Thinking about becoming a Warrant Officer?
General requirements:
To obtain an aviation
warrant, any candidate
must have proof of U.S.
citizenship, a 110 on the
general technical testing,
high school graduate,
secret to top secret security
clearance, pass the flight
physical and be no older than
33 years of age. Technical
warrants must be no older
than 46. After retaking the
test and completing the flight
physical, Nick worked with
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Carlo
Paratore and Chief Warrant
Officer 5 Darryl Stevens to
complete the packet.
“Chief Paratore and Mr.
Stevens are phenomenal at
their job,” he said. “They did
an outstanding job making
sure we were well prepared
and we had everything we
needed. “
While they did that,
Nick relied on his older
brother for some advice on
how to tackle school.
“He told me to take
charge when I got there,”
said Nick. “He said it’s not
just a course you can slide
though. You can’t keep your
head down and go through
the motions or you will get
called on it. Be active and
take on responsibility.”
Nick looks up to his
older brother and is thankful
to have him as a sounding
board.
“He has been my role
model for a long time. I have
looked up to him in more
ways than just the military.
We have always been there
for each other. He has always
been there for me. We trust
each other, kind of rare
these days. But we can be
completely honest with each
other, and we have each
other’s back. It is a pretty
cool relationship we have
because we are brothers, we
are flight brothers, and soon,
we will both be pilots and
warrant officers. I think that’s
pretty cool.”
While the two are
looking forward to the
opportunities ahead, Nick
still has to complete warrant
officer school. He carries
around the Warrant Officer 1
patch in his wallet to remind
him of what he’s working for.
Which is to not only complete
the course, but graduate with
a better overall ranking than
his brother.
“I have to destroy
him in school,” said Nick.
“I have to always one
up in everything. He set
the standard pretty high
in school, so it will make
beating him that much
sweeter.”
- US Citizenship
- General Technical (GT) score of 110 or higher
- High school graduate
- Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance
- Pass the chapter 2 commissioning physical (technical warrants) or the class 1
flight physical (aviation warrants).
- Age Requirements: 46 (technical warrants) 33 (aviation warrants)
- * in addition all Warrant Officer applicants must meet MOS specific requirements
which vary based upon the specific MOS being pursued. Probably too numerous
to list but you can review requirements by MOS at http://www.usarec.army.mil/
hq/warrant/WOgeninfo_mos.shtml
MEARNG Warrant Officer Positions
Aviation
- 153D UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot
- 153L UH-72 Lakota Pilot
- 155E C-12 Huron Pilot
Quartermaster
- 920A Property Accounting Tech
- 920B Supply Systems Tech
- 922A Feed Service Tech
Signal
- 255N Network Management Tech
- 255A Information System Tech
Engineer
- 120A Construction Engineering Tech
Ordnance
- 913A Armament Tech
- 915A Automotive Maint Tech
- 9191A Engineer Equipment Tech
Transportation
- 882A Mobility Officer
Judge Advocate
- 270A Legal Administrator