Your Story Matters: A Call to the Warrant Corps

By: CWO4 (Ret) Mark Cortor, Vice President of Retired Affairs

The history of the Chief Warrant & Warrant Officers Association was written by those who chose to lead, serve, and remain engaged.

Now it is our turn.
The CWOA Legacy & Leadership Project invites every Chief Warrant and Warrant Officer — past and present — to contribute to this enduring record of service.
Your career matters.
Your challenges matter.
Your lessons learned matter.
Whether you served during wartime expansion, modernization efforts, or in today’s complex operational environment, your experience carries value for future leaders.
This project is not about rank or recognition. It is about preserving the professional journey of those who have worn the bars and upheld the trust placed in them.
We encourage you to submit your story — written reflections, photographs, career highlights, mentorship lessons, or recorded interviews. Each contribution becomes part of a growing archive that will inform and inspire future generations of warrant officers.
The strength of our Association has always depended upon active members who choose to engage.
Today, engagement means preserving the legacy.
On behalf of the Association and the retirees who remain deeply invested in the future of the Corps, I ask you to participate.
Help us ensure that the story of the Warrant Officer Corps is told by those who lived it.
Your legacy is part of our collective history.