Warrant Officer

Warrant Officer is a senior non-officer rank in the Royal Guard. They are ranked above 1st Sergeant, and just below Warrant Major. Warrant Officers are the senior non-officer within a company, and assist company commanders in their duties.

History of the rank
The rank was created in 1900; prior to that the equivalent rank was that of a junior Adjutant.

Appointments
All Warrant Officers hold some sort of appointment, which are:


 * Company Warrant Officer, of which there are 37
 * Warrant Officer of the Cape Cross Military Institute
 * Warrant Officer of the Basic and Soldier Training Schools

Rank insignia
Warrant Officers use a red rank slip charged with four gold chevrons. Prior to 1991 they used three chevrons topped with a crown.