{"id":50091,"date":"2024-01-02T20:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/02\/army-to-open-applications-for-new-recruiting-warrant-officer-field\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:14:52","slug":"army-to-open-applications-for-new-recruiting-warrant-officer-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/01\/02\/army-to-open-applications-for-new-recruiting-warrant-officer-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Army to open applications for new recruiting warrant officer field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As <\/b>part of its plan <\/b>to transform how it woos prospective soldiers, the Army formally announced a new \u201ctalent acquisition technician\u201d warrant officer career field Friday, according to policy documents posted on the Army Recruiting Command website. Applications open Wednesday, Jan. 3, and the deadline for the first cohort is Feb. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army is holding three selection boards in early 2024 that will tap up to 225 soldiers to build the new recruiting military occupational specialty \u2014 designated as 420T talent acquisition technicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new warrant officers, once minted, will specialize in \u201c[recruiting] strategy, team development, talent retention, workforce planning, marketing, labor market analysis, recruiting lifecycle management, and data analytics,\u201d the documents said. \u201cThis occupation will serve at multiple echelons as a leader, advisor, trainer, and technical expert throughout the Army\u2019s Recruiting Enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told Army Times in October<\/a> that these warrant officers and volunteers for a yet-to-be-established enlisted 42T recruiting occupational specialty will allow the service to eventually phase out the involuntary recruiting tours that have long scattered fledgling staff sergeants across America.<\/p>\n\n\n\t