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92WE8-E9

Water Treatment Specialist

E-8 to E-9 (Senior NCO) · Army

HEADS UP

First Sergeant / Command Sergeant Major is where the formation sees your rank and hears your reputation. Your water operations expertise is now one tool in a full sustainment-leadership kit. The question the brigade CSM answers about you is not 'can he run water operations' — it is 'will the formation follow him, and will the commanders trust him with the worst news at 0200.'

The Honest MOS Read
You pinned E-8 and you are now either a First Sergeant (1SG, company senior NCO), a Master Sergeant (MSG, staff-senior-NCO track), or tracking toward SGM/CSM (brigade or higher). The water treatment specialist who started at the ROWPU is now the senior sustainment NCO who leads formations, advises commanders, selects the next generation of First Sergeants, and represents the enlisted force at the highest levels of the brigade or division. As FSC or BSB 1SG, you run the company. Distribution platoon, SSA, field services, fuel and water elements — all task-organized under you. The daily work is: company accountability formation, sick call management, casualty notification if the worst happens, retention conversations, family readiness coordination, UCMJ recommendations to the commander, CSDP compliance oversight, and the visible senior-NCO leadership presence that the company's 80-150 soldiers see every day. You write fewer NCOERs but they are consequential — your platoon sergeants' evaluations determine who makes the next 1SG slate. As MSG on the staff track, you may serve as the SPO NCOIC (senior enlisted advisor in the Support Operations section), the brigade S4 NCOIC, a sustainment-brigade headquarters senior NCO, or a CASCOM staff position. The work is strategic-level logistics — campaign planning, theater sustainment coordination, institutional-Army policy input. Less formation leadership; more staff influence. As SGM/CSM, you advise the battalion or brigade commander on every sustainment decision. You are part of the 92Z senior logistician community that converges at the Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA) at Fort Bliss. You select which SFCs get the 1SG diamond. You represent the enlisted force at the brigade BUB, the command maintenance evaluation, the OC/T in-brief, and the IG inspection. The commander trusts you to walk into any unit in the brigade and identify what is working and what is broken — and your water operations background means you can evaluate the water section with a technical eye that most CSMs lack. The retirement horizon is real. At E-8/E-9 you are at 18-26+ years TIS. The BRS pension at 20 years (40% of high-3) plus TSP match plus Tricare for life is the baseline. Each additional year adds 2% to the multiplier. The math of staying to 24 or 26 years (48% or 52%) versus departing at 20 depends on your health, your family's needs, your satisfaction with the work, and your civilian opportunities. Senior sustainment NCOs with security clearances and institutional leadership experience transition to GS-14/15 federal positions, senior defense-contractor roles, or executive leadership in civilian utility companies. The water treatment background specifically opens doors at the Army Corps of Engineers, the EPA, state environmental agencies, and large municipal water utilities. The legacy question becomes real at this rank. What did you build that outlives your tenure? Did your rated NCOs get selected? Did your formation pass the inspection? Did the soldiers trust you enough to re-enlist? Did the commander trust you enough to share the worst news? Did the brigade CSM trust you enough to put your name on the slate? These are the questions the formation answers about you long after you leave.
Career Arc
  • 01E-8 pin-on (post-MLC, post-centralized HRC MSG/1SG board).
  • 021SG assumption (FSC or BSB company senior NCO) or MSG staff assignment (SPO NCOIC, S4 NCOIC, CASCOM staff).
  • 03SGM/CSM track: Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA) at Fort Bliss — selection and attendance.
  • 04CSM slate identification — brigade-level selection for command CSM positions.
  • 05Battalion CSM or brigade CSM assumption — the pinnacle of the enlisted leadership path.
  • 06Retirement planning: transition, VA benefits, civilian positioning. Legacy.
Common Screwups
  • ×Going public with disagreement with the FSC / BSB commander. You take the disagreement in the office; you walk out aligned. The formation reads your body language — if they see fracture between the 1SG and the CO, discipline erodes.
  • ×Confusing seniority with leverage. The Army keeps senior logisticians who serve the formation, not the ones who run personal kingdoms. The CSM who acts as a gatekeeper instead of a servant-leader gets replaced.
  • ×Stopping personal physical training because you are 'too senior.' Soldiers stop respecting the chevrons when the body stops carrying them. The BSB CSM walks PT — and the formation watches whether you lead from the front or from the rear.
  • ×Letting a platoon sergeant run a bad climate because he is 'your guy.' The brigade CSM finds out from the sensing session, from the IG complaint, from the EO/SHARP report. The next 1SG slate gets read without your name.
  • ×Zero senior-NCO-level integrity incidents — one ends the career permanently at this rank. Financial impropriety, fraternization, property mismanagement, OPSEC breach. The 20-year investment is destroyed in a single incident.

