DA Pam 611-21
Military Occupational Classification and Structure
- Includes MOS specific information, sequenced by MOS.
- Additional Skill Identifiers (ASIs)
- Special Qualification Identifiers (SQIs)
- Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities (SKAs)
DA Pam 600-3
Commissioned Officer Professional Development and Career Management
- Includes general information pertaining to all Warrant Officers
- Definition
- Utilization Rules
- Powers and Authority
- Civilian Education Goals
- Additional valuable information
NGR 600-101
Warrant Officers - Federal Recognition and Personnel Actions
1. This publication only applies to Warrant Officers in the Army National Guard.
HQ DA, Human Resources Command (HRC), and the National Guard Bureau (NGB) are responsible to do what?
- Assignment to requirements
- Provide professional development opportunities
- Promotion and retention
- Counseling services through the JFHQ
Who establishes the career development paths and utilization models?
The Proponents or Branch schools.
What is the role of the second most important entities to professional development, the Commanders and supervisors?
- To help you understand your role in the organization
- To incorporate your educational and developmental needs into the units officer professional development (OPD)
- Provide advice and career development counseling
- Prepare your officer evaluation report (OER)
What is the role of the individual Warrant Officer, the most important person to professional development?
- Participate in your career development
- Identify long-term objectives
- Keep records current
- Communicate with your commander, supervisor, and career manager
- Seek responsibility
- Continue self-development
Graduation from WOCS yields an appointment to what rank?
WO1
Graduation from WOBC at an MOS producing proponent school provides what?
Qualification in a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).
ARNG and USAR Warrant Officers must complete WOBC within two years of appointment or face termination. (1 yr waiver available)
What is Regular Army integration?
WO1 on the active duty list (ADL) will automatically be integrated into the regular Army after completion of two years on the active-duty list. Must either except regular army or separate from active duty After completing any active duty service obligation.
How long can CW2s and CW3s continue to serve?
If not selectively retired, they may be retained until 30 years as a warrant officer, 30 years total active federal service, or age 62, whichever occurs first.
How long can CW4s and CW5s service?
If not selectively retired, they may be retained until 30 years as a warrant officer, 30 years total active federal service, or age 62, whichever occurs first.
Active Duty Service Obligations
- Appointment – six years after completion of WOBC.
- Promotion to CW 3/4/5 – two years from promotion.
- Degree completion/advanced civil schooling/civilian school/permissive TDY/training with industry – three days for each day of school.
- Overseas Assignment – date established for return from overseas (DEROS).
- CONUS assignment – one year from assignment.
Name the five schools for Warrant Officer training and education.
- Pre-appointment: WOCS at WOCC.
- Entry: WOBC at your proponent school.
- Advanced: two parts -
A. Action Officer Development Course
B. Warrant Officer Advanced Course (WOAC) – resident portion - Senior: Warrant Officer Staff Course (WOSC)
- Master: Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course (WOSSC)
- Specialist training: many resident and m distributed learning job-related courses are available.
What can be found in an Officer Record Brief (ORB)?
- Duty assignments
- Availability date – active only
- MOS
- Overseas service
- Military education and training
- Civilian education
- Physical exam data
- Current photo
Your first DA Warrant Officer photo is due when?
The first year photo is required within 60 days after promotion to CW2, with a new photo every five years or sooner if necessary.
Data is organized in OMPF how?
- Performance data – contains performance, commendatory, and disciplinary data such as OER’s.
- Service data – used by career managers and selection boards, documentation and General Information protecting interest of the soldiers and the army.
- Restricted data – only created as needed. Not for board, career managers, nor command use except as it pertains to select retirement boards.
How often should you review your OMPF?
Annually, at a minimum.
AR 614-100 stipulates that if no position in that grade is available, Warrant Officers can what…?
…be assigned to a grade no more than one lower or one higher. Exceptions must be approved by a GO. Assignment outside of your MOS must be approved, in writing, by HQDA.
The Officer Distribution Plan (ODP) is a what?
A document used to assign Warrant Officers to fill Army requirements worldwide.
Centralized Promotion Selection Boards…
… select Warrant Officers for promotion, school, retention, and elimination.
Individual awards.
What are the four reasons for individual award?
- Heroism
- Meritorious service
- Meritorious achievement
- Wounds
What is the regulation and primary authority for awards?
AR 600-8-22
What is the time limitation for awards?
No decoration, except the Purple Heart, will be awarded more than three years after the act or period of service.
