Chief Warrant Officer 4
A senior US Army warrant officer, WO-4, a commissioned technical expert with fifteen or more years of specialization.
Overview
Chief Warrant Officer 4 wears an insignia of four warrant bars and is commissioned by the President, as all chief warrant officers from CW2 upward are. By WO-4 the holder is a recognized authority in a technical field, advising commanders who may be generals on aviation, maintenance, intelligence, or acquisitions. The grade answers NATO code WO-4. CW4s mentor the warrant officers below them and often run the technical standards of an entire brigade or installation. Above sits CW5, the capstone of the warrant corps, held by the most experienced specialists in the Army.
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