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For the USN equivalent, see Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.

For the RAN equivalent, see Warrant Officer of the Navy.






























Warrant Officer of the Naval Service (WONS)

Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Ensign of the Royal Navy



Incumbent
WO Nicholas Sharland
since 2017


Ministry of Defence
Reports to
Navy Command
Nominator
Second Sea Lord
Appointer
Navy Board
Term length
Not fixed (typically 1–4 years)
Inaugural holder
Warrant Officer, Terry Casey
Formation
1989-

The Warrant Officer of the Naval Service (WONS) is the most senior warrant officer of the Royal Navy. The person holding this appointment's main responsibility is to act as a channel between the non commissioned ranks and Senior Naval officers, enabling communication between the ratings and Navy leadership.[1]


The post was created in 2010, replacing the post of Second Sea Lord's Command Warrant Officer.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Insignia


  • 2 Appointees


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Insignia[edit]




RN WO1 Sleeve Badge cropped


A Command Warrant Officer Badge is worn on the left breast of their uniform during the period of the appointment.[3]


For ceremonial occasions[3] they may carry the Ceremonial Cane, made out of wood from HMS Victory.[4]



Appointees[edit]































# Name Term began Term ended Notes
1
Terry Casey MBE
 2010
2013
2
Steve Cass
2013
2017
 [5]
3
Nicholas Sharland
2017 Incumbent
 [6]


See also[edit]




  • Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer - the Royal Air Force equivalent


  • Corps Regimental Sergeant Major - Royal Marines equivalent


  • Army Sergeant Major - British Army equivalent



References[edit]





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  2. ^ "WONS and for all". Navy News: 36. November 2010.


  3. ^ ab "DETAILS OF RANK/RATE AND OTHER DISTINGUISHING INSIGNIA" (PDF): 39–9.


  4. ^ "Warrant Officer in a class of his own". Retrieved August 1, 2013.


  5. ^ "New man takes over as top warrant officer". Retrieved January 3, 2014.


  6. ^ First Sea Lord [@AdmPhilipJones] (16 March 2017). "Good to talk with WO Sharland, who tomorrow becomes Warrant Officer of the Naval Service -a key link between my top team & frontline Navy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.













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