Camiluss resident and Afghan War veteran Richard Bailey enters Army Guard Warrant Officer Candidate program

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Warrant Officer Candidate Richard Bailey

LATHAM, NY (10/10/2014)(readMedia)-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Richard Bailey, a Camillus resident and veterans of two deployments to Afghanistan, has been selected to participate in the Army National Guard's Warrant Officer Candidate program.

Bailey, who has served in the Army and the Army National Guard since 1983, is employed by the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department in civilian life.

Bailey has served in a number of leadership positions as an infantryman and as a Military Police officer. He has also served in the Virginia and District of Columbia Army National Guards and is currently assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters in Syracuse as senior paralegal non-commissioned officer.

Army warrant officers are technical experts who posses special skills and expertise they range from intelligence specialists, to administrative experts, to artillery fire support technicians to helicopter pilots. They receive their name because they receive a "warrant" appointing them to their positions and not the commission that traditional officers receive.

Warrant Officers fall between the non-commissioned officer corps (sergeants) and the commissioned officers (lieutenants to generals) in the Army chain of command.

Bailey's awards include the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.

He and his wife Darlene have lived in Camillus since 2005 and have four sons.