By
WO/N David Turner.
For
some time now, Navy has been looking at ways to more effectively
utilise the skills and experience of Warrant Officers.
Recently, the Chief of Navy’s Senior Advisory Committee -
CNSAC, determined to trial the employment of Warrant Officers
in major fleet units in a human resource management capacity.
The person employed in this trial will be known as the Executive
Warrant Officer.
The intention is for the Executive Warrant Officer to contribute
to capability by actively managing those functions that are non
category specific and effect the whole ship’s company.
The duties of the Executive Warrant Officer will include managing
the ship’s level of individual readiness, ensuring the ship’s
equity and diversity system is performing correctly and acting
as the ship’s honours and awards coordinator.
The Executive Warrant Officer will also act as an overseer and
information source for the divisional system, further utilising
the experience of the individual to the benefit of the ship’s
company.
It is important that this individual actively contributes to capability
and so, as part of the trial process, reports will be made back
to CNSAC to determine the success or otherwise of the initiative.
If successful, the intention is to roll out the Executive Warrant
Officer scheme to each major fleet unit.
There are no spare people in Navy today and so offsets will be
found from across Navy.
Initially and for trial purposes, an Executive Warrant Officer
will serve in HMA Ships Success and Anzac.
The Executive Warrant Officer scheme is one initiative in the
evolution of the employment of the most senior enlisted people
in our Navy.
Success will see Navy gain more benefit from the skills and experience
of Warrant Officers while Warrant Officers will be given more
challenging and rewarding duties.
