Warrant Officer 1 (other)
Warrant Officer 1 may refer to: * Warrant officer (United States), rank grade W-1 in the United States Military * Warrant officer (United Kingdom), rank class WO1 in the British Army * Warrant Officer First Class, a rank in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets The Royal Canadian Air Cadets (french: Cadets de l'Aviation royale du Canada) is a Canadian national youth program for young individuals aged 12 to 18. Under the authority of the National Defence Act, the program is administered by the Canadian F ...

Warrant Officer (United States)
In the United States Armed Forces, the ranks of warrant officer (U.S. uniformed services pay grades, grades W‑1 to W‑5; see ''Ranks and insignia of NATO, NATO: WO1–WO5'') are rated as officers above all non-commissioned officers, Officer candidate, candidates, cadets, and Midshipman, midshipmen, but subordinate to the lowest officer grade of Second Lieutenant (United States), O‑1 (NATO: OF‑1). This application differs from the Commonwealth of Nations and other militaries, where warrant officers are the most senior of the Other ranks (UK), other ranks (NATO: OR‑8 and OR‑9), equivalent to the U.S. Armed Forces grades of E‑8 and E‑9. Warrant officers are highly skilled, single-track specialty officers. While the ranks are authorized by Congress, each branch of the Uniformed services of the United States, uniformed services selects, manages, and uses warrant officers in slightly different ways. For appointment to the rank of warrant officer one (W‑1), normally a ...
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Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)
A warrant officer (WO) in the British Armed Forces is a member of the highest group of non-commissioned ranks, holding the King's (or Queen's) warrant, which is signed by the Secretary of State for Defence. Warrant officers are not saluted, because they do not hold the King's Commission, but they are addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am" by subordinates. Commissioned officers may address warrant officers either by their appointment (e.g. QMSI, RSM or sergeant major) or as "Mister", "Mrs" or "Ms", and then their last name, e.g. "Mr Smith". Although often referred to along with non-commissioned officers (NCOs), they are not NCOs, but members of a separate group (traditional official terminology for the personnel of a unit is "the officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men"), although all have been promoted from NCO rank. In November 2018, the most senior warrant officer and most senior other ranks position was created, titled Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staf ...
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