The changing status of the Army Warrant Officer from inception to the present has created a situation whereby the warrant officer education system is beginning to closely parallel commissioned officer education. This seems to be occurring despite the fact that the warrant is defined as a highly skilled technician and not a high level manager. This study looks at the warrant officer career program as designed and used, and finds that the Warrant Officer Senior course seems to continue the thread of more and generalized education for warrant officers. This study recommends that the Warrant Officer Senior course be eliminated as it is training technical specialists for general management positions.

ADA 027646 Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the student-authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. (References to these studies should include the foregoing statement.)