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**chocolate_frog** · 15-04-2012, 12:33

Originally Posted by Dettingen

US Warrant Officers are members of the Officers Mess, saluted and called Sir/Ma'am. Just because the septics use similar words a different way does not mean we should start being chippy.
I worked with a CW3 on H7 where we both did SO2 jobs but he had no issues with following normal protocol; neither did the RAF WO who worked with us.
FFS have some manners and be professional.

You all saluted the RAF WO?

**jimmys_best_mate** · 15-04-2012, 12:37

Originally Posted by Dettingen

US Warrant Officers are members of the Officers Mess, saluted and called Sir/Ma'am. Just because the septics use similar words a different way does not mean we should start being chippy.
I worked with a CW3 on H7 where we both did SO2 jobs but he had no issues with following normal protocol; neither did the RAF WO who worked with us.
FFS have some manners and be professional.

Can you point to any of that in QRs?

**chocolate_frog** · 15-04-2012, 12:48

None of them had any problems following normal protocol...

so the Commisioned officer was saluted and the Warrant officers were not...

**putteesinmyhands** · 15-04-2012, 13:15

No, the big point is that the US Army rates CW5 as a lower rank than O-1. It follows that CW5, at best, rates as a British WO1 equivalent.

**Pitswamper** · 15-04-2012, 13:20

Originally Posted by Dettingen

US Warrant Officers are members of the Officers Mess, saluted and called Sir/Ma'am. Just because the septics use similar words a different way does not mean we should start being chippy.
I worked with a CW3 on H7 where we both did SO2 jobs but he had no issues with following normal protocol; neither did the RAF WO who worked with us.
FFS have some manners and be professional.

Pish weak you followed suit to a Crabfat.

**chocolate_frog** · 15-04-2012, 13:33

If Dettingen reckons we should salute CW3s because they are 'in the officers' mess' then we should start ssaluting all the SCE school teachers in Germany... after all they have 'semantically challenged' commissions too.

The true question is now raised though... what is the equivalent US rank to the RAF WO?

**dingerr** · 15-04-2012, 13:56

Why highlight RAF WO? It's OR9 same as WO1 same as the 3 Sgt Major appointments in the US.

**chocolate_frog** · 15-04-2012, 13:59

**Chief_Two** · 15-04-2012, 15:46

Originally Posted by Dettingen

US Warrant Officers are members of the Officers Mess, saluted and called Sir/Ma'am. Just because the septics use similar words a different way does not mean we should start being chippy.
I worked with a CW3 on H7 where we both did SO2 jobs but he had no issues with following normal protocol; neither did the RAF WO who worked with us.
FFS have some manners and be professional.

Finally,someone is talking sense on this site. It's professional for a British WO1 to salute an American CW2.

**vampireuk** · 15-04-2012, 15:49

Originally Posted by Chief_Two

Finally,someone is talking sense on this site. It's professional for a British WO1 to salute an American CW2.

Are you the designated unit boring cunt by any chance? It is not professional for any British soldier to salute a warrant officer from another nation because they are not officers. By your juvenile hissy fit belief that everyone should be saluting you, you are actually wishing for the British soldier to lower himself to your sorry standards. Sorry old chap, it's not going to happen.