US Army Warrant Officer Ranks
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US Army Warrant Officer Rank Insignias, Patches and Badges
Officer ranks in the United States military consist of commissioned officers and warrant officers.
Warrant officers hold warrants from their service secretary and are specialists and experts in certain military technologies or capabilities. The lowest ranking warrant officers serve under a warrant, but they receive commissions from the president upon promotion to chief warrant officer 2. These commissioned warrant officers are direct representatives of the president of the United States. They derive their authority from the same source as commissioned officers but remain specialists, in contrast to commissioned officers, who are generalists.
Pay Grade: W1
Warrant Officer 1
(WO1) Pay Grade: W2
Chief Warrant Officer 2
(CW2) Pay Grade: W3
Chief Warrant Officer 3
(CW3)
Pay Grade: W4
Chief Warrant Officer 4
(CW4) Pay Grade: W5
Chief Warrant Officer 5
(CW5)