Warrant Officer (United Kingdom) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In the British Armed Forces, a Warrant Officer is the highest non-commissioned rank, holding the Queen''s (or King''s) Warrant, which is signed by the Secretary of State for Defence. Warrant Officers are not saluted, but are to be addressed as ''Sir/Ma''am'' by subordinates. Their seniors may address Warrant Officers either by their appointment (eg QMSI, RSM or Sergeant Major) or as "Mister, Mrs or Ms" and then their last name, e.g. "Mr Smith." Warrant Officers have all been promoted from lower ranks.