay" title="Military ranks of Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Peru" title="Military ranks of Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Military ranks of Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriname_National_Army#Army_Ranks" title="Suriname National Army">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Military ranks of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li>United States <ul><li><i>Officers:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Enlisted:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Other:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposing_force#Ranks" title="Opposing force">Opposing forces</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Uruguay" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_military_ranks" title="Venezuelan military ranks">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Former_ranks_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Former ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces">Canada (pre-Unification)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Confederate_States" title="Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States">Confederate States of America</a></li> <li>Union <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Union_Army#Ranks_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Uniforms of the Union Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Navy#Ranks_and_rank_insignia" title="Union Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Costa Rica (page does not exist)">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Cuba#Republic_of_Cuba_(1902–1959)" title="Military ranks of Cuba">Republic of Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Empire_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of the Empire of Brazil">Empire of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Panama#Historic_ranks" title="Military ranks of Panama">Panama</a></li> <li>Republic of Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Texas#Personnel" title="Army of the Republic of Texas">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Navy#Insignia" title="Texas Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>United States Army enlisted <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_I" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II">World War II</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Afghanistan" title="Military ranks of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahrain" title="Military ranks of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bangladesh" title="Military ranks of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bhutan" title="Military ranks of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Brunei" title="Military ranks of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li>PR of China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Rocket_Force#Ranks" title="People's Liberation Army Rocket Force">Rocket Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Armed_Police#Ranks_and_insignia" title="People's Armed Police">Armed Police</a></li></ul></li> <li>India <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard#Rank_insignia" title="Indian Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation#Ranks" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India#Ranks_and_insignia" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_military_ranks" title="Indonesian military ranks">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iran" title="Military ranks of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iraq" title="Military ranks of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces_ranks" title="Israel Defense Forces ranks">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jordan" title="Military ranks of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kazakhstan" title="Military ranks of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_Korea" title="Comparative military ranks of Korea">Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Korea" title="Military ranks of North Korea">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Korea" title="Military ranks of South Korea">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kuwait" title="Military ranks of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="Military ranks of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Lao_People%27s_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Lebanon" title="Military ranks of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_military_ranks" title="Malaysian military ranks">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Maldives" title="Military ranks of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_military_ranks" title="Mongolian military ranks">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Myanmar" title="Military ranks of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Nepal" title="Military ranks of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Oman" title="Military ranks of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li>Pakistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Marines#Commissioned_officers_and_Enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Marines">Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Armed_Forces#Ranks" title="Civil Armed Forces">Civil Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Maritime_Security_Agency#Commissioned_officers_and_enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Maritime Security Agency">Maritime Security Agency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Philippines" title="Military ranks of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Qatar" title="Military ranks of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Military ranks of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Singapore" title="Military ranks of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li>Sri Lanka <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Coast_Guard#Rank_structure" title="Sri Lanka Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Syria" title="Military ranks of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tajikistan" title="Military ranks of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Thai_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Thai armed forces">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Timor-Leste" title="Military ranks of Timor-Leste">Timor-Leste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkmenistan" title="Military ranks of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Military ranks of United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Uzbekistan" title="Military ranks of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Yemen" title="Military ranks of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Abkhazia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Abkhazia (page does not exist)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Artsakh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Artsakh (page does not exist)">Artsakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="Military ranks of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_South_Ossetia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of South Ossetia (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia">Taiwan <span style="font-size:85%;">(Republic of China)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of Imperial China">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Military ranks of the Republic of China (1912–1949)">Republic (1912–1949)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army#Ranks" title="Royal Netherlands East Indies Army">Dutch East Indies</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_East_Turkestan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of East Turkestan (page does not exist)">East Turkestan</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Ili_National_Army#Ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Ili National Army">Second Republic</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_Kampuchea" title="Military ranks of the People's Republic of Kampuchea">People's Republic of Kampuchea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_Iran" title="Military ranks of Imperial Iran">Imperial Iran</a></li> <li>Imperial Japan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Korea <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Korean_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Korean Empire">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Liberation_Army#Army_ranks" title="Korean Liberation Army">Liberation Army</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Lao_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces">Kingdom of Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Manchukuo" title="Military ranks of Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Mongolian_Army#Ranks" title="Inner Mongolian Army">Mengjiang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Mongolian_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Mongolian People's Republic">Mongolian People's Republic</a></li> <li>Vietnam <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Vietnam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the State of Vietnam (page does not exist)">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Yemen" title="Military ranks of South Yemen">South Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Tibet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Tibet (page does not exist)">Tibet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvan_People%27s_Revolutionary_Army#Ranks" title="Tuvan People's Revolutionary Army">Tuva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Armenia" title="Military ranks of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Austria" title="Military ranks of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Azerbaijan" title="Military ranks of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belarus" title="Military ranks of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_military_ranks" title="Belgian military ranks">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Military ranks and insignia of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_military_ranks" title="Croatian military ranks">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_military_ranks" title="Cyprus military ranks">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_military_ranks" title="Czech military ranks">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Denmark" title="Military ranks of Denmark">Denmark</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Army" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Navy" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Air_Force" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Home_Guard_(Denmark)" title="Ranks