| To begin, there are five levels of Warrant Officer rank | | | | the enlisted ranks. Good Warrant candidates are |
| in the United States Army. Rank begins with the | | | | usually sergeants with a number of years of |
| Warrant Officer 1, and ends with the Chief Warrant | | | | experience in certain military jobs.The definition of the |
| Officer 5. Along with each proper rank name, is an | | | | Warrant Officer is very fitting for the role they serve: |
| abbreviated rank identifier and a Warrant Officer | | | | "An officer appointed by warrant by the Secretary of |
| grade, or pay grade. The grades also start at W1 and | | | | the Army based on a sound level of technical and |
| end at W5.Warrant Officers are probably the least | | | | tactical competence. The warrant officer is a highly |
| understood service members in the military. The | | | | specialized expert and trainer who, by gaining |
| Warrant Corps is relatively small, having been | | | | progressive levels of expertise and leadership |
| established in the Army in 1896. In fact, these rather | | | | administers, manages, operates, and maintains the |
| unique ranks exist only in the Army, Marine Corps and | | | | Army's equipment, support activities or technical |
| Navy. The Air Force has no Warrants.Warrant | | | | systems for an entire career. |
| Officers are technical experts, and come mainly from | | | | |