A Day in the Life

  • 0500Wake. Phone check — overnight CQ report, any soldier incidents, any command-level messages. The 1SG's day starts with the information the formation generated while sleeping.
  • 0530PT formation. Company-level accountability through the platoon sergeants. Run company PT or observe platoon PT programs depending on the day and the commander's guidance.
  • 0545-0700Company PT or leadership PT with the commander. The formation watches whether you are present and whether you lead from the front. Your body is a leadership signal at this rank.
  • 0700-0900Hygiene, uniform, breakfast. Sick-call management — review who went, follow up on chronic issues, ensure malingerers are counseled and genuine needs are met.
  • 0900Company formation or 1SG's call. Accountability, announcements, standards enforcement, morale read. Thirty minutes maximum.
  • 0915-1100Command time. Meetings: BUB input, SPO LOGSYNC attendance or input delivery, UCMJ recommendations to the commander, coordination with the battalion CSM. Or: walking the formation — visiting platoons, talking to soldiers, observing training, inspecting equipment.
  • 1100-1200Counseling or mentoring sessions with platoon sergeants. Or: soldier issues that escalated overnight — legal, medical, family, discipline.
  • 1200-1300Chow — often with soldiers, not in the office. The DFAC walk is a sensing opportunity.
  • 1300-1500Admin: NCOER drafts for platoon sergeants, awards processing, personnel actions, retention conversations, family readiness coordination with ACS. Or: CSDP walk, water point visit (technical assessment with 92W eyes), or coordination with the brigade CSM on tasking.
  • 1500-1630End-of-day close-out. Platoon sergeants report status. Issues flagged for tomorrow. Formation released. Final accountability confirmed.
  • 1630-1800Commander sync. Brief the CO on the day's events — soldier issues, compliance status, morale read, tomorrow's priorities. This is the 15-minute conversation that keeps the command team aligned.
  • 1800+Home — but the phone stays on permanently. The soldier in crisis calls at 2200. The casualty notification comes at 0100. The equipment emergency at the water point during night shift gets escalated at 0300. The 1SG is always on call.
  • CTC / DeploymentEverywhere and nowhere. The 1SG moves between the company command post and the platoons in execution. Present for critical events: water point displacements, equipment failures, soldier issues, command briefs. Sleep in short blocks. The formation needs to see you — tired, dirty, present — because your presence signals that the command team is invested in their success.

Weekly Cadence

The Mon-Fri rhythm at 1SG/CSM level is driven by the command team's battle rhythm and the battalion/brigade calendar. Monday: company accountability, week's priorities set with the commander, BUB prep or attendance, 1SG's call. Tuesday-Wednesday: formation presence — walk the platoons, observe training, talk to soldiers, assess climate. Soldier issues that need command attention get addressed. NCOER counselings with platoon sergeants. Thursday: admin catch-up — awards, personnel actions, UCMJ packets, retention conversations. CSDP compliance oversight. Coordination with the battalion CSM on tasking and talent management. Friday: company formation, safety brief, hails-and-farewells, release. The monthly rhythm: at least one platoon-sergeant counseling, at least one company-wide sensing session (or delegate to the PSGs), CSDP spot-check, retention review with the career counselor, and the battalion CSM sync on talent management (who is boarding, who needs a school slot, who is at risk of loss). The quarterly rhythm: QTB defense alongside the commander, NCOER support-form updates for all rated NCOs, command climate re-assessment, and the 1SG-level read of the company's health that feeds the battalion CSM's slate decisions. The rhythm's deeper truth: the 1SG's calendar is never fully in his control. Soldier crises, command directives, battalion taskings, and IG visits reshape any given week without warning. The 1SG who can flex without losing the routine — who maintains counseling discipline, physical presence, and standards enforcement through disruption — is the 1SG the battalion CSM puts on the CSM slate.

