Chief warrant officer: Difference between revisions

CWO/CPO1 may fulfill roles in a number of key postions (KP). These positions require the incumbent to act in an advisory or liason role to a non-command position ie. Assistant Judge Advocate General Liason Chief Petty Officer, RCEME Corps Sergeant-Major, Defence Ethics Program Chief Warrant Officer.

===Appointments===

* [[Regimental sergeant-major]] (RSM) – the most senior NCO in a [[battalion]]-sized army unit, including [[armoured warfare|armoured]], [[combat engineer]], and [[Signals (military)|signal]] regiments.

* [[Squadron warrant officer]] (SWO) – 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) - the most senior NCO in air force, navy and some army schools of battalion or squadron size.

 

Due to the unified nature of the Canadian Armed Forces, it is not unheard-of for air force CWOs or even navy CPO1s – especially those of the so-called "[[purple trades]]", such as [[Logistics Branch (Canadian Forces)|logistics]] or [[Canadian Forces Military Police|military police]] – to find themselves filling the appointment of RSM in what are otherwise considered [[Canadian Army]] units (such as service battalions or communication regiments). Conversely, it is not impossible for an army CWO or navy CPO1 to be the squadron CWO of a [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] squadron.