and insignia of Home Guard (Denmark)">Home Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Estonia" title="Military ranks of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_military_ranks" title="Finnish military ranks">Finland</a></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie#Ranks" title="National Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="Ranks in the French Air and Space Force">Air and Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Forests_Office_(France)" title="National Forests Office (France)">Foresters</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_military_ranks" title="Georgian military ranks">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_military_ranks" title="Greek military ranks">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iceland_Crisis_Response_Unit#Ranks_of_the_Icelandic_Crisis_Response_Unit" title="Iceland Crisis Response Unit">Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Coast_Guard#Ranks" title="Icelandic Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Defence_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Irish Defence Forces rank insignia">Ireland</a></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Army_ranks" title="Italian Army ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Navy_ranks" title="Italian Navy ranks">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force_ranks" title="Italian Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Carabinieri" title="Rank insignia of the Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Rank insignia of the Guardia di Finanza">Finance Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Latvia" title="Military ranks of Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Lithuanian military ranks and insignia">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Luxembourg" title="Military ranks of Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Macedonia" title="Military ranks of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Malta" title="Military ranks of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Moldova" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Monaco#Rank_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Netherlands_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Norway" title="Military ranks and insignia of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Polish Armed Forces rank insignia">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Portugal" title="Military ranks of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Russian_military_ranks" title="History of Russian military ranks">Russia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_Forces_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Registered_Cossacks_of_the_Russian_Federation#Cossack_ranks_and_insignia" title="Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation">Cossacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation%27s_armed_forces_1994%E2%80%932010" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces 1994–2010">Between 1994 and 2010</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_San_Marino" title="Military ranks of San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia" title="Military ranks of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia" title="Military ranks of Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_military_ranks" title="Slovenian military ranks">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Spain" title="Military ranks of Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Switzerland" title="Military ranks of Switzerland">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkey" title="Military ranks of Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ukraine" title="Military ranks of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li>United Kingdom <ul><li><i>Officers:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="British Army officer rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy officer rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_officer_ranks" title="RAF officer ranks">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Other:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia" title="British Army other ranks rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_other_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy other rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_other_ranks" title="RAF other ranks">Air Force</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Swiss_Guard#Ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontifical Swiss Guard">Vatican</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kosovo" title="Military ranks of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Forces_Command#Military_ranks_of_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Security Forces Command">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Transnistria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Transnistria (page does not exist)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Albania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Albanian_Kingdom" title="Military ranks of the Albanian Kingdom">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Socialist_Republic_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania">People's Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Austria–Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_Austro-Hungarian_Navy" title="Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bulgaria <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Bulgaria">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Bulgarian_People%27s_Army" title="Military ranks of the Bulgarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Independent_State_of_Croatia" title="Military ranks of the Independent State of Croatia">Independent State of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Czechoslovak_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire" title="Military ranks of the German Empire">German Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Weimar_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Weimar Republic">Weimar Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_ranks_of_Nazi_Germany" title="Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Kriegsmarine" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_East_Germany" title="Military ranks of East Germany">East Germany</a></li> <li>Kingdom of Greece <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece_Army_Ranks" title="Kingdom of Greece Army Ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Navy_rank_insignia" title="Royal Hellenic Navy rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Air_Force_ranks" title="Royal Hellenic Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_French_Imperial_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the French Imperial Army">Napoleonic Grand Army</a></li></ul></li> <li>Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Hungary">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Hungarian_People%27s_Army" title="Ranks of the Hungarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Italy">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Italian_Social_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Italian Social Republic">Social Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Polish_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Polish People's Republic">Polish People's Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Republika_Srpska" title="Military ranks of Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a></li> <li>Romania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Socialist_Republic_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Socialist Republic of Romania">Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Imperial_Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces">Russian Empire</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_White_Movement" title="Ranks and insignia of the White Movement">White Movement</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia_(1939%E2%80%931945)" title="Military ranks of Slovakia (1939–1945)">Slovakia (First Republic)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1918%E2%80%931935)" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1918–1935)">1918–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1935%E2%80%931940)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1935–1940)">1935–40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1940%E2%80%931943)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1940–1943)">1940–43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1943%E2%80%931955)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1943–1955)">1943–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1955%E2%80%931991)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1955–1991)">1955–91</a></li></ul></li> <li>Spain <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Second Spanish Republic">2nd Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Spanish_State&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Spanish State (page does not exist)">State</a></li></ul></li> <li>Yugoslavia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Socialist_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia">Socialist Federal Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Serbia and Montenegro">Federal Republic</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Australian Defence Force ranks">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Republic_of_Fiji_Military_Forces" title="Ranks of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_military_ranks" title="New Zealand military ranks">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tonga" title="Military ranks of Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Vanuatu" title="Military ranks of Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Language</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Anglophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arabophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Francophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Gendarmerie <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_gendarmerie_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative gendarmerie officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_gendarmerie_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative gendarmerie enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hispanophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lusophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Lusophone 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