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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===
The rank insignia of the CWO is a simplified version of the 1957 [[coat of arms of Canada]], worn on both forearms of the service dress tunic; in gold metal and green enamel miniature pins on the collar of the service dress shirt and outerwear coats (army only); on [[CADPAT]] ranks worn in the middle of the chest, embroidered in tan (army) or blue (air force) thread; and in pearl-grey thread on blue slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms (air force only).
The insignia lacks the annulus, from 1985 changes, behind the shield bearing the motto of the [[Order of Canada]]. It also differs from both the 1957 and 1985 versions through a lack of [[Compartment (heraldry)|compartment]] and [[mantling]].
<gallery>
File:Cdn-Army-CWO(OR-9).svg|Chief warrant officer
File:Cdn-Air Force-CWO(OR-9).svg|Chief warrant officer
File:Cdn-Navy-CPO1(OR-9).svg|Chief petty officer first class
</gallery>
===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 major]], they may also be addressed as "RSM" by the [[commanding officer]], other officers, or when referred to in conversation. CWOs are never addressed as "Chief", this being a form of address reserved for [[chief petty officer]]s. Civilians can address them as "Chief Warrant Officer", "CWO", or "Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms" (followed by surname).
===Key positions===
CWO/CPO1 may fulfill roles in a number of key positions. These positions require the incumbent to act in an advisory or liaison role to a non-command position such as assistant Assistant Judge Advocate General Liaison Chief Petty Officer, Corps Sergeant-Major, or Defence Ethics Program Chief Warrant Officer, for example.
===Appointments===
CWOs may hold a number of appointments, some of which are:
* [[Regimental sergeant major]] (RSM){{snd}} 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){{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.
* Base or wing chief warrant officer/chief petty officer{{snd}} the most senior NCO on a Canadian Forces base or wing establishment
* Fleet chief petty officer{{snd}} the most senior NCO in either Atlantic Fleet, Pacific Fleet, or Naval Reserve
* Ship's coxswain{{snd}} the most senior NCO on a Royal Canadian Navy ship (fulfilled by a chief petty officer 2nd class or petty officer 1st class for smaller vessels)
Due to the unified nature of the Canadian Armed Forces, it is not unheard-of for air force CWOs or even navy CPO1s{{snd}} especially those of the so-called "[[purple trades]]", such as [[Logistics Branch (Canadian Forces)|logistics]] or [[Canadian Forces Military Police|military police]]{{snd}} 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.
===Senior appointments===
Senior appointments for chief warrant officers and chief petty officers 1st class entitle the incumbents to wear a modified rank badge or an addition to the rank badge. They are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnd.ca/site/acf-apfc/Insig/index-eng.asp |title=Rank and Appointment Insignia |access-date=2009-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224131743/http://www.dnd.ca/site/acf-apfc/Insig/index-eng.asp |archive-date=2012-02-24 }}</ref>
====Formation chief warrant officer====
The coat of arms over the central insignia of the badge of the Canadian Armed Forces (crossed swords, an anchor and an eagle in flight). This appointment is given to CWO assigned to commanders at the base, brigade, wing, and division levels. Specific examples include base chief warrant officer, brigade sergeants-major, wing chief warrant officers, the division chief warrant officer (DCWO) of [[1 Canadian Air Division]] and the division sergeant-major (Div SM) of [[3rd Canadian Division]] (3 Cdn Div). A formation chief warrant officer would typically be seen with a colonel or brigadier-general, but may occasionally be seen with a lieutenant-colonel or major-general.
<gallery>
File:Cdn-Army-Fmn SgtMaj(OR-9+).svg|Formation chief warrant officer
File:Cdn-Air Force-Fmn CWO(OR-9+).svg|Formation chief warrant officer
</gallery>
====Command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer (CCWO/CCPO)====
The coat of arms with a wreath of laurel wrapped around the base. This appointment is given to CWO/CPO1 assigned to commanders of commands including to the commander [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command]], commander [[Canadian Forces Intelligence Command]] and commander [[Canadian Joint Operations Command]]. The command chief warrant officer appointed to the commander Canadian Army is called the Canadian Army sergeant-major, while the command chief warrant officer appointed to commander RCAF is known as [[Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force]]. The command chief warrant officer of the RCN is known as the RCN Command Chief Petty Officer. A command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer would be seen with a major-general/rear-admiral or lieutenant-general/vice-admiral.
