The Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force (WORAF), previously known as the Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer (CASWO), is the senior Royal Air Force (RAF) appointment for a warrant officer (WO), and therefore the most senior non-commissioned appointment in the RAF. The person holding this military appointment advises the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on matters concerning airmen and airwomen of the RAF. The post was created in , as the Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer. The post was re-titled Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force (WORAF) on , and whilst continuing to report directly to the Chief of the Air Staff, the scope of the WORAF was widened to 'work for the entirety of the RAF'. The current WORAF is WO Murugesvaran 'Subby' Subramaniam, who was appointed in . As of 2023 including the incumbent, there has been a total of eleven personnel in this appointment.

The Royal Navy equivalent is the Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy (WORN, previously Warrant Officer of the Naval Service, WONS), and in the Royal Marines the Corps Regimental Sergeant Major. The British Army's recent equivalent is the Army Sergeant Major (previously known as Sergeant Major of the Army).

List of holders Portrait Name Term of office Chief of the Air Staff Took office Left office Time in officeChief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer (CASWO)1Greg DuttonSir Michael GraydonSir Richard Johns 2Jim AndrewsSir Richard Johns 3René Michael StuartSir Richard JohnsSir Peter Squire 4Sir Jock StirrupSir Glenn Torpy5Lyndsay MorganSir Glenn Torpy6Gary WilcoxSir Stephen Dalton7Graeme SparkSir Stephen DaltonSir Andrew Pulford8Clive MartlandSir Andrew PulfordSir Stephen Hillier9Jon CrossleySir Stephen HillierSir Michael Wigston10Jake AlpertSir Michael WigstonWarrant Officer of the Royal Air Force (WORAF)10Jake AlpertSir Michael Wigston11Murugesvaran 'Subby' SubramaniamIncumbentSir Michael WigstonSir Richard Knighton Sir Harv Smyth

See also

RAF other ranks Warrant Officer of the Air Force – equivalent in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force – equivalent in the United States Air Force (USAF) Sergeant Major of the Air Force – equivalent in the South African Air Force (SAAF) Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee - senior OR to Chiefs of Staff Committee

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