Key Skills — How to Drill Each

  1. 01
    Run a 1SG's call that produces actions, not anxiety — accountability, training, CSDP status, water quality compliance, retention, family readiness, in 30 minutes.
    The 1SG's call format: roll call (accountability), announcements (command-level information), training status (this week's events, next week's preparation), CSDP/compliance status (where we stand, what needs attention), retention (windows opening, conversations needed), family readiness (events, issues, resources). Thirty minutes maximum. The soldiers should leave knowing what matters this week and what their 1SG cares about. The 1SG who runs a tight call runs a tight company.
  2. 02
    Build a company training and tasking calendar that the FSC commander can defend at the BSB BUB.
    The calendar integrates: platoon-level training events (production drills, field exercises, CSDP prep), company-level events (organization day, hails-and-farewells, safety stand-down), battalion-level taskings (details, CQ, staff duty, support to higher), and individual soldier development (schools, boards, COOL credentials). The calendar that survives the BUB is the calendar that accounts for all competing demands and presents realistic timelines the commander can defend.
  3. 03
    Mentor four platoon sergeants and senior staff NCOs as the next 1SG cohort.
    Each platoon sergeant gets quarterly counseling with development objectives: MLC timeline, broadening assignment, NCOER profile quality, ACFT readiness, and leadership-competency development. The 1SG who produces two 1SG-selected NCOs from his platoon-sergeant cohort has the development legacy the brigade CSM values. Watch for the SFC who can step in when you are absent — that is your recommendation for the next 1SG slate.
  4. 04
    Walk the brigade water operations during a CTC rotation or CSDP and identify the broken systems before the OC/T or IG does.
    Your water operations background gives you a technical eye most 1SGs lack. Use it. Walk the water point with the 92W-trained eye: check the membrane differential pressure gauge, verify the chlorine residual against the log, inspect chemical storage, read the DA Form 1713 for inconsistencies, talk to the junior soldiers about their testing procedures. The 1SG who catches the gap before the inspector catches it saves the company the finding — and builds trust with the platoon sergeant that the 1SG understands the technical work.
  5. 05
    Brief the BSB / brigade command team on things they cannot see from the SPO conference room.
    The value of the 1SG/CSM to the commander is access to ground truth the staff cannot provide. The morale of the junior soldiers, the retention conversations happening in the barracks, the NCO-level frustrations that do not appear in the BUB slides, the climate problems that sensing sessions reveal. Brief honestly — not to alarm, but to inform. The commander who trusts the 1SG's ground-truth feed makes better decisions. The 1SG whose briefings are always sanitized loses the commander's trust.
  6. 06
    Translate doctrine into actionable changes the company can execute next week.
    FM 4-0 updates, ATP 4-44 revisions, CASCOM lessons-learned products from the latest CTC rotations, SMA-published reading list — these are the sources you consume and translate down. The platoon sergeants do not have time to read the latest doctrinal update; the 1SG who distills it into 'here is what changes for us this quarter' is the 1SG whose formation stays current.

Manuals & References — What Chapters Matter

  • AR 600-20 — Army Command Policy.
    You and the commander own this together. Chapters 4 (EO), 5 (extremism prevention), 6 (military justice), and 7 (SHARP) — your name is on every initial report, every recommendation, every climate intervention. Own this reg like you own your property book.
  • AR 600-8-2 — Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions; AR 27-10 — Military Justice.
    You are in the UCMJ recommendation room now. When a soldier is flagged, when an Article 15 is being considered, when a court-martial packet is being built — you advise the commander from the enlisted perspective. Know the procedural requirements and the consequences.
  • AR 735-5 + AR 710-2 — Property Accountability and Supply Policy.
    At this rank you are expected to quote the reg back to the warrant officer. The company's property posture — hand receipts, sub-hand-receipts, FLIPLs, inventories — is your responsibility alongside the commander's. The reg is your authority.
  • ATP 4-44 — Water Support Operations; FM 4-0 — Sustainment Operations.
    Your technical roots (water) plus the broader sustainment doctrine (FM 4-0). The combination gives you a perspective most 1SGs lack — the ability to evaluate both the logistics enterprise AND the technical water operation from the same position. Use it.
  • ATP 6-22 series — Counseling, Team Building, Mission Command.
    The leadership doctrine set you translate into company culture. Team building (ATP 6-22.6), counseling (ATP 6-22.1), and mission command (ADP 6-0) are the frameworks you use to develop your platoon sergeants and shape the company's climate.
  • The First Sergeant Course / Sergeants Major Academy reading list.
    The institutional development path. Consume the reading list. Translate it into platoon-sergeant development sessions. The formation benefits from a 1SG who continues to learn at the rate the mission changes.