<gallery>
File:Cdn-Army-Comd SgtMaj(OR-9++).svg|Command chief warrant officer
File:Cdn-Air Force-Comd CWO(OR-9++)-2015.svg|Command chief warrant officer
</gallery>
====Canadian Forces chief warrant officer (CFCWO)====
{{See|Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer}}
===Messes and quarters===
CWOs generally [[mess]] and billet with other [[warrant officer]]s and with [[sergeant]]s, and their navy equivalents, [[chief petty officer]]s and [[petty officer]]s. Their mess on military bases or installations are generally named the "Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess".
===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.
===Cadets Canada===
<gallery>
Canadian CDT 8.png
Canadian Army CDT 9(1).png
RCSCC CPO1.png
</gallery>
==Israel Defense Forces==
{{Main|Israel Defense Forces ranks}}
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[[Image:IDF Ranks Ranag.svg|60px|רב-נגד]]<br />
Rav nagad<br />
insignia<br />
[[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]]
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The רב-נגד '''Rav nagad''', a ''Chief Warrant Officer'' is the most senior non-commissioned officers rank in the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF). Because the IDF is an integrated force, they have a unique rank structure. IDF ranks are the same in all services (army, navy, air force, etc.). The ranks are derived from those of the paramilitary [[Haganah]] developed in the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]] period to protect the [[Yishuv]]. This origin is reflected in the slightly-compacted [[Israel Defense Forces ranks|IDF rank structure]].
{{IDF NCO ranks}}
== South African Armed Forces ==
[[File:SANDF CWO Rank.gif|thumb|SANDF Chief Warrant Officer rank insignia]]
{{see also|South African military ranks}}
In 2008<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dod.mil.za/news/news2008/sep2008/Sep2008-3.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-01-07 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040823/http://www.dod.mil.za/news/news2008/sep2008/Sep2008-3.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Warrant Officer ranks of the [[South African National Defence Force]] were expanded and the rank of Chief Warrant Officer was created.
In the [[South African Navy]] a Chief Warrant Officer is the senior NCO in Fleet Command. In the [[South African Army]] the equivalent is the senior NCO in an Army Formation, such as Armour, Infantry etc.
==United States Armed Forces==
{{More citations needed section|date=March 2020}}
{{see also|Warrant officer (United States)}}
Chief warrant officer in the United States Armed Forces refers to any warrant officer in pay grades CW2 and above. All warrant officers (WO1 to CWO5) are officers and rate a salute by all enlisted NATO other ranks personnel. The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps use WO1/WO through CW5/CWO5 as designators and the U.S. Navy uses WO1 for one specialty (cyber warfare); all other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces use CWO2 through CWO5. The U.S. Air Force, although authorized to appoint warrant officers, does not utilize those grades in any capacity. All warrant officers dine in the officers' mess but rate just below O-1 (NATO rank code OF-1).
On 4 June 2018, the Chief of Naval Operations announced the reestablishment of the rank of warrant officer one (pay grade W-1), for cyber warrant officers, and solicited applications for the rank/grade. These warrant officers will receive their appointment via warrant and not via commission. They will incur a six-year service obligation once promoted to W-1. A minimum of three-years in grade with a total service time of 12 years must be achieved before appointment and commission to chief warrant officer (W-2). However, the President also may grant appointments of warrant officers in the grade of W-1 via commission at any time as well as the Secretary of the Navy may also appoint warrant officers in that grade via commission, through additional regulations. In mid-December 2018, the Navy announced that six selectees had been named. They will wear a distinctive cap badge with two crossed anchors.
Warrant officer rank insignia is the only officers' insignia that is not the same for all branches of the U.S. military, with one exception. The rank insignia for a CW5 became the only universal insignia within the warrant officer ranks when the U.S. Navy promoted its first CWO5 in 2002 and the Army adopted the emblem in 2004.
Warrant officers in the United States are classified as officers and are in the "W" category (NATO "WO"); they are technical leaders and specialists. Chief warrant officers are commissioned by the president of the United States and take the same oath as regular commissioned officers do. They may be technical experts with a long service as enlisted personnel or direct entrants, most notably as U.S. Army helicopter pilots.
