Warrant officer (United States)
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.
CWO3 Pollock reviews his crewmates at Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck during his change-of-command ceremony
Warrant Officer Career College Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Director CWO4 Robert Szabo of East Coast Marine Corps Composite Band speaks with his musicians during rehearsals
CWO2 Leighton DaCosta performs pre-flight setup on a P-3 Orion during the platform phase of the Chief Warrant Officer Flight Training Program, circa 2009
A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who does not hold a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. In contrast, commissioned officers usually enter directly from a military academy, officer training corps (OTC) or reserve officer training corps (ROTC), or officer candidate school (OCS) or officer training school (OTS), after receiving a post-secondary degree.
A sergeant of the Coldstream Guards addressing through the ranks during the rehearsal for the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
Sergeant, Royal Artillery, on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, firing the one o'clock gun
A First Sergeant with the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) gets his soldiers ready for a uniform inspection