Standards — How to Hit Each

  • MLC graduate; Sergeants Major Course / SMA-selected fellowship if SGM/CSM-track.
    The Sergeants Major Course (USASMA, Fort Bliss) is the capstone professional military education for the senior-enlisted career. Selection is competitive and based on the full record. The SMA-selected fellowship programs are the distinguishing credential for competitive CSM slates.
  • Company UCMJ rate, retention rate, and SHARP/EO climate in the top tier of the BSB.
    These are the metrics the brigade CSM evaluates you against. Low UCMJ rate means good discipline without excessive punishment. High retention rate means soldiers choose to stay. Clean SHARP/EO climate means the formation is healthy. All three are built through counseling discipline, consistent standards enforcement, visible leadership presence, and the relentless daily work of being present in the formation.
  • CSDP rating across the company in the upper tier of the brigade — zero compliance failures under your formation.
    The CSDP rating at company level aggregates the performance of every platoon's property, maintenance, and documentation compliance. The 1SG whose company passes in the upper tier built the compliance culture through the platoon sergeants — who built it through the section NCOs. Zero TB MED 577 failures from the water section is one piece; zero findings across all sections is the company-level standard.
  • Personal NCOER profile that the senior rater can defend at brigade — the bar for CSM selection.
    The NCOER profile at E-8/E-9 is your legacy document. The senior rater (BSB commander or brigade CDR) rates you against peer 1SGs and MSGs. The bullets must reflect observable results: retention numbers, climate metrics, inspection ratings, CTC performance, and the development of the next generation of senior NCOs. Defensible means specific and evidence-backed.
  • Zero senior-NCO-level integrity incidents.
    One integrity failure at this rank ends the career permanently. Financial impropriety, fraternization, property mismanagement, OPSEC breach, DUI — any of these at E-8/E-9 results in immediate relief and processing. The standard is not 'don't get caught' — the standard is 'don't create the conditions where the question could arise.' Maintain the personal discipline that earned the rank.

Technical Mistakes — Concrete Consequences

  • Going public with disagreement with the FSC / BSB commander.
    The formation reads every micro-expression between the 1SG and the CO. Public disagreement — even subtle body language — creates fracture lines that junior NCOs exploit and that soldiers interpret as instability. Disagreement happens in the office, behind a closed door, with candor. You walk out aligned or you request relief. There is no middle ground.
  • Confusing seniority with leverage.
    The senior NCO who hoards information, controls access to the commander, or uses the position as a personal power base gets replaced. The Army keeps senior logisticians who serve the formation — the 1SG whose soldiers would deploy with him again, not the 1SG whose soldiers celebrate his departure. The brigade CSM reads the formation's response to your leadership.
  • Stopping personal physical training.
    Soldiers watch the senior NCO's body. The 1SG who cannot pass the ACFT loses credibility with every soldier who can. The 1SG who leads PT from the front — who is visibly suffering alongside the formation — earns respect that no rank can command. Physical readiness at this rank is a leadership tool, not a personal fitness goal.
  • Letting a platoon sergeant run a bad climate because he is your guy.
    The brigade CSM finds out. Usually from the IG sensing session, the SHARP report, the EO complaint, or the retention numbers that spike downward in that platoon. The 1SG who protected his favorite PSG from accountability gets the 1SG slate read without his name — and the formation remembers which leader prioritized friendship over the soldiers.
  • Confusing the warm-up to retirement with the job.
    Until you walk out of the formation for the last time, the formation is your job. The 1SG who mentally checks out at year 18 because retirement is close becomes the 1SG whose formation drifts, whose platoon sergeants stop developing, whose retention numbers fall. The soldiers deserve a 1SG who is present until the last day — and the NCOER reflects whether you were.