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===Notable Warrant Officers===
* Brigadier General [[Chuck Yeager]], USAF was initially a flight officer (also known as "warrant officer (air)", in the [[USAAF]] during World War II{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}
* 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=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3663 |title=Valor awards for David F. Cooper |publisher=Projects.militarytimes.com |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728021824/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3663 |archive-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 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=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3671 |title=Valor awards for Keith Yoakum |publisher=Projects.militarytimes.com |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728023045/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3671 |archive-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 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=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=34094 |title=Valor awards for Jason W. Myers |publisher=Projects.militarytimes.com |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728021315/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=34094 |archive-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* CW2 [[Louis R. Rocco]], USA
* WO1 [[Robert Mason (writer)|Robert Mason]], USA
* CWO2/Chief Carpenter [[John Arnold Austin]], USN
* WO1 John W. Lang, USN<ref>{{cite web|url=http://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApps?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=523744 |title=TogetherWeServed - WO John LANG |publisher=Navy.togetherweserved.com |access-date=2014-07-23}}</ref>
* 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 Jr. |url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=4242 |title=Valor awards for John William Frederick , Jr |publisher=Projects.militarytimes.com |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728021537/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=4242 |archive-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 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==
* [[Chief Petty Officer 1st Class]]
* [[Chief web officer]]
* [[Commission (document)]]
* [[Israel Defense Forces]]
* [[Israel Defense Forces insignia]]
* [[Non-commissioned member]]
* [[Regimental Sergeant-Major]]
* [[Singapore Armed Forces ranks]]
* [[List of comparative military ranks]]
==References==
<references/>
==External links==
* [http://www.thenavycwo.com thenavycwo.com]
[[Category:Military ranks of Canada]]
[[Category:Military ranks of Israel|*]]
[[Category:Military ranks of Singapore]]
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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '{{short description|Military rank}}
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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===
The rank insignia of the CWO is a simplified version of the 1957 [[coat of arms of Canada]], worn on both forearms of the service dress tunic; in gold metal and green enamel miniature pins on the collar of the service dress shirt and outerwear coats (army only); on [[CADPAT]] ranks worn in the middle of the chest, embroidered in tan (army) or blue (air force) thread; and in pearl-grey thread on blue slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms (air force only).
The insignia lacks the annulus, from 1985 changes, behind the shield bearing the motto of the [[Order of Canada]]. It also differs from both the 1957 and 1985 versions through a lack of [[Compartment (heraldry)|compartment]] and [[mantling]].
<gallery>
File:Cdn-Army-CWO(OR-9).svg|Chief warrant officer
File:Cdn-Air Force-CWO(OR-9).svg|Chief warrant officer
File:Cdn-Navy-CPO1(OR-9).svg|Chief petty officer first class
</gallery>
===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 major]], they may also be addressed as "RSM" by the [[commanding officer]], other officers, or when referred to in conversation. CWOs are never addressed as "Chief", this being a form of address reserved for [[chief petty officer]]s. Civilians can address them as "Chief Warrant Officer", "CWO", or "Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms" (followed by surname).
===Key positions===
CWO/CPO1 may fulfill roles in a number of key positions. These positions require the incumbent to act in an advisory or liaison role to a non-command position such as assistant Assistant Judge Advocate General Liaison Chief Petty Officer, Corps Sergeant-Major, or Defence Ethics Program Chief Warrant Officer, for example.
===Appointments===
CWOs may hold a number of appointments, some of which are:
* [[Regimental sergeant major]] (RSM){{snd}} 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){{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.
* Base or wing chief warrant officer/chief petty officer{{snd}} the most senior NCO on a Canadian Forces base or wing establishment
* Fleet chief petty officer{{snd}} the most senior NCO in either Atlantic Fleet, Pacific Fleet, or Naval Reserve
* Ship's coxswain{{snd}} the most senior NCO on a Royal Canadian Navy ship (fulfilled by a chief petty officer 2nd class or petty officer 1st class for smaller vessels)
Due to the unified nature of the Canadian Armed Forces, it is not unheard-of for air force CWOs or even navy CPO1s{{snd}} especially those of the so-called "[[purple trades]]", such as [[Logistics Branch (Canadian Forces)|logistics]] or [[Canadian Forces Military Police|military police]]{{snd}} 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.
