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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