Career Decisions at This Rank

  • SGM/CSM track vs. retirement at 20.
    The SGM/CSM track requires USASMA selection, competitive assignment to a CSM-slate position, and the physical/mental endurance to serve 24-28+ years. The pension math: 2.0% per year means 20 years = 40%, 24 years = 48%, 28 years = 56% of high-3. Each additional year adds significant guaranteed lifetime income. The trade-off: continued deployments, continued OPTEMPO, continued family separation. The retirement at 20 with transition to civilian sector offers immediate freedom and strong earning potential for senior sustainment leaders. The decision is personal.
  • 1SG tenure length and the next assignment.
    1SG tenure is typically 18-24 months per company. The next assignment after 1SG depends on the CSM's slate: another 1SG slot (different company, different type), MSG staff position, USASMA, or CSM selection. Express preferences through the CSM — geography, unit type, family needs — but understand that the needs of the Army drive the slate more than personal preference at this level.
  • Civilian transition planning — when to start.
    Start 18-24 months before planned ETS/retirement. The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) is a starting point; the real work is networking, credential verification (state water operator license renewal if held), resume building, and identifying target employers. Senior sustainment NCOs with 92W backgrounds transition strongly to: Army Corps of Engineers (GS-14/15), EPA regional offices, state environmental agencies, large municipal water utilities, defense contractors with water/environmental portfolios (Fluor, AECOM, Jacobs).
  • Legacy building — what you leave behind.
    The most consequential decision at E-8/E-9 is not about your career — it is about the careers you shaped. Did your platoon sergeants get selected for 1SG? Did your soldiers get their credentials? Did the formation's culture survive your departure? The 1SG/CSM whose legacy is visible in the promotions and selections of their subordinates five years later built something that mattered. Build the bench, not the throne.
  • Health and VA documentation before departure.
    Document every health issue — joints, hearing, respiratory (chemical exposure from years of calcium hypochlorite handling), skin conditions — with medical records before transitioning. The VA disability rating process requires documented in-service conditions. The 92W-specific exposures (chemical handling, water source contamination risks, generator fumes) have documented health implications that the VA recognizes. Start the documentation early; do not wait until the last 90 days.

How the Seat Varies by Unit Type

  • FSC / BSB 1SG
    The company-level command position. You run the FSC or BSB company — all sustainment elements (water, fuel, supply, maintenance, field services) task-organized under your leadership. Highest OPTEMPO, highest visibility, highest consequence. This is the assignment that feeds the CSM slate. The water operations section is one piece of your company; your 92W background gives you technical credibility there that general-supply-background 1SGs lack.
  • SPO NCOIC / Brigade S4 NCOIC (MSG staff track)
    The staff-senior-NCO path. You advise the SPO or the brigade S4 as the senior enlisted presence in the logistics staff section. Less formation leadership; more strategic-level planning and coordination. The work is policy, campaign planning, and institutional-Army input. Family-stable; less physically demanding; different NCOER profile.
  • Sustainment Brigade CSM / Battalion CSM
    The pinnacle of the enlisted sustainment path. You advise the brigade or battalion commander on every sustainment decision, select the next generation of 1SGs, represent the enlisted force at the highest levels, and set the professional standards for the entire formation. Your water operations background is a distinguishing credential — you understand the technical logistics in a way that pure-generalist CSMs may not.
  • CASCOM / TRADOC Senior NCO
    The institutional-Army assignment. You shape the training, doctrine, and professional development of the entire 92W (and broader QM) community. The work is strategic and slow-moving compared to operational units — but the impact is force-wide. Good for the NCOER profile; challenging for leaders who thrive on formation contact.
  • Joint / COCOM Senior Enlisted Advisor
    The joint-duty assignment at a Combatant Command or joint task force. You represent Army sustainment equities in a joint environment. Broadening at the strategic level. The assignment signals readiness for the highest CSM slates. Requires joint qualification and often a high security clearance. Different from anything you have done before — and that is the point.

