How do you adress a Warrant Officer?

[Coota0]

Just what the question says, how do you adress a Warrant Officer, both from the standpoint of a superior officer and from the standpoint of an enlisted soldier or NCO?

[USMCRET6391]

A Warrant Officer is an Officer, Period. Warrant Officers are given all the same respect (salutes etc) as any other officer and he is called "Sir". The Marine Corps has a tradition dating from when Warrant Officers were used as artillery officers and weapons training officers that allows them to be called "Gunner" but only in informal settings and only if the Warrant Officer is so disposed. I never met any who didnt like being called Gunner, it's an honorific the same as "Gunny" or "Top" for senior enlisted, but I would make sure you know the individual well enough to know he is comfortable with being called a Gunner.

[Av8tor152d]

Army warrants informaly are usuall addressed as "Chief" depending on the warrant they may not allow this but most aviation warrants do not mind.

[Coota0]

Avi8tor, I'm just going to start adressing allmy questions to you, I think you end up answereing most of them.

Thanks USMCRET6391.

From my days dealing with Warrant Officers I remember we called them Mr. and or Chief, but never Sir

[ScreaminChief]

In my experience, Army warrants are always addressed as chief. The salute is rendered the same as with a commissioned officer.

[USMCRET6391]

In the Corps, they are considered Commissioned Officers (they go through OCS before Warrant Officer School) and as such they are addressed as Sir unless they wil accept the Honorific "Gunner".......be hard to call a Warrant Officer "Chief" in the Naval Service, Chiefs get testy about that sort of stuff LOL

Originally Posted by USMCRET6391

A Warrant Officer is an Officer, Period. Warrant Officers are given all the same respect (salutes etc) as any other officer and he is called "Sir". The Marine Corps has a tradition dating from when Warrant Officers were used as artillery officers and weapons training officers that allows them to be called "Gunner" but only in informal settings and only if the Warrant Officer is so disposed. I never met any who didnt like being called Gunner, it's an honorific the same as "Gunny" or "Top" for senior enlisted, but I would make sure you know the individual well enough to know he is comfortable with being called a Gunner.

Exactly what this Devil Dog wrote!!

Semper Fi, Do or Die!

[Av8tor152d]

yeah I can understand Navy Warrants and being called Chief. As I stated before Army Aviation Warrants are pretty laid back when it comes to the whole thing (well most of them). As for the non aviators that are warrants they can someimes be a little picky about the chief title. But thats usually because they are bitter about not being an aviator..

[Bonytusch]

I have an Uncle who just retired and he told me that you address a Warrant Officer as Mr. maybe changed thought since hes been out

[USAFDefender]

And God forbid you don't salute one at the gate. Its the end of the world. Only one worse than them is Coast Guard officers and Marine Commissioned Officers worse than that. They need that salute.

[Av8tor152d]

MR. is the actual fromal title for an Army Warrant but like stated before most aviation warrants will accept chief. AIR CAV

[USMCRET6391]

Originally Posted by Braezin808

And God forbid you don't salute one at the gate. Its the end of the world. Only one worse than them is Coast Guard officers and Marine Commissioned Officers worse than that. They need that salute.

They RATE the salute, I have a nephew who is a Capt in the Air Force, I got the same answer from him when I asked. He rates the salute and he expects it.......