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'''Chief Warrant officer''' is a senior [[warrant officer]] rank, used in many countries.
== Canadian Armed Forces ==
In the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] (CAF), a '''chief warrant officer''' or '''CWO''' is the most senior [[non-commissioned member]] (NCM) rank for army and air force personnel. Its equivalent rank for navy personnel is [[chief petty officer 1st class]] (CPO1). The [[French language]] form of chief warrant officer is {{lang|fr|adjudant-chef (adjuc)}}.
A CWO is senior to the rank of [[master warrant officer]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/ranks/warrantofficers.htm|title=www.canadiansoldiers.com|website=www.canadiansoldiers.com}}</ref> (MWO) and its navy equivalent of [[chief petty officer 2nd class]] (CPO2).
===Insignia===
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===Forms of address===
CWOs are generally initially addressed as "Chief Warrant Officer", and thereafter as "Sir" or "Ma'am" by subordinates; and as Mr. or Ms. by [[commissioned officers]]. If they hold the appointment of [[regimental sergeant
===Key positions===
CWO/CPO1 may fulfill roles in a number of key positions
===Appointments===
CWOs may hold a number of appointments, some of which are:
* [[Regimental sergeant
* [[Squadron warrant officer]] (SWO){{snd}} the most senior NCO in a [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]]-sized air force units and army signal units
* School chief warrant officers/chief petty officers (SCWO/SCPO){{snd}} the most senior NCO in air force, navy and some army schools of battalion or squadron size.
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===Uniforms===
Although NCMs, CWOs generally wear the uniform accoutrements of commissioned officers; for example, officer cap badge, waistcoat instead of cummerbund with mess dress, etc.
==Israel Defense Forces==
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* MAJ (was CW3) [[Frederick Edgar Ferguson]], USA ([[Medal of Honor]] recipient)
* MAJ (was WO1) [[Hugh Thompson, Jr.]], USA ([[Soldier's Medal]] recipient)
* CW5 David F. Cooper, USA<ref>{{cite web |author=David F. Cooper |url=
* CW4 [[Michael J. Novosel]], USA ([[Medal of Honor]] recipient)
* CW4 [[Oscar G. Johnson]], USA
* CW4 [[Michael Durant]], USA
* CW4 [[Thomas J. Hennen]], USA
* CW4 Keith Yoakum, USA<ref>{{cite web |author=Keith Yoakum |url=
* CW3 [[Ron Young (United States Army officer)|Ronald D. Young Jr.]], USA
* CW2 Jason W. Myers, USA<ref>{{cite web |author=Jason W. Myers |url=
* CW2 [[Louis R. Rocco]], USA
* WO1 [[Robert Mason (writer)|Robert Mason]], USA
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* WO1 [[Floyd Bennett]], USN<ref>[[Floyd Bennett]]</ref> ([[Medal of Honor]] recipient)
* CWO4 [[Hershel W. Williams]], USMC ([[Medal of Honor]] recipient)
* CWO4 John W. Frederick, Jr., USMC<ref>{{cite web |author=John William Frederick
* CWO4 Henry Wildfang, USMC<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mcata.com/April%202003.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916093739/http://www.mcata.com/April%202003.pdf |archive-date=2012-09-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ehistory.osu.edu/search/ehistory?search_api_views_fulltext=osu%20books%201968%200479%20cfm|title=Search | eHISTORY|website=ehistory.osu.edu}}</ref> ([[Gray Eagle Award]] recipient for longest-serving naval aviator; only chief warrant officer in the history of U.S. [[Naval Aviation]] so honored)
* CWO5 Ralph E. Rigby, USA, last continuously serving draftee on active duty in the U.S. Army, retiring in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/article/137112/Last_continuously_serving_draftee_retires_after_42_years_of_service/ |title=Last continuously serving draftee retires after 42 years of service |date=2014-10-28 |access-date=2014-11-19}}</ref>
==See also==
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* [[Chief web officer]]
* [[Commission (document)]]
* [[Non-commissioned member]]
* [[Regimental Sergeant-Major]]
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