Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy

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The Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy (WORN), previously known as the Warrant Officer of the Naval Service (WONS), is the most senior warrant officer and rating of the Royal Navy. The person holding this appointment's main responsibility is to act as a channel between the non commissioned ranks and Senior Naval officers, enabling communication between the Sailors and Marines and the Senior Navy leadership.[1]

StyleWarrant Officer
AbbreviationWORN
Reports toNavy Command
NominatorSecond Sea Lord
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Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Incumbent
WO1 Jamie Wright
since July 2022
Ministry of Defence
StyleWarrant Officer
AbbreviationWORN
Reports toNavy Command
NominatorSecond Sea Lord
AppointerNavy Board
Term lengthNot fixed (typically 1–4 years)
PrecursorSecond Sea Lord's Command Warrant Officer
Formation2010
First holderTerry Casey
WebsiteOfficial Website
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The post was created in 2010, replacing the post of Second Sea Lord's Command Warrant Officer.[2]

Insignia

A command warrant officer badge is worn on the left breast of their uniform during the period of the appointment.[3]

For ceremonial occasions they may carry a ceremonial cane, made out of wood from HMS Victory.[3][4]

Appointees

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No.Portrait NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Terry Casey MBE
Casey, TerryTerry Casey MBEJuly 2010December 20133 years, 5 months.
2
Steve Cass
Cass, SteveSteve CassDecember 201317 March 20173 years, 3 months[5]
3
Nicholas Sharland MBE
Sharland, NicholasNicholas Sharland MBE17 March 2017Jan 20202 years, 11 months[6][7]
4
Carl Steedman
Steedman, CarlCarl Steedman
(born 1973)		20 January 2020July 20222 years, 5 months[8][9]
5
Jamie Wright
Wright, JamieJamie Wright[11]July 2022Incumbent4 years, 1 month[12]
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