===Senior appointments===
Senior appointments for chief warrant officers and chief petty officers 1st class entitle the incumbents to wear a modified rank badge or an addition to the rank badge. They are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnd.ca/site/acf-apfc/Insig/index-eng.asp |title=Rank and Appointment Insignia |access-date=2009-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224131743/http://www.dnd.ca/site/acf-apfc/Insig/index-eng.asp |archive-date=2012-02-24 }}</ref>
====Formation chief warrant officer====
The coat of arms over the central insignia of the badge of the Canadian Armed Forces (crossed swords, an anchor and an eagle in flight). This appointment is given to CWO assigned to commanders at the base, brigade, wing, and division levels. Specific examples include base chief warrant officer, brigade sergeants-major, wing chief warrant officers, the division chief warrant officer (DCWO) of [[1 Canadian Air Division]] and the division sergeant-major (Div SM) of [[3rd Canadian Division]] (3 Cdn Div). A formation chief warrant officer would typically be seen with a colonel or brigadier-general, but may occasionally be seen with a lieutenant-colonel or major-general.
<gallery>
File:Cdn-Army-Fmn SgtMaj(OR-9+).svg|Formation chief warrant officer
File:Cdn-Air Force-Fmn CWO(OR-9+).svg|Formation chief warrant officer
</gallery>
====Command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer (CCWO/CCPO)====
The coat of arms with a wreath of laurel wrapped around the base. This appointment is given to CWO/CPO1 assigned to commanders of commands including to the commander [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command]], commander [[Canadian Forces Intelligence Command]] and commander [[Canadian Joint Operations Command]]. The command chief warrant officer appointed to the commander Canadian Army is called the Canadian Army sergeant-major, while the command chief warrant officer appointed to commander RCAF is known as [[Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force]]. The command chief warrant officer of the RCN is known as the RCN Command Chief Petty Officer. A command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer would be seen with a major-general/rear-admiral or lieutenant-general/vice-admiral.
<gallery>
File:Cdn-Army-Comd SgtMaj(OR-9++).svg|Command chief warrant officer
File:Cdn-Air Force-Comd CWO(OR-9++)-2015.svg|Command chief warrant officer
</gallery>
====Canadian Forces chief warrant officer (CFCWO)====
{{See|Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer}}
===Messes and quarters===
CWOs generally [[mess]] and billet with other [[warrant officer]]s and with [[sergeant]]s, and their navy equivalents, [[chief petty officer]]s and [[petty officer]]s. Their mess on military bases or installations are generally named the "Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess".
===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==
{{Main|Israel Defense Forces ranks}}
<div style="float:right; text-align:center; font-size:80%; margin-left: 4em; margin-bottom: 2em; margin-right: 1em">
[[Image:IDF Ranks Ranag.svg|60px|רב-נגד]]<br />
Rav nagad<br />
insignia<br />
[[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]]
</div>
The רב-נגד '''Rav nagad''', a ''Chief Warrant Officer'' is the most senior non-commissioned officers rank in the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF). Because the IDF is an integrated force, they have a unique rank structure. IDF ranks are the same in all services (army, navy, air force, etc.). The ranks are derived from those of the paramilitary [[Haganah]] developed in the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]] period to protect the [[Yishuv]]. This origin is reflected in the slightly-compacted [[Israel Defense Forces ranks|IDF rank structure]].
{{IDF NCO ranks}}
== South African Armed Forces ==
[[File:SANDF CWO Rank.gif|thumb|SANDF Chief Warrant Officer rank insignia]]
{{see also|South African military ranks}}
In 2008<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dod.mil.za/news/news2008/sep2008/Sep2008-3.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-01-07 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040823/http://www.dod.mil.za/news/news2008/sep2008/Sep2008-3.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Warrant Officer ranks of the [[South African National Defence Force]] were expanded and the rank of Chief Warrant Officer was created.
In the [[South African Navy]] a Chief Warrant Officer is the senior NCO in Fleet Command. In the [[South African Army]] the equivalent is the senior NCO in an Army Formation, such as Armour, Infantry etc.
