Audience members of the Warrant Officer Training School (WOTS) activation ceremony clap for Maj. Nathaniel Roesler after he is given command of WOTS at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 28, 2024. The inaugural class will be comprised of approximately 30 candidates, and will train active-duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard personnel across an 8-week course. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffFor the first time since 1958, the Air Force will begin to train prospective warrant officers. The school for doing so opened at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 28.
The Air Force had discontinued the warrant officer program under the presumption that the specialty jobs warrants were known for would be assumed by non-commissioned officers in the newly created ranks of senior and chief master sergeant (E-8 and E-9). In the new iteration, these airmen would again serve as “technical integrators and credible advisors,” according to an Air Force statement.
“The reintroduction of warrant officers to the Air Force is another example of the force adapting personnel policies to best compete in emerging security landscapes,” said Brig. Gen. Houston R. Cantwell, who commands officer accessions and citizen development for the service. “The warrant officer will serve on the virtual front lines, allowing us to stay ahead of rapidly advancing threats while safeguarding national security interests in both the information technology and cyber fields.”
Besides the focus on honing technical expertise, new warrants would take part in physical training, team-building, leadership-related academics and communications skills. The inaugural class will comprise of roughly 30 candidates. The training would last eight weeks, with the first graduates moving out to their new duty stations sometime in January. A second class, also of 30 airmen, would follow shortly thereafter.
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