Master Warrant Officer or MWO 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 (CPO2). Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... CF-18A Hornet CH-149 Cormorant Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ... A warrant officer (WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. ... A warrant officer (WO) or a chief warrant officer (CWO) is a member of a military organization, with a rank subordinate to other commissioned officers and senior to noncommissioned officers. ... Flag ship HMCS Algonquin, HMCS , and HMCS Protecteur. ...

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Insignia

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 tan (Army) or dark blue (Air Force) thread; and in "old gold" thread on blue slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms (Air Force only). CADPAT, or Canadian Disruptive Pattern, is the digital camouflage pattern currently used by the Canadian Forces. ...

Forms of address

MWOs are generally initially addressed as "Master Warrant Officer Bloggins", or "Sergeant-Major Bloggins" (if they hold that appointment), and therafter as "Sir" or "Ma'am".

Appointments

MWOs may hold a number of appointments appointments, including position of Sergeant-Major, or most senior NCM in a company-sized Army unit or sub-unit. Some of these appointments are listed below: This article is about a military rank and position. ... A company in the broadest sense is an aggregation of people who stay together for a common purpose. ...

• Battery Sergeant-Major (BSM) — the senior NCM of an artillery battery
• Squadron Sergeant-Major (SSM) — the senior NCM of a cavalry, armoured, combat engineer, or communication squadron
• Company Sergeant-Major — the senior NCM of any other company-sized unit

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). UBIQUE (Everywhere) and QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT (Whither Right And Glory Lead) History The Royal Canadian Artillery regiment is older than Canada itself. ... In military science, a battery is a group of artillery cannons or rockets, so grouped in order to facilitate battlefield communication and the organization of barrages. ... Cavalry is also a common misspelling of the Biblical hill Calvary. ... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... A US army combat engineer setting up a communications cable. ... Signaling, or a signal, may mean: Look up signal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Scientific concepts In information theory, a signal is a flow of information that can be represented as a mathematical function. ... A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ... Company Sergeant Major (CSM) is an appointment held by Warrant Officers Class 2 in the British Army and Royal Marines. ...

One of the senior appointments that a MWO may hold is that of the senior NCM on a CF station, titled Station Master Warrant Officer (SMWO); the insignia is a pair of crossed crsader swords worn below their rank insignia.

Messes and quarters

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". A warrant officer (WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. ... In most non-naval military organizations, a sergeant is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranking above privates and corporals, and below warrant officers and commissioned officers. ... Good conduct variation Chief Petty Officer insignia Chief Petty Officer is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Petty Officer First Class and below Senior Chief Petty Officer, and is a non-commissioned officer. ... A Petty Officer is a noncommissioned officer or equivalent in many navies. ...

See also

• Non-commissioned member
• Chief Petty Officer
• Non-commissioned officer