==United States Armed Forces==
{{More citations needed section|date=March 2020}}
{{see also|Warrant officer (United States)}}
Chief warrant officer in the United States Armed Forces refers to any warrant officer in pay grades CW2 and above. All warrant officers (WO1 to CWO5) are officers and rate a salute by all enlisted NATO other ranks personnel. The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps use WO1/WO through CW5/CWO5 as designators and the U.S. Navy uses WO1 for one specialty (cyber warfare); all other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces use CWO2 through CWO5. The U.S. Air Force, although authorized to appoint warrant officers, does not utilize those grades in any capacity. All warrant officers dine in the officers' mess but rate just below O-1 (NATO rank code OF-1).
On 4 June 2018, the Chief of Naval Operations announced the reestablishment of the rank of warrant officer one (pay grade W-1), for cyber warrant officers, and solicited applications for the rank/grade. These warrant officers will receive their appointment via warrant and not via commission. They will incur a six-year service obligation once promoted to W-1. A minimum of three-years in grade with a total service time of 12 years must be achieved before appointment and commission to chief warrant officer (W-2). However, the President also may grant appointments of warrant officers in the grade of W-1 via commission at any time as well as the Secretary of the Navy may also appoint warrant officers in that grade via commission, through additional regulations. In mid-December 2018, the Navy announced that six selectees had been named. They will wear a distinctive cap badge with two crossed anchors.
Warrant officer rank insignia is the only officers' insignia that is not the same for all branches of the U.S. military, with one exception. The rank insignia for a CW5 became the only universal insignia within the warrant officer ranks when the U.S. Navy promoted its first CWO5 in 2002 and the Army adopted the emblem in 2004.
Warrant officers in the United States are classified as officers and are in the "W" category (NATO "WO"); they are technical leaders and specialists. Chief warrant officers are commissioned by the president of the United States and take the same oath as regular commissioned officers do. They may be technical experts with a long service as enlisted personnel or direct entrants, most notably as U.S. Army helicopter pilots.
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===Notable Warrant Officers===
* Brigadier General [[Chuck Yeager]], USAF was initially a flight officer (also known as "warrant officer (air)", in the [[USAAF]] during World War II{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}
* 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=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3663 |title=Valor awards for David F. Cooper |publisher=Projects.militarytimes.com |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728021824/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3663 |archive-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 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=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3671 |title=Valor awards for Keith Yoakum |publisher=Projects.militarytimes.com |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728023045/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3671 |archive-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 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=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=34094 |title=Valor awards for Jason W. Myers |publisher=Projects.militarytimes.com |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728021315/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=34094 |archive-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* CW2 [[Louis R. Rocco]], USA
* WO1 [[Robert Mason (writer)|Robert Mason]], USA
* CWO2/Chief Carpenter [[John Arnold Austin]], USN
* WO1 John W. Lang, USN<ref>{{cite web|url=http://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApps?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=523744 |title=TogetherWeServed - WO John LANG |publisher=Navy.togetherweserved.com |access-date=2014-07-23}}</ref>
* 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 Jr. |url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=4242 |title=Valor awards for John William Frederick , Jr |publisher=Projects.militarytimes.com |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728021537/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=4242 |archive-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 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==
* [[Chief Petty Officer 1st Class]]
* [[Chief web officer]]
* [[Commission (document)]]
* [[Israel Defense Forces]]
* [[Israel Defense Forces insignia]]
* [[Non-commissioned member]]
* [[Regimental Sergeant-Major]]
* [[Singapore Armed Forces ranks]]
* [[List of comparative military ranks]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.thenavycwo.com thenavycwo.com]
[[Category:Military ranks of Canada]]
[[Category:Military ranks of Israel|*]]
[[Category:Military ranks of Singapore]]
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<p><b>Chief Warrant officer</b> is a senior <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> rank, used in many countries.
