{"id":42471,"date":"2024-07-31T19:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/07\/31\/air-force-chooses-78-airmen-for-warrant-officer-training-school\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:23:27","slug":"air-force-chooses-78-airmen-for-warrant-officer-training-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2024\/07\/31\/air-force-chooses-78-airmen-for-warrant-officer-training-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force chooses 78 airmen for Warrant Officer Training School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Air Force selected a crop of recruits to take part in a program that will train the service\u2019s first warrant officers in 66 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Warrant Officer Training School will enroll 78 airmen, according<\/a> to an Air Force press release, and classes will begin in October at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warrant officer rank was reintroduced on June 28, when the school opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Air Force stopped enlisting warrant officers in 1958 after creating the senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese airmen are poised to assume critical roles as technical experts, functional leaders, and advisors within their specialized domains,\u201d Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said in the release. \u201cThey possess the cutting-edge skills we need to address the multifaceted challenges of today\u2019s dynamic security landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Air Force first announced the creation of the Warrant Officer Corps, senior leaders said they would cap the number of students at 60, enrolling two classes of 30 airmen in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n