Status and Roles of Warrant Officers

• New_WO1

  14 Dec 05, 03:59

  Originally posted by LazerLordz:

  Main reasons were to improve staff morale and allow for advancement in rank to be evident.
  
  Yes, you have to be a MSG before you can go for Joint Warrant Officers Course.

  And does the role of a WO differ considerably from that of a MSG?
• Shotgun

  14 Dec 05, 10:33

  From what I observe at my unit, the WOs tend to do more management, and assigning work to junior commanders.
  
  The MSGs act more like the intermediate supervisor / advisor to the junior commanders at my unit.
• fudgester

  14 Dec 05, 10:36

  Originally posted by New_WO1:

  And does the role of a WO differ considerably from that of a MSG?

  I'd say so, though I'm not sure to what extent. An MSG is still considered as a senior specialist, while a WO is already in the next level of ranks.
• specfore

  14 Dec 05, 18:11

  Originally posted by New_WO1:

  Many WOs in the US Army have Bachelors Degrees and some have Masters Degrees. With the right technical skills they are employable in the private sector.
  
  But no doubt that is also the case for your WOs

  Uhh... actually it is the case for many of our NCOs/ Specialists. I, for example, was a First Sgt.... I have a bachelor's and master's degree and I was educated in London !
  
  Because our armed forces is largely conscript, there are people from all walks of life serving in various ranks in the forces. An example was I had an airline pilot who was a signal NCO in my section, when I was in the reserves.
  
  I have several friends , who are lawyers and architects, who are infantry section (squad) commanders. In fact, one architect , who's my cousin, is a sniper NCO.
• New_WO1

  15 Dec 05, 02:54

  Interesting discussion.
  
  Can you tell me where on the web I can find a list of US (or NATO) - Singapore equivalent ranks?