A. Director of Military Personnel Management (DMPM) Memo, 28 March 2023, subject: Warrant Officer Accession Selection Boards.
B. DA PAM 601-6, Warrant Officer Procurement Program, 21 August 2023.
C. AR 135-100, Appointment of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Army, 1 September 1994.
D. AR 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development, 1 June 2025.
E. AR 611-110, Selection of Army Aviation Officers and Warrant Officers, 9 August 2023.
F. AR 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness, 27 June 2019.
G. AR 670-1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia, 26 January 2021.
H. Army Directive 2026-13 Army Body Composition Program and Standards, 1 July 2026.
I. Army Directive 2022-09 Soldier Tattoos, 22 June 2022.
J. Army Directive 2020-09 Appointment and Enlistment Waivers, 20 August 2020.
1. This MILPER message will expire NLT 1 August 2028.
2. MILPER message 25-373 has been RESCINDED.
3. Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Warrant Officer accession selection boards convene in accordance with (IAW) reference A to consider eligible applicants for appointment as a Warrant Officer (WO) in the U.S Army with concurrent order to active duty.
4. All eligible applicants are evaluated by the HQDA WO selection board, convened at HQs, USARD. Those selected will be scheduled for Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS) and the appropriate Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC).
5. The Army Warrant Officer is a technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. Through progressive levels of expertise in assignments, training, and education, the warrant officer administers, manages, maintains, operates, and integrates Army systems and equipment across unified land operations. Warrant officers are innovative integrators of emerging technologies, dynamic teachers, confident warfighters, and developers of specialized teams of Soldiers. They support a wide range of Army missions throughout their career. Warrant officers in the Army are accessed with specific levels of technical ability. They refine their technical expertise and develop their leadership and management skills through tiered progressive assignments and education.
6. The following personnel may apply for WO appointment whenever procurement is open in the WOMOS for which they are occupationally eligible:
a. Army Enlisted personnel (Regular Army, National Guard and Army Reserve).
b. Enlisted personnel of the other Uniformed Services.
c. RA/AR Commissioned Officers (restrictions may apply based on AOC/MOS and AFS).
d. RA/AR Commissioned Officers (non-aviation branch) applying for MOS 153A are only eligible to compete in the November and May Warrant Officer Selection Boards (WOSB). The first FY27 Warrant Officer Selection Board will be in November 2026. All May 2026 Fully Qualified Non-Selected commissioned officers are eligible to compete in November 2026.
7. General Requirements:
Applicants should refer to AR 135-100, para 1-6, AR 350-1, para 3-13 and AR 611-110, para 2-1 for additional details or visit https://recruiting.army.mil/ISO/AWOR/ for more information.
a. High school graduate or general education diploma (GED). (No Waivers)
b. Minimum general technical (GT) aptitude area score of 110. (No Waivers)
c. Adjudicated SECRET clearance. (No Waivers)
d. U.S. Citizen. (No Waivers)
e. In compliance with Army height and weight standards IAW AR 600-9.
f. Have a passing score on last record standard 5-event AFT, including the 2-mile run (no alternate events allowed).
g. Able to complete the 6.2-mile foot march with 48 lbs. ruck sack or 30% of body weight, within course timeline parameters.
h. Meet prerequisites for the desired WOMOS.
i. Not exceed 12 years of active federal service for technicians and 8 years of active federal service for 153A at time the DA Form 61 is signed by applicant. Commissioned Officers have less than 48 months active federal commissioned service at the time of the selection board for 153A.
j. Not exceed 46 years of age for all technicians and not more than 32 years of age for 153A at time of board selection.
k. Applicants must be worldwide deployable IAW AR 40-501.
l. In compliance with the Army’s tattoo, branding, and body mutilation policy IAW reference I.
8. Application Processing IAW reference B:
a. Applicant responsibility: The applicant has primary responsibility for correctly completing and submitting the entire application, including all supporting documents. A conduct waiver is required when a court has convicted or imposed another type of adverse disposition such as, but not limited to, fines, imprisonment, community service, placed on probation, paroled/pardoned, or have been ordered to deposit bail or collateral for a violation of any law, police regulation or ordinance, and traffic violations involving a fine or forfeiture of $100 or more. This includes juvenile offenses, expunged dispositions, non-judicial punishments, and court-martial proceedings. Major misconduct offenses require General Officer endorsement and conduct waiver case summary. If applicable, any/all offenses of this nature must be disclosed in the application in accordance with Army Directive 2020-09.
b. Unit and intermediate commander: Commanders will ensure the required letters of recommendation are completed and the application is provided to the administrative section for review.
c. Administrative support section: The application will be screened to ensure the applicant has no flagging action pending, and no bars to reenlist are in
effect. Applicants are ineligible to compete for WO selection until the bar to reenlistment has been removed. S1 OIC/Human Resource Tech representative must endorse the applicants’ application checklist certifying that the applicant is not flagged or barred, and that any service member tattoos if applicable are in compliance with AR 670-1.
d. Installation or MACOM commander: Local boards will not be held.
e. WO Recruiting Company: The WO Recruiting Company (WORC) is responsible for the administrative qualification of all applications for the USARD WOSB.
