Posted on May 31, 2016
Should the CW5 rank be changed to something more recognizable?
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Due to the increasingly joint nature of operations within the DoD, and the expanded use of our most senior Warrant Officers in joint operations validated the need to standardize CW5 rank insignia. The Marine Corps and the Navy have both adopted CW5 bar with the stripe. Pic is of suggested new CW5 rank. It is a throwback to past WO Ranks, adds star (penile indicator) and is not mistaken for LT bar
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I personally believe the depicted ranks above are horrible. We are not General Officers nor are we Command Sergeants Major. Our rank should not attempt to emulate those ranks, in any way. We should keep things as they are and not be envious of Officers or Enlisted members. We are Warrant Officers. If we are required to change, it should change to the Eagle Rising. That, in my opinion, would be the only acceptable change. I remember being a Jr. Enlisted Soldier looking to the Eagle Rising for answers to questions no one else could answer.
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CW5 Andrew J. Foreman
Agree with the rising eagle as CW5 rank. Army did not go with that because in 1970 the CW5 rank was designed to be the same in all services for joint recognition. Not sure why when the Navy ranks are all different. Appreciate you inputs.
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CW4 Keith Dolliver
CW5 Andrew J. Foreman - Because in 1970 the Army WO rank was the same style as Navy, Marine, and AF WO rank (except we used brown instead of blue/red). The Army WO rank was changed to the current style in 1972.
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Right, we all need recognizable rank around here so we can tell who is in charge! Believe me, if you are really in charge you don't need recognizable rank to let people know.
My rank was how much I got paid each month. I earned any respect I received as a soldier, a leader and a good person, If I was in charge you knew it. I rarely wore rank even in uniform. Never had a problem, so my answer is no. Leave it alone. If anything bring back the squashed bug.
My rank was how much I got paid each month. I earned any respect I received as a soldier, a leader and a good person, If I was in charge you knew it. I rarely wore rank even in uniform. Never had a problem, so my answer is no. Leave it alone. If anything bring back the squashed bug.
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I would see the star and salute. CW5s would be getting saluted by most every O-6.
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CW5 Andrew J. Foreman
I put together the two rank, BG and proposed CW5 so you could see there would be no confusion. These are to scale as compared to each other. Not to measurement scale.
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