What Good Looks Like at This Rank

The good 92W-background First Sergeant / CSM is the senior NCO every soldier in the BSB knows by face and reputation — and the brigade surgeon knows by phone. He is the reason a re-enlistment line forms after a hard rotation. The commander trusts him with the worst news at 0200 — the soldier arrested off-post, the family emergency, the equipment catastrophe — because the 1SG's response is always measured, always competent, always focused on the soldier first. The warrant officer trusts him to walk into a CSDP inspection cold and find the gap — especially at the water point, where his 92W technical background lets him evaluate at a level most 1SGs cannot reach. The preventive medicine officer trusts him because he speaks her language. The brigade CSM selects him for the next CSM slate because his rated NCOs are getting selected and his formation does not have to hide anything when the IG team walks through. His water operations background is now a distinguishing perspective in a community of senior logisticians. He understands that water is not just a supply class — it is a life-sustaining system where failure means casualties. That understanding — that contaminated water kills faster than bullets in most operational environments — infuses his leadership with a seriousness that the formation respects. His advocacy for water operations resources, for water-treatment credential programs, for the 92W soldiers in the formation, has prevented more casualties than most combat-arms NCOs will ever know. And he knows that, quietly, without needing it said.

Preview — The Next Rank

Beyond CSM, the path is retirement with legacy. The senior-most 92W-background NCOs who served at the brigade or division CSM level leave the Army with: a pension (40-56% of high-3 depending on years served), TSP savings (potentially substantial if contributions were consistent from early career), Tricare for life, and a professional reputation in the sustainment community that opens doors across the defense and civilian sectors. The civilian transition for a retired CSM with 92W roots is strong: senior leadership roles at defense contractors (Fluor, AECOM, Jacobs, KBR), federal civil service at GS-14/15 (Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, DLA), executive roles at large municipal water utilities, and consulting/advisory work for organizations building water infrastructure in developing nations. The legacy that matters most is not the post-retirement title. It is the NCOs you developed who are still leading formations, the soldiers who got their state water treatment licenses because you prioritized it, the formations that trusted you with the truth, and the commanders who made better decisions because you were honest with them at 0200. That is the measure of a career in 92W at the senior level.
FAQ

92W E8-E9 — Frequently Asked Questions

Q01What does a E8-E9 92W (Water Treatment Specialist) actually do?
As FSC or BSB 1SG you run the company — water purification and distribution, general supply, fuel, field services, all task-organized under you.
Q02What's the most important thing to know as a E8-E9 92W?
First Sergeant / Command Sergeant Major is where the formation sees your rank and hears your reputation.
Q03What does a typical day look like for a E8-E9 92W?
Time-blocked day at the E8-E9 92W rank tier: 0500 Wake. Phone check — overnight CQ report, any soldier incidents, any command-level messages. The 1SG's day starts with the information the formation generated while sleeping, 0530 PT formation. Company-level accountability through the platoon sergeants. Run company PT or observe platoon PT programs depending on the day and the commander's guidance, 0545-0700 Company PT or leadership PT with the commander. The formation watches whether you are present and whether you lead from the front. Your body is a leadership signal at this rank,…
Q04What mistakes get E8-E9 92W soldiers fired or relieved?
Going public with disagreement with the FSC / BSB commander. You take the disagreement in the office; you walk out aligned. The formation reads your body language — if they see fracture between the 1SG and the CO, discipline erodes; Confusing seniority with leverage. The Army keeps senior logisticians who serve the formation, not the ones who run personal kingdoms. The CSM who acts as a gatekeeper instead of a servant-leader gets replaced;…
Q05What career decisions matter most at the E8-E9 92W rank tier?
SGM/CSM track vs. retirement at 20 — The SGM/CSM track requires USASMA selection, competitive assignment to a CSM-slate position, and the physical/mental endurance to serve 24-28+ years. The pension math: 2.0% per year means 20 years = 40%, 24 years = 48%, 28 years = 56% of high-3. Each additional year adds significant guaranteed lifetime income. The trade-off: continued deployments, continued OPTEMPO, continued family separation. The retirement at 20 with transition to civilian sector offers immediate freedom and strong earning potential for senior sustainment leaders.…
Q06What's next after E8-E9 for a 92W (Water Treatment Specialist) in the Army?
Beyond CSM, the path is retirement with legacy.
Q07What manuals and regulations does a E8-E9 92W need to know cold?
AR 600-20 — Army Command Policy (you and the CO own this together).; AR 600-8-2 — Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions; AR 27-10 — Military Justice (you are in the room).; AR 735-5 + AR 710-2 — at this rank, you are expected to quote the reg back to the warrant.

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