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#Command_chief_warrant_officer/chief_petty_officer_(CCWO/CCPO)"><span class="tocnumber">1.5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer (CCWO/CCPO)</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#Canadian_Forces_chief_warrant_officer_(CFCWO)"><span class="tocnumber">1.5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Canadian Forces chief warrant officer (CFCWO)</span></a></li>
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<p>In the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Canadian Armed Forces">Canadian Armed Forces</a> (CAF), a <b>chief warrant officer</b> or <b>CWO</b> is the most senior <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_member" title="Non-commissioned member">non-commissioned member</a> (NCM) rank for army and air force personnel. Its equivalent rank for navy personnel is <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer_1st_class" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief petty officer 1st class">chief petty officer 1st class</a> (CPO1). The <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French language</a> form of chief warrant officer is <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">adjudant-chef (adjuc)</i></span>.
</p><p>A CWO is senior to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Master_warrant_officer" title="Master warrant officer">master warrant officer</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> (MWO) and its navy equivalent of <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer_2nd_class" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief petty officer 2nd class">chief petty officer 2nd class</a> (CPO2).
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<p>The rank insignia of the CWO is a simplified version of the 1957 <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada" title="Coat of arms of Canada">coat of arms of Canada</a>, worn on both forearms of the service dress tunic; in gold metal and green enamel miniature pins on the collar of the service dress shirt and outerwear coats (army only); on <a href="/wiki/CADPAT" title="CADPAT">CADPAT</a> ranks worn in the middle of the chest, embroidered in tan (army) or blue (air force) thread; and in pearl-grey thread on blue slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms (air force only).
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<p>CWOs are generally initially addressed as "Chief Warrant Officer", and thereafter as "Sir" or "Ma'am" by subordinates; and as Mr. or Ms. by <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officers" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officers">commissioned officers</a>. If they hold the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Regimental_sergeant_major" title="Regimental sergeant major">regimental sergeant major</a>, they may also be addressed as "RSM" by the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a>, other officers, or when referred to in conversation. CWOs are never addressed as "Chief", this being a form of address reserved for <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty officers</a>. Civilians can address them as "Chief Warrant Officer", "CWO", or "Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms" (followed by surname).
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<p>CWO/CPO1 may fulfill roles in a number of key positions. These positions require the incumbent to act in an advisory or liaison role to a non-command position such as assistant Assistant Judge Advocate General Liaison Chief Petty Officer, Corps Sergeant-Major, or Defence Ethics Program Chief Warrant Officer, for example.
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<p>CWOs may hold a number of appointments, some of which are:
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regimental_sergeant_major" title="Regimental sergeant major">Regimental sergeant major</a> (RSM) –  the most senior NCO in a <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a>-sized army unit, including <a href="/wiki/Armoured_warfare" title="Armoured warfare">armoured</a>, <a href="/wiki/Combat_engineer" title="Combat engineer">combat engineer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Signals_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Signals (military)">signal</a> regiments.</li>
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<li>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.</li>
<li>Base or wing chief warrant officer/chief petty officer –  the most senior NCO on a Canadian Forces base or wing establishment</li>
<li>Fleet chief petty officer –  the most senior NCO in either Atlantic Fleet, Pacific Fleet, or Naval Reserve</li>
<li>Ship's coxswain –  the most senior NCO on a Royal Canadian Navy ship (fulfilled by a chief petty officer 2nd class or petty officer 1st class for smaller vessels)</li></ul>
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<p>Senior appointments for chief warrant officers and chief petty officers 1st class entitle the incumbents to wear a modified rank badge or an addition to the rank badge. They are as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<p>The coat of arms over the central insignia of the badge of the Canadian Armed Forces (crossed swords, an anchor and an eagle in flight). This appointment is given to CWO assigned to commanders at the base, brigade, wing, and division levels. Specific examples include base chief warrant officer, brigade sergeants-major, wing chief warrant officers, the division chief warrant officer (DCWO) of <a href="/wiki/1_Canadian_Air_Division" title="1 Canadian Air Division">1 Canadian Air Division</a> and the division sergeant-major (Div SM) of <a href="/wiki/3rd_Canadian_Division" title="3rd Canadian Division">3rd Canadian Division</a> (3 Cdn Div). A formation chief warrant officer would typically be seen with a colonel or brigadier-general, but may occasionally be seen with a lieutenant-colonel or major-general.