9. Physical fitness support section: Effective 15 July 2026, all applications received for processing by the Warrant Officer Recruiting Company (WORC) must contain the following fitness statement in block 41 of the DA Form 61: “I certify that (applicant’s name) successfully passed the Army Fitness Test, maximum dead lift (MDL), hand- release push-up (HRP), sprint/drag/carry (SDC), plank (PLK), and 2-mile run (2MR) with (score), on (date). The verified height was (inches) and verified waist was (inches). (Applicant’s name) is within Army body composition standard according to AR 600-9 with a verified WHtR of less than and not equal to 0.55. AFT. Date must not exceed 6 months at the time of application submission.
10. Selection boards will convene on the following dates. However, visit https://recruiting.army.mil/ISO/AWOR/, board dates and processing deadlines are subject to change based on mission requirements, inclement weather, or other unforeseen circumstances.
| MOS | 16-Nov-26 | 25-Jan-27 | 22-Mar-27 | 17-May-27 | 26-Jul-27 | 20-Sep-27 |
| 120A | X | X | ||||
| 125D | X | X | ||||
| 131A | X | X | X | |||
| 140A | X | X | X | X | ||
| 140K | X | X | X | X | ||
| 140L | X | X | X | X | ||
| 150A | X | X | X | |||
| 150U | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 151A | X | X | X | |||
| 153A | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 170A | X | X | X | X | ||
| 170B | X | X | X | |||
| 170D | X | |||||
| 180A | X | X | X | X | ||
| 255A | X | X | X | |||
| 255N | X | X | X | |||
| 255S | X | X | X | |||
| 270A | X | |||||
| 280A | X | X | ||||
| 311A | X | X | X | X | ||
| 350F | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 350G | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 351L | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 351M | X | X | X | |||
| 351Z | X | X | ||||
| 352N | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 352S | X | X | ||||
| 353T | X | X | X | |||
| 390A* | X | X | ||||
| 420A | X | X | X | |||
| 420C | X | |||||
| 420T | X | |||||
| 740A | X | |||||
| 880A | X | |||||
| 881A | X | |||||
| 882A | X | X | ||||
| 890A | X | X | X | X | ||
| 913A | X | X | ||||
| 914A | X | X | X | |||
| 915A | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 915S | X | X | X | X | ||
| 915T | X | X | X | X | ||
| 919A | X | X | X | X | ||
| 920A | X | X | X | |||
| 920B | X | X | X | |||
| 921A | X | X | X | |||
| 922A | X | X | X | |||
| 923A | X | X | X | |||
| 948B | X | X | X | |||
| 948D | X | X | X |
11. FY27 Warrant Officer Selection Board key dates:
| Board Dates | Packet Deadline to WORC | CorrectionsDeadline to WORC | UpdatesDeadline to HQs USARD |
| 16-20 Nov 26 | 21 Sep 26 | 05 Oct 26 | 02 Nov 26 |
| 25-29 Jan27 | 16 Nov 26 | 07 Dec 26 | 11 Jan 27 |
| 22-26 Mar27 | 25 Jan 27 | 08 Feb 27 | 01 Mar 27 |
| 17-21 May 27 | 15 Mar 27 | 29 Mar 27 | 26 Apr 27 |
| 26-30 Jul 27 | 17 May 27 | 07 Jun 27 | 12 Jul 27 |
| 20-24 Sep 27 | 26 Jul 27 | 09 Aug 27 | 01 Sep 27 |
12. Applications requiring exception(s) to policy processing should be submitted 2-4 weeks prior to the deadlines above. Reference https://recruiting.army.mil/ISO/AWOR/ for details and samples.
13. WOMOS marked with (*) denotes new WOMOS for FY27.
14. The point of contact for this message is USARD Special Programs and Boards email: usarmy.knox.usard.mbx.hq-g3-special-programs-and-boards@army.mil .