Posted on Sep 4, 2014
Where do Warrant Officers go when they disappear?
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I've never understood this in the short time I've been in. Have you ever been at a formation, and all of a sudden, Chief So-and-So disappears from sight? Everyone needs to draw equipment? Chief already has his gear, and he's out the door doing Chief things.
What happens to Warrant Officers? Does going through WOCS give you guys a super power to materialize in another plane of existence unknown to the rest of us?
Hey team,
I'm dying reading some of the comments; some of you are too clever for your own good. The serious responses are great, but also please note that I'm only teasing; I've met and worked with many great warrant officers, and the ones that weren't on that level were getting the mentorship they needed to reach it.
What happens to Warrant Officers? Does going through WOCS give you guys a super power to materialize in another plane of existence unknown to the rest of us?
Hey team,
I'm dying reading some of the comments; some of you are too clever for your own good. The serious responses are great, but also please note that I'm only teasing; I've met and worked with many great warrant officers, and the ones that weren't on that level were getting the mentorship they needed to reach it.
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Not sure where they go, I always seem to miss the train to the WOMAN (explained in one of the responses accurately) and the mythical forest.
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I have known & worked with a few Warrant and Chief Warrant Officers. I never knew a bad one....
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CW5 Sam R. Baker
SPC (Join to see) - I would have to agree, I personally do not take advantage of the terminal option, however some push the envelope rather well!
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Much in the same way the cadre at USASMA teach soon to be SGMs how to spot a cigarette butt at 500m, so do the cadre at WOCS teach the soon to be WOs the art of cloaking. Both are traits that cannot be shared except within their own circles. It's sort of like discussing Fight Club... ;)
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SGT William B.
Seriously. Some of the chiefs that I've known had skills that would put master ninjas with a power level of at least 9000 to shame.
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SGT William B.
And actually, speaking of SGMs: if they can spot cigarette butts at 500 meters, why don't we send them to sniper school? Could you imagine that mess?
SSG (Instructor): Alright, so today we're going to learn...
SGM (Student): Hold on, does everyone have a PT belt?
SSG (Instructor): Alright, so today we're going to learn...
SGM (Student): Hold on, does everyone have a PT belt?
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SGT William B. SSG (Instructor): Let's go downrange and look at our targets
SGM (Student): Better stay off my grass
SGM (Student): Better stay off my grass
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Seriously, much of our time is spent 'making things happen' or 'just fixing things' that seem to only be able to be fixed by Warrant Officers and no one else.
We are asked on many occasions to solve problems that need to be solved, and we are often given the freedom to go and solve those problems. This is often done at our own expense (both financially and time) and we use connections that we accumulate over long years of experience and networking. And even though many of us are very, very intelligent, that intelligence comes mostly from within, and not from much formal military education.
We are asked on many occasions to solve problems that need to be solved, and we are often given the freedom to go and solve those problems. This is often done at our own expense (both financially and time) and we use connections that we accumulate over long years of experience and networking. And even though many of us are very, very intelligent, that intelligence comes mostly from within, and not from much formal military education.
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CW2 Stephen Pate
That's exactly what I was going to say CW5 Derrick Edwards! You totally said it better than I could have though!
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