Chief Warrant Officers
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CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS
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Chief Warrant Officers (CWO) are highly specialized technical experts and leaders, typically selected from senior enlisted ranks (Chief Petty Officers) to fill roles requiring in-depth expertise in fields like personnel administration, engineering, marine inspection, aviation, and finance & supply. They are mid-level commissioned officers acting as senior advisors to superiors and mentors to junior personnel. Due to the relatively small size of the Coast Guard and its unique orginizational structure, CWOs often hold command positions at Stations and aboard smaller cutters.
Similar to the Navy, candidates for the rank of CWO must normally be serving in the Chief Petty Officer grades (E-7 through E-9); however, the Coast Guard also permits selection of First Class Petty Officers
(E-6) who are Chief Petty Officer selectees and who are in the top 50% on their advancement list to E-7. Unlike the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, all of whom have CWO ranks ranging from W-1 to W-5, the Coast Guard utilizes only CWO ranks W-2 to W-4; though W-5 was approved and authorized in 1994.
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CWO4 Forrest R. Appleton
United States Coast Guard Retired
Retirement Coin
Active Duty Service:
8 July 1980 - 30 September 2011
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Chief Warrant Officer
United States Coast Guard
Chief Warrant Officer
United States Coast Guard
Chief Warrant Officer
United States Coast Guard Reserve
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CWO3 Carol L. Channel
Retirement Coin
1 November 2017
CWO2 Jeremiah C. Gray
Commissioning Coin
1 June 2014
CWO2 Carlos J. Perez
Commissioning Coin
1 June 2018
CWO4 Keith B. Raisch
Retirement Coin
1 October 2011
CWO4 Kelly L. Risch
Retirement Coin
1 July 2013
CWO4 Paul J. Roszkowski
(2-3/4” H x 2-3/4” W)
LT Simon P. Sekitoleko
Promotion Coin
1 June 2016
CWO4 Daniel S. Speer
Retirement Coin
1 October 2016
CWO3 David S. Washburn, Jr.
Retirement Coin
1 September 2014
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Chief Warrant Officer
Professional Development Course
New London, CT
Commissioning Coin
Commissioning Coin
First Salute
Oath of Office
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CHIEF WARRANT & WARRANT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Chief Warrant & Warrant Officers Association
Established 1929
Chief Warrant & Warrant Officers Association
Established 1929
(2” diameter x 1/4” thick)
Chief Warrant & Warrant Officers Association
Established 1929
50th Anniversary 1979
Chief Warrant & Warrant Officers Association
Established 1929
(3” H x 1-7/8” W)
Chief Warrant & Warrant Officers Association
Established 1929
(3-1/2” H x 2-3/4” W)
Baltimore Chapter
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Chapter
Baltimore, MD
(Unnumbered)
(2-1/2” W x 2-1/8” H)
Baltimore Chapter
Baltimore, MD
(Serial #181)
(2-1/2” W x 2-1/8” H)
Baltimore Chapter
Baltimore, MD
(Serial #356)
(2-1/2” W x 2-1/8” H)
Baltimore Chapter
Baltimore, MD
(Serial #357)
(2-1/2” W x 2-1/8” H)
Greater Boston Chapter
Boston, MA
(2-1/2” W x 2” H)
Golden Gate Chapter
Alameda, CA
Golden Gate Chapter
Alameda, CA
Great Lakes Chapter
Detroit, MI
Greater Miami Chapter
Miami, FL
Greater Miami Chapter
Miami, FL
(3” H x 2-1/8” W)
Independence Chapter
Philadelphia, PA
(formerly Philadelphia Chapter)
(2-1/4” diameter)
Juneau Chapter
Juneau, AK
Juneau Chapter
Juneau, AK
Mid-Pacific Chapter
Honolulu, HI
Norfolk District Chapter
Portsmouth, VA
(2-1/2” diameter)
Pacific Northwest Chapter
Seattle, WA
Philadelphia Chapter
Philadephia, PA
(now Independence Chapter)
Republic of Texas Chapter
Texas City, TX
(2-1/2” H x 2” W)
Rocky Coast Club
Westbrook, ME
(Inactive Chapter)
Sabine Chapter
Lake Charles, LA
Southern California Chapter
San Pedro, CA
Washington, DC Chapter
Washington, DC
Yorktown Chapter
Yorktown, VA
Yorktown Chapter
Yorktown, VA
