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[1] [2] The post was created in May 1996; 28 years ago (), as the Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The post was re-titled Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force (WORAF) on 1 July 2021 ; 3 years ago ( 2021-07-01 ) , and whilst continuing to report directly to the Chief of the Air Staff, the scope of the WORAF was widened to ...
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In 1946, the RAF renamed its aircrew warrant officers master aircrew, a designation that still survives. [34] In 1950, it renamed warrant officers in technical trades master technicians, a designation that only survived until 1964. The most senior RAF warrant officer by appointment is the Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force. [35] [36]
In 1933, the ranks of Sergeant Major 1st Class and Sergeant Major 2nd Class were renamed Warrant Officer Class I and Warrant Officer Class II to put them in line with the Army. In 1939, the rank of Warrant Officer II was abolished and the rank of Warrant Officer I was renamed Warrant Officer. [5]
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The thinnest braid, as found on the pilot officer's rank (and in the middle of the squadron leader's rank), is 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6 mm); the flying officer's braid common to all the ranks except air commodore and pilot officer, is 1 ⁄ 2 inch (1.3 cm), and the thickest braid, as found on all air officer ranks, is 2 inches (5.1 cm).
Warrant officer (WO) is a rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries. Depending on the country, service, or historical context, warrant officers are sometimes classified as the most junior of the commissioned officer ranks, the most senior of the non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranks, or in a separate category of their own.
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