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RALEIGH, N.C. – Warrant Officers representing all of North Carolina National Guard’s Major Subordinate Commands (MSC) came together at Joint Force Headquarters on July 12, 2016, to discuss the current state of the Warrant Officer Corps, future plans and challenges and to celebrate the Corps 98th Anniversary.
“I’m trying to have a quarterly MSC/Command Chief Warrant Officer meeting so that we can have the CW5s and CW4s who represent the MSCs come to JFHQ and talk about anything related to warrant officers,” said Chief Warrant Officer5 James B. Herring, NC National Guard’s state command chief warrant officer. “Since it was the Warrant Officer Corps 98th birthday, I thought I would incorporate a warrant officer professional development session with as many NCNG warrants from all ranks. My goal is to continue to stay in the top 10 of states with warrant officers that are qualified at their skill set.”
In honor of the Corps 98th anniversary; the day Congress authorized the creation of the Army Mine Planter Service warrant officer ranks and grades, NCNG warrant officers, officers, and noncommissioned officers gathered in the JFHQ auditorium for an impromptu concert presented by NC Guard’s 440th Army Band. At the end of the concert an official warrant officer painting was presented and will be displayed at JFHQ.
“For the warrant officers 98th Birthday, all the warrant officers pitched in to purchase ‘The Quiet Professional’ warrant officers print by Don Stivers.,” said Chief Warrant Officer5 Carnadose L. Bauknight, with the 449th Theatre Aviation Brigade. “As the ‘quiet professionals’, we are there working to maintain the continuity within the organization and make things run smoothly. We are the quote ‘technical professionals’ in the organization.”
During the MSC warrant officers meeting the discussions emphasized the development of their junior warrants and to give them greater responsibility and provide opportunities for trained non-commissioned officers such as Charles Ritz, a NC Guard Warrant Officer Candidate to join the Corps in their field of knowledge.
“I decided to become a warrant because I was a Master Sgt. and at a point in my career with two possible paths; One, become a sergeant major and the other, join the warrant officer corps,” said Warrant Officer Candidate Charles Ritz. “I felt that the warrant officer path was a better fit for me because I’m extremely technical and I felt that I could do a lot more for the NC Guard and the Army in a warrant officer position.”
| Date Taken: | 07.12.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 07.13.2016 14:04 |
| Story ID: | 203874 |
| Location: | RALEIGH, NC, US |
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