Warrant Officer

A warrant officer (WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. In most countries they are effectively senior non-commissioned officers, although technically in a class of their own between NCOs and commissioned officers. In the United States military system, however, officers at the Chief Warrant Officer level are in fact commissioned officers and are afforded the same privileges and courtesies, such as terms of address and salutes, as other commissioned officers.

References

• DoD Almanac. The United States Military Officer Rank Insignia. United States Department of Defense.
• Australian Defence Force badges of rank. http://www.defence.gov.au/badges_of_rank.cfm