Warrant officer (USA)
Warrant Officer (förkortat: WO) är en särskild kategori av militär personal i USA:s väpnade styrkor som är ett mellanting mellan officerare och underofficerare.[1]
I Storbritannien och andra anglosaxiska länder är warrant officer däremot en specifik underofficersgrad.
Bakgrund
Systemet med warrant officer fyller en speciell nisch i USA, då officerare måste med särskilda intervaller erhålla befordran för att kunna kvarstå i tjänst ("up-or-out"). Underofficerare, å andra sidan, saknar formella befogenheter att själva leda större avdelningar och enheter.[2] En warrant officer är en tekniskt orienterad ämnesspecialist inom sitt fält och kvarstår där under den yrkeslånga tjänstgöringen. Inom USA:s armé är exempelvis helikopterförare ofta en warrant officer och många specialagenter i Army CID.
Det finns inga warrant officers i USA:s flygvapen numera, men möjligheten att återinföra graderna i flygvapnet liksom i rymdstykan finns formellt kvar.[3]
Gradbeteckningar
| Lönegrad | W-1 | W-2 | W-3 | W-4 | W-5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA:s armé Insignier |  |  |  |  |  |
 USA:s marinkår Insignier |  |  |  |  |  |
 USA:s flotta Insignier Axelklaff |  |  |  |  |  |
 USA:s kustbevakning Insignier Axelklaff | saknas |  | saknas | ||
| Titel | Warrant Officer one | Chief Warrant Officer two | Chief Warrant Officer three | Chief Warrant Officer four | Chief Warrant Officer five |
| Förkortning | WO-1 | CWO-2 | CWO-3 | CWO-4 | CWO-5 |
Se även
- Militära grader i Förenta Staternas armé
- Militära grader i Förenta Staternas flotta
- Militära grader i Förenta Staternas kustbevakning
- Specialistofficer (2000-talets motsvarighet till underofficerare i Försvarsmakten i Sverige)
Referenser
- Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, Warrant officer (United States), tidigare version.
Noter
- ^ 10 U.S.C. § 571
- ^ ”AR 600-20 Army Command Policy” (på engelska). Army Regulations. Headquarters, Department of the Army. https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN30074-AR_600-20-000-WEB-1.pdf. Läst 14 februari 2021.
- ^ 10 U.S.C. § 9160
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