Identify Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority of Warrant Officers at the Company Level.

Identify Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority of Warrant Officers at the Company Level.

Task Number 020-320-0001 Title Identify Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority of Warrant Officers at the Company Level.

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Warrant Officer Career Progression

(1) The entry level position coded, “W2,” will be filled by warrant officers in the grade WO1 and CW2 who have completed the Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC). These courses provide initial officer training, MOS specific instruction and certification characterized by increased emphases on leadership. The primary role of an entry-level warrant officer is that of a technical/ tactical manager and leader certified to perform those duties required ia single military occupational specialty. Entry-level warrant officer functions are to serve as technical systems and/or equipment trainer and employment advisor or support activity technician. Tactically, the entry-level warrant officer is capable of employing individual branch expertise consistent with mission capability, at the appropriate location on the battlefield. The entry-level warrant officer leads by example, motivates subordinates, and is able to understand, convey, and execute the commander’s in-tent. As a trainer, the entry-level warrant officer conducts both individual and collective training to create cohesive unit teams.

(2) Warrant officers in the grade of CW3 who have completed the Warrant Officer Advanced Course (WOAC) will fill coded “W3,” the advanced level position. This course provides common core and MOS specific training pre-paring officers to serve at battalion and brigade levels. The primary role of CW3 is that of a highly specialized expert in an occupational or system-specific career field. CW3s will be certified with significant educational and staff skills to serve as institutional instructors/training developers and advisor/project officers for functional area planning and policy development on mid-level...