WO2

Military abbreviation · British Military Rank

WO2
Stands forWarrant Officer Class 2
CategoriesMilitary

WO2 stands for Warrant Officer Class 2, a british military rank abbreviation.

Second-most senior non-commissioned rank in the British Army and Royal Marines, NATO grade OR-8, identified by a crown badge. WO2s typically hold appointments such as company, squadron or battery sergeant major and regimental quartermaster sergeant.

Example: WO2 Baxter will take over as company sergeant major when the battalion returns from Estonia.

Usage notes

British warrant officers hold their rank by royal warrant and are not commissioned. They are usually addressed by appointment, such as "Sergeant Major." The US military has no WO2; its warrant grades are written WO1 and CW2 to CW5, and US warrant officers are officers rather than senior soldiers.

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