Air Force Warrant Officer

Long retired in 1980.

Air force warrant officer. With the addition of senior master sergeants and chief master sergeants the air force began phasing out warrant officers. Have a high school diploma. In 1939 warrant officers who were qualified as pilots were declared eligible for appointments as air corps lieutenants in the regular army.

Those selected for an interservice transfer incur an active duty service commitment of four years or six years for rated officers. From the moment the air force become a separate branch on sept. Congress then created the ranks of e 8 and e 9 for the air force allowing for more growth.

Although legal provisions exist for other services to. The army appointed warrant officers against vacancies from this 1936 list until the beginning of world war ii. The air force stopped appointing warrant officers in 1959.

Upon his retirement barrow was honorarily promoted to cwo5 the only person in the air force ever to hold this. But in 1958 congress added the ranks of e 8 and e 9 for all the services. Brian kelly the air force s new personnel chief said during a.

Warrant officers may contact an air force officer training school recruiter for ots information and application procedures. 18 1947 until 1958 the enlisted ranks topped out at e 7. Applicants for the warrant officer candidate school and warrant officer flight training program must.

Air force feeder mos list general information enlisted mos conversion list air force click the warrant officer moss below to see the duty description prerequisites and preferred qualifications that you may be eligible to apply for. Air force contracting officer warrant tracking tool nomenclature. Be at least 18 years old at the time of enlistment and not have passed their 33rd birthday at the time of selection for aviators or their 46th birthday for all other specialties.