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'''Chief Warrant Officer''' (''abbrev'': '''CWO''') is a [[warrant]] paygrade within the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]], the [[Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]], and the [[Royal Manticoran Army]]. In the [[Grayson Space Navy]], they are referred to as a "Senior Chief Warrant Officer" (''abbrev'': '''SCWO''') ( It holds the equivalent military paygrade of [[W-3]] within {{trmn}} and has achieved a wealth of technical and leadership experience, allowing them to work closely with, and fully understand, the requirements of enlisted technicians in their charge. A warrant officer is referred to by their rank, also by their rate, but by officers is referred to as "Mr" or "Ms". So a [[Coxswain]] who earned their crown would be called "Mr," but also "Chief," or "Boat Bay Officer."

== Honorverse ==
In peacetime, a Chief Warrant Officer would have served at least 17 years of enlisted service, and served as a [[Warrant Officer 1st Class]] for 2 years. Since they hold a Monarch's Warrant, they are ''not'' commissioned. They would be the equivalent of an [[Lieutenant (senior grade)]].


== TRMN ==
If the spacer has completed their [[Warrant Academy | Chief Warrant Officer Exam]], and served as an [[Warrant Officer 1st Class]] for 11 months [[Time in grade | Time in Grade]], they are promoted to this rank. Frequently, warrant officers are Department Heads on board their ship.


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