{"id":13607,"date":"2021-09-23T14:57:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T14:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/23\/new-army-aviation-warrants-will-no-longer-be-automatically-promoted-after-two-years\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:44:11","slug":"new-army-aviation-warrants-will-no-longer-be-automatically-promoted-after-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/09\/23\/new-army-aviation-warrants-will-no-longer-be-automatically-promoted-after-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"New Army aviation warrants no longer automatically promoted after two years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Army has issued a directive that could add two years to the time required for aviator warrant officers to be promoted to chief warrant officer 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The directive, AD 2021-31, was approved Sept. 10 and takes effect Oct. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move is aimed at giving \u201caviation warrant officers more time for professional development at junior ranks,\u201d according to an Army release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warrant officers are automatically promoted after two years serving as warrants, according to Army Regulation 600-8-29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But many aviation branch warrant officers are promoted to CWO2 within a few months of arriving at their units because of the lengthy time spent in flight school, according to the release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t