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<p>The coat of arms with a wreath of laurel wrapped around the base. This appointment is given to CWO/CPO1 assigned to commanders of commands including to the commander <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Special_Operations_Forces_Command" title="Canadian Special Operations Forces Command">Canadian Special Operations Forces Command</a>, commander <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Intelligence_Command" title="Canadian Forces Intelligence Command">Canadian Forces Intelligence Command</a> and commander <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Joint_Operations_Command" title="Canadian Joint Operations Command">Canadian Joint Operations Command</a>. The command chief warrant officer appointed to the commander Canadian Army is called the Canadian Army sergeant-major, while the command chief warrant officer appointed to commander RCAF is known as <a href="/wiki/Chief_Warrant_Officer_of_the_Air_Force" title="Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force">Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force</a>. The command chief warrant officer of the RCN is known as the RCN Command Chief Petty Officer. A command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer would be seen with a major-general/rear-admiral or lieutenant-general/vice-admiral.
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<p>CWOs generally <a href="/wiki/Mess" title="Mess">mess</a> and billet with other <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officers</a> and with <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeants</a>, and their navy equivalents, <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty officers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Petty_officer" title="Petty officer">petty officers</a>. Their mess on military bases or installations are generally named the "Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess".
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<p>Although NCMs, CWOs generally wear the uniform accoutrements of commissioned officers; for example, officer cap badge, waistcoat instead of cummerbund with mess dress, etc.
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<p>The רב-נגד <b>Rav nagad</b>, a <i>Chief Warrant Officer</i> is the most senior non-commissioned officers rank in the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" title="Israel Defense Forces">Israel Defense Forces</a> (IDF). Because the IDF is an integrated force, they have a unique rank structure. IDF ranks are the same in all services (army, navy, air force, etc.). The ranks are derived from those of the paramilitary <a href="/wiki/Haganah" title="Haganah">Haganah</a> developed in the <a href="/wiki/Mandatory_Palestine" title="Mandatory Palestine">British Mandate of Palestine</a> period to protect the <a href="/wiki/Yishuv" title="Yishuv">Yishuv</a>. This origin is reflected in the slightly-compacted <a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces_ranks" title="Israel Defense Forces ranks">IDF rank structure</a>.
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<td><span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">רב-סמל בכיר</span></span> <br /><span title="Hebrew-language text"><i lang="he-Latn">Rav samal bakhír</i></span>
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<td><span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">רב-סמל ראשון</span></span> <br /><span title="Hebrew-language text"><i lang="he-Latn">Rav samal rishon</i></span>
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<p>In 2008<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> the Warrant Officer ranks of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="South African National Defence Force">South African National Defence Force</a> were expanded and the rank of Chief Warrant Officer was created.
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<p>Chief warrant officer in the United States Armed Forces refers to any warrant officer in pay grades CW2 and above. All warrant officers (WO1 to CWO5) are officers and rate a salute by all enlisted NATO other ranks personnel. The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps use WO1/WO through CW5/CWO5 as designators and the U.S. Navy uses WO1 for one specialty (cyber warfare); all other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces use CWO2 through CWO5. The U.S. Air Force, although authorized to appoint warrant officers, does not utilize those grades in any capacity. All warrant officers dine in the officers' mess but rate just below O-1 (NATO rank code OF-1).
</p><p>On 4 June 2018, the Chief of Naval Operations announced the reestablishment of the rank of warrant officer one (pay grade W-1), for cyber warrant officers, and solicited applications for the rank/grade. These warrant officers will receive their appointment via warrant and not via commission. They will incur a six-year service obligation once promoted to W-1. A minimum of three-years in grade with a total service time of 12 years must be achieved before appointment and commission to chief warrant officer (W-2). However, the President also may grant appointments of warrant officers in the grade of W-1 via commission at any time as well as the Secretary of the Navy may also appoint warrant officers in that grade via commission, through additional regulations. In mid-December 2018, the Navy announced that six selectees had been named. They will wear a distinctive cap badge with two crossed anchors.
</p><p>Warrant officer rank insignia is the only officers' insignia that is not the same for all branches of the U.S. military, with one exception. The rank insignia for a CW5 became the only universal insignia within the warrant officer ranks when the U.S. Navy promoted its first CWO5 in 2002 and the Army adopted the emblem in 2004.
