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  2. Warrant officer - Wikipedia

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    Warrant officer (WO) is a rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries. Depending on the country, service, or historical context, warrant officers are sometimes classified as the most junior of the commissioned officer ranks, the most senior of the non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranks, or in a separate category of their own.

  3. Warrant officer (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Both warrant officers and chief warrant officers take the same oath as other commissioned officers (O‑1 to O‑10). Warrant officers can and do command detachments, units, vessels, aircraft, and armored vehicles, as well as lead, coach, train, and counsel subordinates. However, the warrant officer's primary task as a leader is to serve as a ...

  4. Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks

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    Not listed are U.S. warrant officers. A warrant officer is an officer who can and does command, carry out military justice actions and sits on both selection and promotion boards. A US warrant officer is a single-track specialty officer, initially appointed by their respective service secretary; he/she receives a commission upon promotion to ...

  5. United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office - Wikipedia

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    Commissioned officers O-1 (second lieutenant or ensign) through O-10 (general or admiral) and W-2 through W-5 (chief warrant officers) are commissioned under the authority of the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate; warrant officers (W-1) receive a warrant under the authority of their ...

  6. Uniformed services pay grades of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The pay grade of W-1 is normally reserved for officers appointed using a "warrant" [3] [22] rather than a "commission" [23] [24] by the Secretary of Defense or by each of the service secretaries, using authority delegated from the President, [25] to an intermediate rank between enlisted non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers ...

  7. United States Marine Corps rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    Unlike other nation's militaries (which rank warrant officers as SNCO equivalents), the United States Military confers warrants and commissions on its warrant officers and classifies them into a separate category senior to all enlisted grades of rank (including officer candidates), cadets, and midshipmen. Because warrant officers are officer ...

  8. AOC's office advises migrants on how to avoid deportations in ...

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    She explained the difference between a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant, saying that only a judicial warrant gives ICE authority to initiate a search.

  9. Officer (armed forces) - Wikipedia

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    The rank of warrant officer (WO1, also known as W-1) is an appointed rank by warrant from the respective branch secretary until promotion to chief warrant officer (CWO2, also known as W-2) by presidential commission, and holders are entitled to the same customs and courtesies as commissioned officers.