WOCS Test 2-1 Study Guide

WOCS Test 2-1 Study Guide What is the birthday of the US Army Warrant Officer Corps? - 9 July 1918 What is the birthday of the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Corps? - 9 July 1918 How far back can the lineage of the warrant officer be traced? - 1896 What official act provided for warrant officers in clerical, administrative, and band-leading positions? - The National Defense Act of 1920 The National Defense Act of 1920 authorized how many active duty warrant officers? - 1120 The original Army warrant officers (prior to 1918) served in what positions? - Headquarters Clerk (later designated the Army Field Clerk) The Act of July 9, 1918 provided for the creation of what warrant officer position? - Army Mine Planter Service In what four positions did warrant officers of the Mine Planter Service serve? - Masters, mates, chief engineers, and assistant engineers. Who appointed the warrant officers of the Army Mine Planter Service? - The Secretary of War What was the original rank insignia of the warrant officer? - Bands of brown braid. What was the original official color of the warrant officer corps? - Brown In the original brown braid rank structure, the chief engineer and master were denoted how? - Four brown braids In the original brown braid rank structure, the assistant engineer and first mate were denoted how? - Three brown braids In the original brown braid rank structure, the second assistant engineer and second mate were denoted how? - Two brown braids In 1920, how were warrant officer appointments made? - To the Army-at-large rather than specific branches. The National Defense Act of 1920 excluded warrant officers from what? - Performing duties from which enlisted personnel were also excluded (summary court officer, defense counsel, O.O.D., & assistant adjutant) The National Defense Act of 1920 made appointment to warrant officer how? - As a reward for enlisted soldiers and as a "haven" for commissioned officers who could no longer remain a commissioned officer. When was the warrant officer insignia approved? - 1921 What is the warrant officer insignia? - The "Eagle Rising" Who first wore the warrant officer insignia? - The Tank Corps In 1922, what did congress do to the warrant officer