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26-624: The idea for a Coast Guard pipe band originated with U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Gilheany who organized the group in 2001. The following year it received special authorization from the Commandant of the Coast Guard recognizing it as an affiliate organization and permitting it to incorporate "United States Coast Guard" into its name. The U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band is organized into local detachments and its performances typically consist of

52-598: A kilt patterned in the Coast Guard tartan in lieu of trousers. The Coast Guard tartan was designed by Joanne Pendleton in 2002 and was subsequently listed in the Scottish Register of Tartans . It is patterned in red and blue with a white ten-thread count supposed to represent the first ten cutters of the Revenue-Marine . The tartan's full thread count is W10 R10 CGB12 R2 CGB12 ("CGB" meaning "Coast Guard Blue"). Chief Warrant Officer Chief Warrant officer

78-466: A colonel or brigadier-general, but may occasionally be seen with a lieutenant-colonel or major-general. The coat of arms with a wreath of laurel wrapped around the base. This appointment is given to CWO/CPO1 assigned to commanders of commands including to the commander Canadian Special Operations Forces Command , commander Canadian Forces Intelligence Command and commander Canadian Joint Operations Command . The command chief warrant officer appointed to

104-478: A number of key positions. These positions require the incumbent to act in an advisory or liaison role to a non-command position such as assistant Assistant Judge Advocate General Liaison Chief Petty Officer, Corps Sergeant-Major, or Defence Ethics Program Chief Warrant Officer, for example. CWOs may hold a number of appointments, some of which are: Due to the unified nature of the Canadian Armed Forces, it

130-636: A single piper and drummer performing for U.S. Coast Guard change-of-command ceremonies, military funerals, and Coast Guard ship commissioning events, however, large ensembles have occasionally been raised for parades and other major occasions including the Grand Haven, Michigan Coast Guard Festival and the New York St. Patrick's Day parade. Membership is restricted to personnel of the U.S. Coast Guard , U.S. Coast Guard Reserve , and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary , as well as honorably discharged "wartime veterans" of

156-858: Is a commissioned and gazetted rank in Pakistan Navy above chief petty officer and below master chief petty officer . It is equivalent to the Pakistan Air Force warrant officer and the Pakistan Army subedar. In the Philippine Navy , the rank of chief petty officer, is equivalent to master sergeant in the Philippine Marine Corps and Philippine Air Force . In the Royal Navy , the rank of chief petty officer comes above that of petty officer and below that of warrant officer class 2 . It

182-474: Is a senior warrant officer rank, used in many countries. In the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), a chief warrant officer or CWO is the most senior non-commissioned member (NCM) rank for army and air force personnel. Its equivalent rank for navy personnel is chief petty officer 1st class (CPO1). The French language form of chief warrant officer is adjudant-chef (adjuc) . A CWO is senior to

208-938: Is equivalent to a chief warrant officer in the Army and Air Force. In spoken references, chief petty officers may be addressed as "chief" but are never addressed as " sir ". A Chief petty officer in Indian Navy is a junior-commissioned officer. This rank is equivalent to Naib subedar in Indian Army and Junior warrant officer in Indian Air force . The two highest enlisted ranks are Master Chief Petty Officer Second Class (MCPO II), equivalent to Subedar/Warrant Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer First Class (MCPO I), equivalent to Subedar Major/Master Warrant Officer in Indian Army/Indian Air Force respectively. Fleet chief petty officer

234-412: Is given to CWO assigned to commanders at the base, brigade, wing, and division levels. Specific examples include base chief warrant officer, brigade sergeants-major, wing chief warrant officers, the division chief warrant officer (DCWO) of 1 Canadian Air Division and the division sergeant-major (Div SM) of 3rd Canadian Division (3 Cdn Div). A formation chief warrant officer would typically be seen with

260-415: Is not unheard-of for air force CWOs or even navy CPO1s – especially those of the so-called " purple trades ", such as logistics or military police  – to find themselves filling the appointment of RSM in what are otherwise considered Canadian Army units (such as service battalions or communication regiments). Conversely, it is not impossible for an army CWO or navy CPO1 to be

286-597: Is the equivalent of colour sergeant in the Royal Marines , colour sergeant or staff sergeant in the Army , and flight sergeant in the Royal Air Force . Chief petty officer is an E-7 enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard , just above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer . Chief petty officers are classified as senior non-commissioned officers . The grade of chief petty officer

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312-549: Is the only officers' insignia that is not the same for all branches of the U.S. military, with one exception. The rank insignia for a CW5 became the only universal insignia within the warrant officer ranks when the U.S. Navy promoted its first CWO5 in 2002 and the Army adopted the emblem in 2004. Warrant officers in the United States are classified as officers and are in the "W" category (NATO "WO"); they are technical leaders and specialists. Chief warrant officers are commissioned by

338-594: Is the second highest non-commissioned rank in the Royal Australian Navy . "Chief petty officer" refers to two ranks in the Royal Canadian Navy . A chief petty officer 2nd class (CPO2) ( premier maître de deuxième classe or pm2 in French ) is equivalent to a master warrant officer in the Army and Air Force, and chief petty officer 1st class (CPO1) ( premier maître de première classe or pm1 )

