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BoyBlitz · Post by **BoyBlitz** » Sat 31 Jan, 2004 9:09 pm

non-commisioned and a commisioned. just one of them things that the dictionary confuses the hell out of me with. lol there goes my dream of being in the RAF

Sticky Blue · Post by **Sticky Blue** » Sat 31 Jan, 2004 9:23 pm

About £10000 a year

None of these hold a commission warrant from the queen
Ordinary rank: Marine, Airman, Sailor, Soldier, Trooper, Signalman etc
Junior Non-Commissioned Officer: Corporal, Leading hand
Senior non-commissioned officer: Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Colour Sergeant
Senior non-commissioned officers (these hold a Royal Warrant from the Queen): Warrant Officer 2, Warrant Officer 1

Officers (These hold the Queen's Commission): Lt, Capt, Maj, LtCol etc

davo141 · Post by **davo141** » Sun 01 Feb, 2004 1:52 am

whats a queens warrent?

cheers, davo

chunky from york · Post by **chunky from york** » Sun 01 Feb, 2004 9:09 pm

Davo,

A large piece of paper with old fashioned writing saying the Queen has appointed you to be an officer. Lovely piece of kit, mine is framed and hangs on the wall.

davo141 · Post by **davo141** » Sun 01 Feb, 2004 10:28 pm

does the queen or someone important present it or is it more of a tradtional thing where it means more than it is?

and what rank did you reach chunky? in SAS and before/after?

cheers, davo

BoyBlitz · Post by **BoyBlitz** » Sun 01 Feb, 2004 10:48 pm

lol slow down abit here. so on my application form i shall be ticking non-commisioned if i wanna be a telecomms operator in the RAF.

Sticky Blue · Post by **Sticky Blue** » Sun 01 Feb, 2004 10:53 pm

Warrant arrives in the post and is presented... in your In Tray!

davo141 · Post by **davo141** » Mon 02 Feb, 2004 7:56 am

ask you afco as i dont know weather this is a commisoned/non-commisioned rank

tasty..all that work and time for it to be in your intray

how many roughly get given a year? maybe a little cermony would be better once a year for all new warrant officers and such like?

cheers, davo

chunky from york · Post by **chunky from york** » Mon 02 Feb, 2004 8:44 pm

As sticky says it is ceremonially pushed through your letter box in a plain cover and a second class stamp.

When I left I had passed my Captains exam and was waiting for my third pip.

Do not believe the rumours that I left just before promotion to avoid a hefty bar bill !!

Sticky Blue · Post by **Sticky Blue** » Mon 02 Feb, 2004 8:46 pm

I read one of our officers Commission Certificates today... I think the bloke who wrote them didn't have a full stop on his confuser!
Interesting read... signed by Second Sea Lord, HM Queen and Minister for Defence. I nearly fell over at how complictaed it was. No txt spk though

BoyBlitz · Post by **BoyBlitz** » Thu 05 Feb, 2004 2:19 pm

well phoned up and all trades are non-commisioned.

at last my application form is complete.

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