Not really. The Army kind of sort of regards their RLO aviators more akin to Armor commanders - they need to know how to drive and fight the vehicles as part of commanding the units, but the CWOs are the “experts.” It’s just a really different dynamic than the other services. Not better or worse, just different.So, Army officers who have aviator wings basically get most of their flying done early in their career?
Would a colonel ever fly on a mission? If so, who would really be in charge? The colonel or the senior chief warrant officer who probably has more flying time than the colonel? Is it awkward when a warrant officer flies with LTs and above who may have less flying experience than them?
Finally, are warrant officers saluted by the enlisted and called "Sir" or "Ma'am"? Does a warrant officer salute a 2ndLT and call her "Ma'am"?
“Chief” is the preferred appellation for Warrants in the Army, for all other ranks.
My cousin’s husband was getting out of the Nav as an E-6 and interested in Army Aviation so i helped him do the research. I can’t pretend to be an expert, and I’ve told you about as much as I know.
There’s a good doc (or at least there was) on Netflix, Apache Warrior, which pretty well documents the strike into Karbala during OIF I going to shit, and also the relationship between a junior platoon leader RLO and saltier CWO pilot.
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