Army Officer Vs. Army Warrent Officer, What is the Difference?

Question

Do all the branches have them?

Answer 1

Warrant Officers are highly specialized experts and trainers in their career fields. They even have it so that other members of other branches can transfer over if they want to be come an Army Warrant Officer.

In the United States military, Warrant Officers are officers who, instead of being at the command position of a given unit, are usually instead focused on their technical expertise in a given field -- helicopter pilots and IT specialists, for example. In the United States military they usually do not exercise the same political power that commissioned general officers do, and are paid somewhat less than commissioned officers. However, they are given the same military courtesies (such as salutes, and the practice of being addressed as "sir" or "ma'am"). There are no Warrant Officers in the U.S. Air Force (the ranks exist, but go permanently and completely unfilled), but each of the other U.S. Armed Forces have warrants -- though each warrant commissioning program is unique to the service's needs.


http://www.goarmy.com/about/warrant_officer.jsp
http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/
http://usawocc.army.mil/WOES/wocs.htm
http://www.leavenworth.army.mil/wocc/
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/army/l/blwarrantmenu.htm

Officers are not as trained in a certain area like a warrant officer would be and you do need a 4 year degree to be an commissioned officer.
http://www.goarmy.com/about/officer.jsp
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/officerjob1/l/blaroffjobs.htm

Answer 2

I'll try. An Army (commissioned) officer, is in the leadership / command catagory. The commissioned officer commands salutes, when ever within a certain distance, when outside. A commissioned officer, even the lowest grade, of commissions (ie. 2nd lt, Lt jr. grade, etc) has the commissioned authority over the warrent officer, altho, only the newest, dumbest such officer, would pull rank
on a warrent officer, unless that warrent officer were to step out of the closley defined boundries.
The warrent officer is an officer, in a specialized field., i.e. helicopter pilot, communications, very often in an administration position, subject to the authority of a commissioned officer.
At least that was the set up in the 1950's.
A warrent has benefits the commissioned officer does not have!! The commissioned officer has a command position/? benefit? the warrent does not have. OOOHHHHH to be a warrent is a dream held by most soldiers!!
Uncle Wil

Answer 3

Warrant Officers are Technical experts, and Officers are managers. In most cases you need a degree to be an officer, the current exception is in the Navy, you can become an Limited Duty Officer without a degree, they specialized officers, working within the same field they were as enlisted personnel.

W1 receives a warrant from the secretary of his branch, for instance an Army W1 would receive a warrant from the Secretary of the Army.
W2-W5 are commissioned officers and receive a commission from the President.

The Army and Marine Corps Warrant Officers start out at W1, and the Navy Warrant Officers start out at W2. The Air Force has no Warrant Officers. Navy Warrant Officers are divided into specialties also. For instance if a Boatswain's Mate becomes a Warrant Officer he would be a Boatswain, and a Gunner's Mate would be a Gunner.

Answer 4

You sure have an awful lot of Questions!

Commissioned Officers -Most likely have 4 year degrees and usually manage.

Warrant Officers -Specialized, Technical Experts, most likely from the Enlisted Ranks! also have their degrees.
I believe the Army,Navy & Marines have warrant officers not the Air Force!

FYI: Warrant Officers in the Army are commissioned and can be Commanders!

Answer 5

The navy does..the difference is a Warentofficer is ENLISTED and much much more respected than the low ranks fo the regulkar officer at least in the navy they are,they have done their time and earned respect.

Answer 6

Warrant Officer = Non-commissioned.

Officer = Commissioned.

The Air Force does not have any WO's.

As I am part of the USAF, I'm not too sure, but I believe you must be enlisted first before you become a WO. Their chain of command is a bit different as they are above enlisted but typically report directly to the top of their chain.

Answer 7

to become an officer, you must have your bachelor's degree. warrent officers do not have to have a degree. they do, however, have to go to warrent officer school. so if you wanna be an officer without having been through college, you can go to WO school. hope i helped!

Answer 8

Warrant officer is subordinate to all officers, but superior to all enlisted.

Answer 9

When you want something in the military you commission it. If you want it to work you warrant it.