364-647: Is the senior NCO in Fleet Command. In the South African Army the equivalent is the senior NCO in an Army Formation, such as Armour, Infantry etc. Chief warrant officer in the United States Armed Forces refers to any warrant officer in pay grades CW2 and above. All warrant officers (WO1 to CWO5) are officers and rate a salute by all enlisted NATO other ranks personnel. The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps use WO1/WO through CW5/CWO5 as designators and

390-613: The "Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess". Although NCMs, CWOs generally wear the uniform accoutrements of commissioned officers; for example, officer cap badge, waistcoat instead of cummerbund with mess dress, etc. In 2008 the Warrant Officer ranks of the South African National Defence Force were expanded and the rank of Chief Warrant Officer was created. In the South African Navy a Chief Warrant Officer

416-565: The President also may grant appointments of warrant officers in the grade of W-1 via commission at any time as well as the Secretary of the Navy may also appoint warrant officers in that grade via commission, through additional regulations. In mid-December 2018, the Navy announced that six selectees had been named. They will wear a distinctive cap badge with two crossed anchors. Warrant officer rank insignia

442-688: The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. According to the organization, the restriction to "wartime veterans" is due to Coast Guard uniform regulations which only permit non-serving persons to wear the Coast Guard uniform if they previously served during a declared war or national emergency. As of 2016, the U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band was a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in Florida . U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band personnel wear modified highland dress consisting of standard Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary Service Dress Blue "Bravo" uniforms, Tropical Blue Long, and Dinner Dress Blue uniforms augmented with

468-465: The U.S. Navy uses WO1 for one specialty (cyber warfare); all other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces use CWO2 through CWO5. The U.S. Air Force, although authorized to appoint warrant officers, does not utilize those grades in any capacity. All warrant officers dine in the officers' mess but rate just below O-1 (NATO rank code OF-1). On 4 June 2018, the Chief of Naval Operations announced the reestablishment of

494-406: The appointment of regimental sergeant major , they may also be addressed as "RSM" by the commanding officer , other officers, or when referred to in conversation. CWOs are never addressed as "Chief", this being a form of address reserved for chief petty officers . Civilians can address them as "Chief Warrant Officer", "CWO", or "Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms" (followed by surname). CWO/CPO1 may fulfill roles in

520-878: The commander Canadian Army is called the Canadian Army sergeant-major, while the command chief warrant officer appointed to commander RCAF is known as Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force . The command chief warrant officer of the RCN is known as the RCN Command Chief Petty Officer. A command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer would be seen with a major-general/rear-admiral or lieutenant-general/vice-admiral. CWOs generally mess and billet with other warrant officers and with sergeants , and their navy equivalents, chief petty officers and petty officers . Their mess on military bases or installations are generally named

546-617: The middle of the chest, embroidered in tan (army) or blue (air force) thread; and in pearl-grey thread on blue slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms (air force only). The insignia lacks the annulus, from 1985 changes, behind the shield bearing the motto of the Order of Canada . It also differs from both the 1957 and 1985 versions through a lack of compartment and mantling . CWOs are generally initially addressed as "Chief Warrant Officer", and thereafter as "Sir" or "Ma'am" by subordinates; and as Mr. or Ms. by commissioned officers . If they hold

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572-427: The president of the United States and take the same oath as regular commissioned officers do. They may be technical experts with a long service as enlisted personnel or direct entrants, most notably as U.S. Army helicopter pilots. Chief petty officer A chief petty officer (CPO) is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards, usually above petty officer . "Chief Petty Officer"

598-450: The rank of master warrant officer (MWO) and its navy equivalent of chief petty officer 2nd class (CPO2). The rank insignia of the CWO is a simplified version of the 1957 coat of arms of Canada , worn on both forearms of the service dress tunic; in gold metal and green enamel miniature pins on the collar of the service dress shirt and outerwear coats (army only); on CADPAT ranks worn in

624-445: The rank of warrant officer one (pay grade W-1), for cyber warrant officers, and solicited applications for the rank/grade. These warrant officers will receive their appointment via warrant and not via commission. They will incur a six-year service obligation once promoted to W-1. A minimum of three-years in grade with a total service time of 12 years must be achieved before appointment and commission to chief warrant officer (W-2). However,

650-408: The squadron CWO of a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron. Senior appointments for chief warrant officers and chief petty officers 1st class entitle the incumbents to wear a modified rank badge or an addition to the rank badge. They are as follows: The coat of arms over the central insignia of the badge of the Canadian Armed Forces (crossed swords, an anchor and an eagle in flight). This appointment

676-493: Was established on April 1, 1893, for the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Congress first authorized the U.S. Coast Guard to use the promotion to chief petty officer on 18 May 1920. Unlike petty officer first class and lower rates, advancement to chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy not only carries requirements of time in service, superior evaluation scores, and specialty examinations, but also carries an added requirement of peer review . A chief petty officer can only advance after review by

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