Why are we (WOs) dividing ourselves into WOBC, WOSC, and WOSSC? To emphasize some are better than others because they made senior grade?

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 19:47:54 -0500

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Nov 22 at 2015 8:06 PM

CW4 Guy Butler — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 20:06:18 -0500

The info appears to be pulled out of your profile from the military credentials section.

Response by CW5 Sam R. Baker made Nov 22 at 2015 8:11 PM

CW5 Sam R. Baker — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 20:11:02 -0500

Profiles are on RP meant to be when at 100% to be like a LinkedIn resume. I printed out my profile for my new brigade commander so that he knew the unit's I deployed with, the schools attended and the duties I had .

Response by CW3 Scott Webster made Nov 23 at 2015 10:48 AM

CW3 Scott Webster — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:48:41 -0500

The WO Basic, Advanced, Intermediate Leader Education, and Senior Service Education courses are our kit bags for our military education. Except for WOBC (the initial issue 'toolbox'), each course should be supplying additional tools to have greater understanding of our national defense in general and our branch specialty in particular. I'd argue receiving the courses as early as possible, but don't let who else is in the course influence what benefit it has for you personally. Rank is a general indicator of experience and ability, but not a hard and fast guide; some managers or supervisors refuse to get out of their box and understand the personalities and jobs they rate and do more harm than good. Each course, and each warrant officer, should be accessible to provide information that will benefit the greater cohort, without reservation of rank.

Response by CW5 Andrew J. Foreman made May 18 at 2016 3:39 PM

CW5 Andrew J. Foreman — Wed, 18 May 2016 15:39:58 -0400

Increased levels of Professional Military Education does not equate to "being better than others" Each PME course builds on the last. Under the Total Warrant Officer Study (TWOS) we, warrant officers, got away from having "W" on an MTOE and moved to an actual rank, e.g. W2, W3, W4 or W5. This allow for better talent management. Just as a CPT does not have the experiences of a COL as CW2 does not have the same experience as a CW5. It does not mean the CW2 is less than, only needs to gain more experiences and additional levels of education. The new Warrant Officer 2025 Strategy's LOE #2 Development codifies how the Army intends to get after warrant officer development and education.