Addition of Warrant Officer ranks in the U.S. Air Force

To:  Secretary of the Air Force

As you know, the U.S. Air Force is the only branch of the United States Military that does not have the Warrant Officer ranks. We feel that this is unfair to the members of the Air Force, who work just as hard as members of the other branches, and can obtain the same degrees. In the other branches, an Enlisted member can obtain an Associates Degree in an approved field, and have experience in that field, and request training as a Warrant Officer. In the Air Force, the only step up for Enlisted members is to get a full Bachelors Degree, and apply for OTS, which has a very long waiting period, due to that being the only option. Because of this, the Air Force is losing out on very skilled personnel to be helicopter pilots, bomber air crews, etc.

There are currently Enlisted members who would gladly go to Warrant Officer training, and who are more than qualified for those ranks. There are Staff Sergeants with 2 associates degrees, a bachelors and working on their masters degrees, who can not go to OTS, as there is no room, who would be perfect candidates for Warrant Officer, and not need retraining for new specialty.

By instating the Warrant Officer ranks, it will show the Enlisted members of the U.S. Air Force that they can advance beyond the Enlisted ranks, and show their leadership abilities.

We ask that you, the Secretary of the Air Force, work to bring the Warrant Officer ranks to the Air Force.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Addition of Warrant Officer ranks in the U.S. Air Force Petition to Secretary of the Air Force was created by and written by Douglas A. Kuntz.  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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