Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force
| Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force | |
|---|---|
| File:British RAF OR-9b (2023).svg WORAF insignia | |
since April 2023 | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Style | Warrant Officer |
| Abbreviation | WORAF |
| Reports to | Chief of the Air Staff |
| Appointer | Air Force Board |
| Term length | Not fixed, typically 2–3 years |
| Formation | May 1996 |
| First holder | WO Greg Dutton |
| Website | Official website |
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The Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force (WORAF), previously known as the Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer (CASWO), is the senior Royal Air Force (RAF) appointment for a warrant officer (WO), and therefore the most senior non-commissioned appointment in the RAF.[1] The person holding this military appointment advises the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on matters concerning airmen and airwomen of the RAF.[1][2] The post was created in May 1996, as the Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer.[1][3] The post was re-titled Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force (WORAF) on 1 July 2021, and whilst continuing to report directly to the Chief of the Air Staff, the scope of the WORAF was widened to 'work for the entirety of the RAF'.[4] The current WORAF is WO Murugesvaran 'Subby' Subramaniam, who was appointed in April 2023.[5][6] As of 2023 including the incumbent, there has been a total of eleven personnel in this appointment.
The Royal Navy equivalent is the Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy (WORN, previously Warrant Officer of the Naval Service, WONS),[7] and in the Royal Marines the Corps Regimental Sergeant Major. The British Army's recent equivalent is the Army Sergeant Major (previously known as Sergeant Major of the Army).[8]
List of holders
[edit | edit source]| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Chief of the Air Staff | Ref. | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer (CASWO) | |||||||
| 1 | File:No image.png | Greg Dutton MBE, BEM |
May 1996 | January 1998 | 1 year, 8 months | Sir Michael Graydon Sir Richard Johns |
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| 2 | File:No image.png | Jim Andrews MBE, BEM |
January 1998 | January 2000 | 2 years | Sir Richard Johns | |
| 3 | File:No image.png | René Michael Stuart MBE |
January 2000 | May 2003 | 3 years, 4 months | Sir Richard Johns Sir Peter Squire |
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| 4 | File:No image.png | Robert 'Bob' Loughlin MBE |
May 2003 | November 2006 | 3 years, 6 months | Sir Jock Stirrup Sir Glenn Torpy |
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| 5 | File:Warrant Officer Lindsey Morgan (cropped).jpg | Lyndsay Morgan MBE |
November 2006 | July 2009 | 2 years, 8 months | Sir Glenn Torpy | [2] |
| 6 | File:No image.png | Gary Wilcox MBE |
July 2009 | February 2012 | 2 years, 7 months | Sir Stephen Dalton | [2][3] |
| 7 | File:No image.png | Graeme Spark MBE |
February 2012 | October 2014 | 2 years, 8 months | Sir Stephen Dalton Sir Andrew Pulford |
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| 8 | File:UK military London Pride (Clive Martland cropped) (cropped).jpg | Clive Martland MBE (born 1968) |
October 2014 | October 2016 | 2 years | Sir Andrew Pulford Sir Stephen Hillier |
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| 9 | File:CASWO Jon Crossley (cropped).jpg | Jon Crossley | October 2016 | October 2019 | 3 years | Sir Stephen Hillier Sir Michael Wigston |
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| 10 | File:CASWO Jake Alpert.jpg | Jake Alpert MBE |
October 2019 | July 2021 | 1 year, 9 months | Sir Michael Wigston | [1][11] |
| Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force (WORAF) | |||||||
| 10 | File:CASWO Jake Alpert.jpg | Jake Alpert MBE |
July 2021 | April 2023 | 1 year, 9 months | Sir Michael Wigston | [1][4] |
| 11 | File:WORAF Murugesvaran Subramaniam.jpg | Murugesvaran 'Subby' Subramaniam | April 2023 | Incumbent | 3 years, 2 months | Sir Michael Wigston Sir Richard Knighton |
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See also
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- Template: RAF Other Ranks – table of all non-commissioned ranks and insignia of the Royal Air Force, including the WORAF
- Warrant Officer of the Air Force – equivalent in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
- Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force – equivalent in the United States Air Force (USAF)
- Sergeant Major of the Air Force – equivalent in the South African Air Force (SAAF)
References
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