[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 947 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 947
Expressing support for the designation of July 9 as ``Warrant Officer
Day''.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 19, 2018
Mrs. Roby (for herself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Brooks
of Alabama, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Byrne, and Mr. Palmer) submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
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RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the designation of July 9 as ``Warrant Officer
Day''.
Whereas the Army Warrant Officer Corps was established on July 9, 1918, in the
Army Mine Planter Service of the Coast Artillery, authorizing a total of
40 warrant officers to serve as masters, mates, chief engineers, and
assistant engineers on each mine planting vessel;
Whereas section 4a of An Act for making further and more effectual provision for
the national defense, and for other purposes (Public Law 64-85; 39 Stat.
166), as amended by the Act of June 4, 1920 (Public Law 66-242; 41 Stat.
759), provided for warrant officers to serve in clerical,
administrative, and bandleader positions;
Whereas in 1926, Jen Doble and Olive Hoskins became the first two female
soldiers appointed to the rank of warrant officer;
Whereas in 1953, the inception of the Warrant Officer Flight Program led to the
training of thousands of warrant officers who later became helicopter
pilots during the Vietnam War;
Whereas in 1954, the Warrant Officer Act of 1954 (Public Law 83-379; 68 Stat.
157) established warrant officer grades W-1 through W-4, and officially
eliminated the Mine Planter Service;
Whereas in 1972, the United States Army Warrant Officers Association was founded
by chief warrant officer, W-4 Donald Hess;
Whereas in 1985, the United States Army Warrant Officers Association became a
founding member of the Military Coalition, a consortium of more than 30
military and veterans service organizations, now representing more than
5,500,000 current and former members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and
their families and survivors;
Whereas the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99
Stat. 583) amended title 10, United States Code, to provide that
``Permanent appointments of regular chief warrant officers shall be made
by commission by the President.'';
Whereas the Warrant Officer Management Act (title XI of Public Law 102-190; 105
Stat. 1290) established, among other matters, the rank of chief warrant
officer, W-5;
Whereas beginning in 1999, the Secretary of Defense has developed a team of
Senior Warrant Officer Leaders across all components of the Army,
represented today by the Army Senior Warrant Officer Council, which
reports to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and whose primary
mission is to address relevant issues concerning systems, policies, and
programs of the Army designed to produce ready and relevant warrant
officers;
Whereas in 2004, the Warrant Officer Corps was formally integrated into, and as
a cohort of, the larger Army Officer Corps;
Whereas warrant officers have long been referred to as the ``Guardians of the
Army's Technology'';
Whereas today a warrant officer is a self-aware and adaptive technical expert,
combat leader, trainer, and advisor at progressively higher leadership
tables, throughout a successful career; and
Whereas, on July 9, 2018, warrant officers of the Army will celebrate a century
of service to the Army: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) supports the designation of a ``Warrant Officer Day'';
and
(2) honors and recognizes the contributions of all warrant
officers of the Army, past, present, and future.
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