Warrant Officer

Don't want to give up your career specialty? There's a way: Become A Warrant Officer.

Warrant Officer Highly Specialized, In Demand

The Army National Guard Warrant Officer Program offers you the opportunity to take your military specialty to a whole new level. As a Warrant Officer in the Army National Guard, you will focus on the kind of challenging technical and tactical specialties needed to manage today's most advanced battlefield systems.

It is an opportunity to build upon your past enlisted experience. You will take your capabilities to a higher level, and enjoy a military atmosphere that offers excellent career stability. In addition, as a Warrant Officer, you are offered outstanding prospects for advancement and promotion.

The First Step - Eligibility

As in the past and present, in the future, Warrant Officers will continue to enhance our ability to defend out national interests, our homeland, and raise our level of combat effectiveness. In becoming a Guard Warrant Officer is to meet the Army National Guard basic Prerequisites, which include the following:

Be between the ages of 18 and 46
Score 110 or above on the General Aptitude Area Test
Be a high school graduate or pass the GED
Be a U.S. citizen by birth or naturalization
Be able to successfully pass all events on the Army Physical Fitness Test
Meet certain mandatory technical qualifications for your specific MOS

Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS)

Learn How to Lead.
After meeting the specific perquisites, you'll start Warrant Officer Candidate School. There you'll be tested on your decision-making skills in stressful environments. You'll be forced to think on the spot and explain your decisions. There are two options for completing this training:

A six-week active Army resident school at Fort Rucker, Alabama or Distance Learning plus four and a half weeks as E-5 with Warrior Leader Course.
Regional Training Institute within selected states, completing Distance Learning, five drills and a two week Annual Training..

Your recruiter will provide you with more exact information and make recommendations regarding your eligibility.