Cyber Warfare Capability to Reside in Returning Officer Rank, Stemming Personnel Attrition
The first of the Air Force's new batch of warrant officers will be selected in the summer of 2024, with their class beginning in the near future. The change marks a return to form for the Air Force, which had gotten rid of the senior enlisted position in the late 50s. Today, they believe the time is right to bring it back, citing widespread needs for personnel with serious technical skills that can be had without the comprehensive schooling (and oftentimes unrelated college education) of an officer. The position isn't new to the other services, though: Only the USAF and Space Force have gone without warrant officers for the last 60+ years.
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