Warrant officers in the Air Force have long history
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news:
Long before our nation was founded, navies used warrant officers to handle technical operations aboard Navy warships, while the more aristocratic officers were "commissioned" to command them.
The Army gave a similar in-between grade to headquarters clerks in the late 1890s, but it did not use the warrant officer title . . .
Long before our nation was founded, navies used warrant officers to handle technical operations aboard Navy warships, while the more aristocratic officers were "commissioned" to command them.
The Army gave a similar in-between grade to headquarters clerks in the late 1890s, but it did not use the warrant officer title . . .