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The Navy appoints their warrant officers directly to the rank of CWO2 (i.e., as chief warrant officers), and are "commissioned" officers [clarification needed], with the Navy Personnel Command/Bureau of Personnel (NAVPERSCOM/BUPERS) managing all grades (CWO2 through CWO5) by billets appropriate for each rank.
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- Eligibility
- CWO Job Designators
- Application Procedures
- Selection Boards
- Appointment to Chief Warrant Officer
Must be a Chief Petty Officer (E-7 through E-9), including E-6 personnel, when notification has been received by the commanding officer that the individual is a selectee for Chief Petty Officer or that advancement to Chief Petty Officer has been authorized and serving on active dutyor as a member of the Ready Reserve in a drilling unit (pay or non-...
CWO designators are designed to provide positive identification of surface, submarine, and aviation warfare, general series, and staff corps associated personnel, and to identify a broad occupational field or technical area. The following describes the different classifications within designators and their associated warfare, general series, or sta...
Applicants must fill out the Officer Programs Application form and submit it via their chain of command. (See appendix F of OpNav OpNavinst 1420.1 for more, complete details on submitting the application.) Commanders will appoint a panel of commissioned officers to interview the applicant and review the applicant's qualifications. The panel will pr...
Separate selection boards (one for active duty and one for inactive duty) meet at the Navy Personnel Command annually to consider applicants for the active duty and inactive duty CWO programs.
Selectees will be appointed as CWO only if they continue to meet all eligibility standards as specified previously. The appointment of each selectee will be to the permanent grade of CWO2, except active duty personnel in pay grade E-9, who have completed at least 2 years Time in Grade (TIG) as of 1 October of the year in which the board convenes, s...
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The Limited Duty Officer, Chief Warrant Officer and Warrant Officer Community supports the war-fighting capability and readiness of Naval Forces through leadership, technical proficiency, and...
This Guidebook updates and replaces the 2011 LDO/CWO Bluebook. It contains a wealth of information and resources for LDO and Warrant officers, as well as for those enlisted personnel interested...
The Limited Duty Officer, Chief Warrant Officer and Warrant Officer Community supports the war-fighting capability and readiness of Naval Forces through leadership, technical proficiency, and...
Long before the seagoing rank of Captain or Lieutenant, it was the Warrant Officer that commanded ships. In the 1200s, the first to command ships had the title of Boatswain and were appointed...
How to become a Limited Duty Officer or Chief Warrant Officer in the Navy. Includes eligibility requirements for Active-Duty (AD,) Full-Time Support (FTS) and Reserve Sailors.
