Focus Group 4 Preso - USAWOA

1 United States Army Warrant Officers AssociationUSAWOA36thAMMF ocus Group #4 CW4 Janie Diamond CW3(R) Jackie Gaddis CW3(R) Joe Gill CW4 Hal Griffin CW3(R) Paul Gutekunst CW3 Allen Metheny CW3 Patrick Morris CW2 Robert SommerUnited States Army Warrant Officers AssociationUSAWOAF ocus Group Members:United States Army Warrant Officers AssociationUSAWOAF ormal delineation and recognition of Warrant Officer Field Grade StatusBLUF: warrant officers in the MP WOAC recently initiated a discussion to have Army protocol policy changed, to clearly identify levels of precedence for field grade and company grade level warrant originates from 23 SEP 08 email from CW3 Melena, 2 BCT, States Army Warrant Officers AssociationDiscussion / Talking Points: Definition of field grade Field grade status = levels of responsibility / utilization Existing regulations define / imply field grade status Previous decisions on W-6/W-5 pay grades, CCWO, OES may support this issue Sister services policies and precedence Tangent issue with CSMs may ariseUSAWOAUSAWOA Definition of field grade : Field grade officers (O5, O4, CW5, and CW4) AR 420-1, para.

2 (1)(c) There are probably more relevant referencesUnited States Army Warrant Officers AssociationDiscussion / Talking Points:United States Army Warrant Officers AssociationUSAWOAD iscussion / Talking Points:From AR 420-1:References mentioned in CW3 Melena s email: AR 420-1, Army Facilities Management AR 623-3, Officer Evaluation Reporting System AR 670-1, Wear and Appearance of the Army Uniform DA Pam 600-60, A Guide to Protocol and also referred to: AR 600-25, Salutes Honors and Visits of Courtesy AR 735-5, (ROS / FLIOPL reg) DA Pam 600-3, (professional development)United States Army Warrant Officers AssociationUSAWOAU nited States Army Warrant Officers AssociationUSAWOAR ecommendations (CW3 Melena)1. Forward the issue for discussion and action to the SWOAC with the intent that Senior Army leaders should formalize how warrant officers will be regarded by recommended delineation is: WO1/CW2: Company Grade OfficersCW3/CW4: Field Grade OfficersCW5: Senior/Flag Grade OfficersUnited States Army Warrant Officers AssociationUSAWOAR ecommendations( Focus Group 4)1.

3 Align warrant officers immediately below the lowest command level that a warrant officer is PRIMARILY intended to support2. Delete level 250 (or corresponding level on future versions) from the Department of the Army Protocol Precedence List, and replace with the following precedence levels to be added to the Army Protocol Precedence ListCW5At level 243, alongside LTCs CW4At level 244, alongside MAJsCW3At level 246, alongside CPTsCW2At level 247, alongside 1 LTsWO1At level 249, alongside 2 LTsUnited States Army Warrant Officers AssociationUSAWOAR ecommendations( Focus Group 4-Continued)