</p><p>Warrant officers in the United States are classified as officers and are in the "W" category (NATO "WO"); they are technical leaders and specialists. Chief warrant officers are commissioned by the president of the United States and take the same oath as regular commissioned officers do. They may be technical experts with a long service as enlisted personnel or direct entrants, most notably as U.S. Army helicopter pilots.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_Warrant_Officers">Notable Warrant Officers</span><span class="mw-editsection">
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<ul><li>Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Yeager" title="Chuck Yeager">Chuck Yeager</a>, USAF was initially a flight officer (also known as "warrant officer (air)", in the <a href="/wiki/USAAF" class="mw-redirect" title="USAAF">USAAF</a> during World War II<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. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li>
<li>MAJ (was CW3) <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Edgar_Ferguson" title="Frederick Edgar Ferguson">Frederick Edgar Ferguson</a>, USA (<a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient)</li>
<li>MAJ (was WO1) <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Thompson,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Hugh Thompson, Jr.">Hugh Thompson, Jr.</a>, USA (<a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Medal" title="Soldier's Medal">Soldier's Medal</a> recipient)</li>
<li>CW5 David F. Cooper, USA<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup></li>
<li>CW4 <a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Novosel" title="Michael J. Novosel">Michael J. Novosel</a>, USA (<a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient)</li>
<li>CW4 <a href="/wiki/Oscar_G._Johnson" title="Oscar G. Johnson">Oscar G. Johnson</a>, USA</li>
<li>CW4 <a href="/wiki/Michael_Durant" title="Michael Durant">Michael Durant</a>, USA</li>
<li>CW4 <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Hennen" title="Thomas J. Hennen">Thomas J. Hennen</a>, USA</li>
<li>CW4 Keith Yoakum, USA<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup></li>
<li>CW3 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Young_(United_States_Army_officer)" title="Ron Young (United States Army officer)">Ronald D. Young Jr.</a>, USA</li>
<li>CW2 Jason W. Myers, USA<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup></li>
<li>CW2 <a href="/wiki/Louis_R._Rocco" title="Louis R. Rocco">Louis R. Rocco</a>, USA</li>
<li>WO1 <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mason_(writer)" title="Robert Mason (writer)">Robert Mason</a>, USA</li>
<li>CWO2/Chief Carpenter <a href="/wiki/John_Arnold_Austin" class="mw-redirect" title="John Arnold Austin">John Arnold Austin</a>, USN</li>
<li>WO1 John W. Lang, USN<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup></li>
<li>WO1 <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Bennett" title="Floyd Bennett">Floyd Bennett</a>, USN<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient)</li>
<li>CWO4 <a href="/wiki/Hershel_W._Williams" title="Hershel W. Williams">Hershel W. Williams</a>, USMC (<a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient)</li>
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<li>CWO4 Henry Wildfang, USMC<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Gray_Eagle_Award" title="Gray Eagle Award">Gray Eagle Award</a> recipient for longest-serving naval aviator; only chief warrant officer in the history of U.S. <a href="/wiki/Naval_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Aviation">Naval Aviation</a> so honored)</li>
<li>CWO5 Ralph E. Rigby, USA, last continuously serving draftee on active duty in the U.S. Army, retiring in 2014<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection">
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Petty_Officer_1st_Class" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Petty Officer 1st Class">Chief Petty Officer 1st Class</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chief_web_officer" title="Chief web officer">Chief web officer</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Commission_(document)" title="Commission (document)">Commission (document)</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" title="Israel Defense Forces">Israel Defense Forces</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces_insignia" title="Israel Defense Forces insignia">Israel Defense Forces insignia</a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection">
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"><cite id="CITEREFKeith_Yoakum" class="citation web cs1">Keith Yoakum. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140728023045/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3671">"Valor awards for Keith Yoakum"</a>. Projects.militarytimes.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3671">the original</a> on 2014-07-28<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2014-07-23</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Valor+awards+for+Keith+Yoakum&rft.pub=Projects.militarytimes.com&rft.au=Keith+Yoakum&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fprojects.militarytimes.com%2Fcitations-medals-awards%2Frecipient.php%3Frecipientid%3D3671&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChief+warrant+officer" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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