Senior military rank
Master warrant officer
(
MWO
) is a senior military rank in the
Bangladesh Armed Forces
, the
Canadian Forces
,
Singapore Armed Forces
, the
South African National Defence Force
and the
Israel Defense Forces
.
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Bangladesh Armed Forces
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Master warrant officer is the highest junior-commissioned officer rank in
Bangladesh Navy
above
Senior chief petty officer
.
[2]
Master warrant officer is a junior-commissioned officer rank in the
Bangladesh Army
, falling between
Senior warrant officer
and Honorary
Lieutenant
.
[3]
Master warrant officer is the highest airman rank in the
Bangladesh Air Force
above
Senior warrant officer
.
[3]
Canadian Armed Forces
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Master warrant officer is an
Army
and
Air Force
non-commissioned member
rank of the
Canadian Forces
. It is senior to the rank of
warrant officer
and its equivalents, and junior to
chief warrant officer
and its equivalents. Its
Naval
equivalent is
chief petty officer 2nd class
.
The
French language
form is
adjudant-maitre
.
Insignia
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- Rank insignia
-
Royal Canadian Navy
-
Canadian Army
-
Royal Canadian Air Force
The rank insignia of the MWO is a crown within a wreath of gold laurel, worn on both forearms of the service dress tunic; in gold metal and green enamel miniature pins on the collar of the service dress shirt and outerwear coats (army only); on
CADPAT
slipons worn in the middle of the chest, embroidered in high vis thread (army) or dark blue (air force) thread; and in "pearl grey" thread on blue slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms (air force only).
Forms of address
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MWOs are generally initially addressed as "Master Warrant Officer", or "Sergeant-Major" (if they hold that appointment), and thereafter as "Sir" or "Ma'am".
Appointments
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MWOs may hold a number of appointments, including the position of
sergeant-major
, the most senior NCM in a
company
-sized Army unit or sub-unit. Some of these appointments are listed below:
Due to the unified nature of the CF, it is not unheard-of for Air Force MWOs — especially those of the so-called "
purple trades
", such as logistics or military police — to find themselves filling the appointment of squadron or company sergeant-major in what are otherwise considered "hard" army units (such as service battalions or communication squadrons).
Messes and quarters
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MWOs generally mess and billet with other warrant officers and with
sergeants
, and their naval equivalents,
chief petty officers
and
petty officers
. Their mess on military bases or installations are generally named the "Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess".
Singapore
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Master warrant officer is a senior warrant officer rank in the
Singapore Armed Forces
.
[1]
Master warrant officers often hold senior leadership roles such as school sergeant majors and regimental sergeant majors of
brigade
-sized units. The
school sergeant major
of
Officer Cadet School
is a master warrant officer. He is in charge of the discipline of more than 800 officer cadets, in addition to the
specialists
and more junior warrant officers there.
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South Africa
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In 2008,
[4]
the warrant officer ranks of the
South African National Defence Force
were expanded and the rank of master warrant officer was created.
Master Warrant Officer rank insignia in the SANDF
References
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See also
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