Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer
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The Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer (CASWO) is the senior warrant officer (WO), and therefore the most senior non-commissioned position in the Royal Air Force (RAF).[1] The person holding this military appointment advises the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on matters concerning airmen and airwoman of the RAF.[1][2] The post was created in 1998.[1][3]
List of Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officers
| Warrant officer | years | Chief of the Air Staff |
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| WO Greg Dutton MBE BEM | ||
| WO Robert 'Bob' Loughlin MBE[4] | –2006 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup |
| WO Lyndsay Morgan MBE[2] | Nov 2006–July 2009 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy |
| WO Gary Wilcox[2] | July 2009–2012 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton |
| WO Graeme Spark | 2012–2014 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford |
| WO Clive Martland MBE[1] | 2014–present | Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford |
The Royal Navy equivalent is the Warrant Officer of the Naval Service (WONS),[5] and in the Royal Marines the Corps Regimental Sergeant Major. The British Army's recent equivalent is the Army Sergeant Major.[6]
See also
- Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force — United States Air Force (USAF) equivalent
- Sergeant Major of the Air Force — South African Air Force (SAAF) equivalent
- Warrant Officer of the Air Force — Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) equivalent
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer". Royal Air Force website - Senior Commanders. www.RAF.mod.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 Lesley Woods, ed. (27 July 2009). "Welsh Warrant Officer steps down from top job". Royal Air Force website (www.RAF.mod.uk). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "RAF Halton Hosts the Chief of the Air Staff’s Conference for Warrant Officers". RAF Halton website. www.RAF.mod.uk. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
The conference has taken place annually for the last 12 years, since the post of Chief of the Air Staff’s Warrant Officer (CASWO) was created.
- ↑ "Bob's proud to protect the crown jewels". Ipswich Star (www.IpswichStar.co.uk). 4 September 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Warrant Officer in a class of his own". Royal Navy website (www.RoyalNavy.mod.uk). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/48536/cgs-outlines-new-british-army-senior-posts-amid-culling-of-generals
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