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88th Readiness Division . Command Chief 

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warrant Officer CW five Daniel EK Off 

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says the Army Reserve is about 50% of 

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authorized warrant officer strength . 

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That means about 800 warrant officer 

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positions remain unfilled across all 

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occupational specialties . There should 

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be nobody more knowledgeable about an 

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army system than the warrant officer in 

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your formation . They're a soldier 

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first , strong , mind , strong in body , 

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strong in spirit . They're a moral 

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leader . The warrant 

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officer is the conductor . Commander of 

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the bands as a W one . You could be 

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commander of a band 

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in my field as an aviator . There's 

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times that I'm , I have to make split 

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second decisions in the cockpit and 

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right at that moment , um I need to 

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know that I have the authority to make 

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that decision and I have that as a 

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warrant officer . Mm hmm mm 

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hmm . What advice do current warrant 

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officers wish they knew before applying 

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to be a warrant officer . My best 

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advice as a warrant officer is you are 

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viewed as the subject matter expert . 

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So if you don't know what you're doing , 

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look it up until you do know what 

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you're doing . Alright . My advice 

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would be to make sure you prepare 

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mentally and physically prior to 

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attending warrant officer candidate 

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school . Mm hmm mm hmm . 

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If you're interested in becoming a 

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warrant officer , check the go army dot 

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com web page and navigate to the 

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warrant officer application link