Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer

The Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer (CASWO) is the senior warrant officer (WO), and therefore the most senior non-commissioned position in the Royal Air Force (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 1996.[1][3]

Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer
Warrant officer insignia
Incumbent
Jake Alpert MBE
since October 2019
 Royal Air Force
AbbreviationCASWO
Member ofAir Force Board
Reports toChief of the Air Staff
FormationMay 1996
First holderGreg Dutton
Royal Air Force
air component of the
British Armed Forces
Components
History
Aircraft
  • List of RAF aircraft
Structure
Personnel

List of Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officers
NameImageyearsChief of the Air StaffRef
WO Greg Dutton MBE BEMMay 1996 – January 1998Sir Michael Graydon
WO Jim Andrews MBE BEMJanuary 1998 – January 2000Sir Richard Johns
WO René Michael Stuart MBEJanuary 2000 – May 2003Sir Richard Johns
Sir Peter Squire
WO Robert 'Bob' Loughlin MBEMay 2003 – November 2006Sir Jock Stirrup[4]
WO Lyndsay Morgan MBENovember 2006 – July 2009Sir Glenn Torpy[2]
WO Gary WilcoxJuly 2009 – February 2012Sir Stephen Dalton[2]
WO Graeme Spark MBEFebruary 2012 – October 2014Sir Stephen Dalton
Sir Andrew Pulford
WO Clive Martland MBEOctober 2014 – October 2016Sir Andrew Pulford
Sir Stephen Hillier		[1]
WO Jon CrossleyOctober 2016 – October 2019Sir Stephen Hillier
Michael Wigston		[1]
WO Jake Alpert MBEOctober 2019 – presentMichael Wigston[1][5]

The Royal Navy equivalent is the Warrant Officer of the Naval Service (WONS),[6] and in the Royal Marines the Corps Regimental Sergeant Major. The British Army's recent equivalent is the Army Sergeant Major.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer". Royal Air Force website - Senior Commanders. www.RAF.mod.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. Lesley Woods, ed. (27 July 2009). "Welsh Warrant Officer steps down from top job". Royal Air Force website. www.RAF.mod.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. "RAF Halton Hosts the Chief of the Air Staff's Conference for Warrant Officers". RAF Halton website. www.RAF.mod.uk. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2010. The conference has taken place annually for the last 12 years, since the post of Chief of the Air Staff’s Warrant Officer (CASWO) was created.
  4. "Bob's proud to protect the crown jewels". Ipswich Star. www.IpswichStar.co.uk. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. @ChiefofAirStaff (5 October 2019). "Thank you WO Jon Crossley. A brilliant 3 years as Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer. Welcome WO Jake Alpert" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Warrant Officer in a class of his own". Royal Navy website. www.RoyalNavy.mod.uk. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  7. http://www.janes.com/article/48536/cgs-outlines-new-british-army-senior-posts-amid-culling-of-generals

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