page_title: Warrant officer (United States)
section_title: Marine Corps
hierarchical_section_title: Warrant officer (United States) / Marine Corps
caption_attribution_description: English: Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Szabo, the director and officer in charge of the East Coast Marine Corps Composite Band, speaks with musicians during a break in rehearsal at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Nov. 26. The composite band is rehearsing for performance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Nov. 28. Szabo has been in the Marine Corps since 1988...
context_page_description: In the United States Armed Forces, the ranks of warrant officer are rated as officers above all non-commissioned officers, candidates, cadets, and midshipmen, but subordinate to the lowest officer grade of O‑1. This application differs from the Commonwealth of Nations and other militaries, where warrant officers are the most senior of the other ranks, equivalent to the U.S. Armed Forces grades of E‑8 and E‑9.
  Warrant officers are highly skilled, single-track specialty officers. While the ranks are authorized by Congress, each branch of the uniformed services selects, manages, and uses warrant officers in slightly different ways. For appointment to the rank of warrant officer one, normally a warrant is approved by the secretary of the respective service. However, appointment to this rank can come via commission by the service secretary, the department secretary, or by the commander-in-chief, but this is more uncommon. For the chief warrant officer ranks, these warrant officers are commissioned by the president. Both warrant officers and chief warrant officers take the same oath as regular commissioned officers.
caption: Director CWO4 Robert Szabo of East Coast Marine Corps Composite Band speaks with his musicians during rehearsals
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