baɪ lˈɔː, ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃən, ænd tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl kˈʌstəmz ænd kˈɜːɾəsiz əkɹˌɑːs ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɜːvɪsᵻz, wˈɔːɹənt ˈɑːfɪsɚz sˈɜːvɪŋ ɪn pˈeɪ ɡɹˈeɪd dˈʌbəljˌuː wˈʌn hæv ðə sˈeɪm pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz æz kəmˈɪʃənd ˈɑːfɪsɚz wɪð sˈɜːʔn̩ ɛksˈɛpʃənz ɡɹˈaʊndᵻd ɪnðə dɪstˈɪŋkʃən ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɪnðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ðæt ˈɔːl "ˈɑːfɪsɚz ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts" biː kəmˈɪʃənd, wˌɪtʃ ɐfˈɛkts ðə kəmˈænd ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ænd spəsˈɪfɪk stˈændɪŋ ʌv dˈʌbəljˌuː wˈʌn z ˌʌndɚ ðə jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm kˈoʊd ʌv mˈɪlətˌɛɹi dʒˈʌstɪs ˈʌkmdʒ ænd ðə mˈænjuːəl fɔːɹ kˈoːɹtsmˈɑːɹʃəl.
By law, regulation, and traditional customs and courtesies across the military services, warrant officers serving in pay grade W-1 have the same privileges as commissioned officers (with certain exceptions grounded in the distinction required in the Constitution that all "officers of the United States" be commissioned, which affects the command authority and specific standing of W-1's under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Manual for Courts-Martial).