准尉 (美国)

在美国军队中，准尉为比士官高级，但比北约OF-1军阶的军官低级的特别阶层。^[1]准尉当中分为五级，数字越大则越高级。然而，世界上绝大多数的准尉都是处于士官与军官之间的“夹心阶层”，而美军的准尉制度之所以特别并不在于此；其余国家（比如说共和联邦）的军队中，准尉是属于士官的级别（大概在北约OR-8或OR-9的位置），但美军的准尉是独立一个阶级，并不再是士官的类别而可以享受军官的待遇。

训练

在美军中要成为准尉，不同军种的要求亦有分别。以陆军为例，要成为技术员范畴的准尉需要中士（美军E-5（英语：Template:United States uniformed services comparative ranks）），而飞行员范畴的则不需要成为士官；随后于准尉学员军校（英语：Warrant Officer Candidate School (United States Army)）或准尉军事学院（英语：United States Army Warrant Officer Career College）完成培训，成功毕业后即可成为准尉。

列表

美军各军种的准尉军阶徽章

军种	一级准尉	二级准尉	三级准尉	四级准尉	五级准尉
陆军	U.S. Army warrant officer 1 rank insignia	U.S. Army chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia	U.S. Army chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia	U.S. Army chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia	U.S. Army chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia
海军陆战队	USMC warrant officer 1 rank insignia	USMC chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia	USMC chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia	USMC chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia	USMC chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia
海军	U.S. Navy warrant officer 1 rank insignia	U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia	U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia	U.S. Navy chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia
空军	U.S. Air Force warrant officer 1 rank insignia	U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 2 rank insignia	U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia	U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia	U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer 5 rank insignia
海岸防卫队	1975年已中止	U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 2 rank Insignia	U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 3 rank insignia	U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer 4 rank insignia	1994年设立，但未启用

参见

• 美军军种军阶对照（英语：Template:United States uniformed services comparative ranks）