Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy

For the USN equivalent, see Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
For the Indian Navy, see Navy Master Chief Petty Officer.
For the RAN equivalent, see Warrant Officer of the Navy.
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

The Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy (WORN) (previously known as the Warrant Officer of the Naval Service) 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]

The post was created in 2010, replacing the post of Second Sea Lord's Command Warrant Officer.[2]

  1. ^ "Chapter 20" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  2. ^ "WONS and for all". Navy News: 36. November 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-01.