Warrant Officers

last SG · 2003-05-01T11:46:53+00:00

u which batch 1? wat vocation? officer so pervert like u

Arena SG

May I know what are the primary jobs of warrant officers?
You must have at least 10yrs of specialist exp in order to be consider for WO promotion right?? not mentioning oso leadership qualities and so on....

|-|05| SG

they are NCO's basically just a way to keep more experience soldiers by promoting them and give them more $$.They have the jobs of some Captains and Lt's.Like commanding platoons and companies even.But they are still junior in rank to officers! even Lt's

foga SG

ya lor, even 2lt fresh from ocs also must call them sir.
but i think only in school then they got chance to command platoon or company level.

|-|05| SG

Some.....they usually are the stand in commanders like when some guy got promo then they need some1 to fill that space till the fresh OCS people are ready....that kind

Arena SG

From what I know, some warrant officers are really expert in their field... I know one who came poly to study and are graduating with me soon... And wow, he is top student man....Since 1st year till now all modules straight ADs (Distinction)... Do you think WOs like him should be consider for commissioning to be officer?
Anyway, it seems that Warrant Officers play second fiddle to the officers in the SAF....

LaserGod SG

warrant officers are just specialist who finished 10 oyrs of service as a spec and are kept by the SAF for their so called exp. Where actually, it's tt they cant find any employement elsewhere in the private sector, so u stay on in the SAF.
They are a bunch of losers!!!

|-|05| SG

Actually the Warrent Officer scheme was introduced to help RETAIN the specs who have finished their 10-15 years of service who might otherwise be tempted by job offers in the private sector and even civilian goverment sector.This was to ensure the army did not have to recruit even more people, to help retain their more experience soldiers so that the armed forces would not have to relie so much on young and green soldiers and officers.Honestly NCO's are usually the link between the high up's and the lower ranks and are more respected then the officers(especially those fresh out of OCS)

the Bear SG

Hmmm... it was a view when I was a NSF that the "Lao Chek" were "Life Sentences".. that is, they were lifers in the army... also no civilian skills which can let them be employable outside the military.

However, one of the things that made the NSFs look at them with some disrespect and sometimes contempt, was that a few of these Lao Cheks were in the Mess most of the time guzzling the duty-free booze... and a lot of them were pot-bellied, boorish and very rude to everyone.

We did not have a good impression of them at all.

Not sure about now tho'

whiteillum SG

treat the WOs with respect
they deserve it

Arena SG

yah..... sso do u guys respect the WOs?
Are WOs so much needed in the SAF?
So basically wat does a WOs does?
Wat's the diff in the job of an officer and a WO?

whiteillum SG

WOs are the old dogs of the army
they are there to remind the young ones like us that there were tougher days
they are the cadre, the 1st or 2nd generation progeny of the Israelis' training
they are the heart of discipline, the so called "elders" of the force
even myself as an officer find it difficult not to go to them for advise

believe me, they find it tough to call young punks like me 'Sir' but they do it in good spirits and are willing to help
they deserve all the respect they are accorded

Arena SG

are RSM usually WOs???

NathanG5 SG

guess ur those who kena tekan by them jialat jialat one eh...lolz..maybe ur the loser..lolz

Arena SG

haha….... i guess he is…....

|-|05| SG

Depends on what the WO does lah...some might look plump but they can run in SBO like any other soldier.

And their job differs from the Officer in the way that they are the link between the officers and the men.....the officers have their own mess and stuff while the WO's eat with the men.Currently i think the WO's are being given bigger responsiblity to help with the manpower shortage as they wont be leaving like most NSF

foga SG

basically Wo are people with years of experiences and they have got excellent leadership abilites. wat's the dif between a WO an a 2lt? in war,i'll fight along side a WO anytime rather than a 2Lt or LTa. why didn't mention CO or OC level?

think they will fight with you on the battle ground?
hey let's face it, our commanders fight war from their CP.
WO and specialists fight it out face to face.

so give the WO their due respect, not just critise them because they make you run around the parade square during CO/RSm
parade. on the parade square, he who holds theyellow "stick" is the "king".

i remember once during my army days, my RSM asked my COto take out his rank and run around the parade square two rounds for taking on the phone in the middle of Bn parade. that's wat i call power.

Arena SG

cool man......
btw usu all RSM are from the ranks of WOs right??
how they choose a person for the post of RSM??

Arena SG

heard that a WO can last his whole career days in the SAF till retirement age, 50-55. While an Officer, if not holding critical position will be out of service by ard 40...
is tt true??

BaKa NeK0 SG

Yeah! warrant will retire at the age of 50~55 but not all specialist will get selected for the second phase(warrants).... Neutral

however officers retire at the age of 42 but yet they might get jobs in civilian government sectors Smile

so no much diff hehe Wink

BaKa NeK0 SG

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