Navy Chief Warrant Officer

The chief warrant officer program provides commissioning opportunities to qualified senior enlisted personnel.

Navy chief warrant officer. The ranks range from chief warrant officer cwo2 to chief warrant officer 5 cwo5. The navy has also launched a preliminary program the flying chief warrant officer program which trains enlisted sailors with an associate s degree and a rank between e 5 and e 7 as navy pilots and flight officers. One 1 2 gold stripe 1 blue break.

In the canadian armed forces a chief warrant officer or cwo is the most senior non commissioned member ncm rank for army and air force personnel. Chief warrant officer 2 cwo2 1 gold bar 3 blue breaks. Graduates of the program receive a billet as a chief warrant officer 2 and attend flight school for pilot training.

Chief petty officers e 7. Chief warrant officer 4 cwo4 1 silver bar 3 blue breaks. Chief warrant officers cwos today as commissioned officers of the line or staff corps navy cwos possess the authority and are qualified by extensive experience and knowledge to direct the most difficult and exacting operations within a given occupational specialty.

Cwo2 is the most junior commissioned officer rank in the u s navy. Navy chief warrant officers cwos are technical specialists who perform knowledge and skills of a specific occupational field at a level beyond what is normally expected a master chief petty officer e 9. One 1 2 gold stripe 3 blue breaks.

One 1 2 gold stripe 2 blue breaks. With the exception of the navy s short lived flying chief warrant officer program all navy warrant officers are accessed from the chief petty officer pay grades e 7 through e 9 analogous to a senior noncommissioned officer in the other services and must have a minimum 14 years time in service. Navy warrant officer ranks insignia.

Chief warrant officer 3 cwo3 1 silver bar 2 blue breaks. The french language form of chief warrant officer is adjudant chef adjuc. Officer designator codes are four digit numbers used to group officers by categories for personnel accounting and administrative purposes and to identify the status of officers.