Chief Warrant Officer 5 John R. Anderson III, Special Forces Warrant Officer Institute commandant, explained they “have a plethora of knowledge, tools, and capabilities that other warrant ...

Officials are planning for the new warrant officers to be incorporated into the Army’s latest force structure, updated in February 2024, which removed 3,000 authorized special operations billets.

The return of warrant officer ranks, after being nixed by the Air Force 65 years ago, was confirmed Monday by service officials following the reporting by Military.com.