Is today's Army an officer's Army?

i don't know was a maverick. every success was due to an NCO

Top heavy as it can be, Officers doing jobs once done by enlisted men. I doesn't seem too bad at 0-1 through o-4 but above that

Show me a good officer and I will show you scores of NCO's who mentored and provided sound council. The good officers listen and learn. Officers are only as good as the NCO's they grew up with.

SGT (Join to see) I think that if you want NCOs to have power that they used to the CSMs need to stop doing the lip service of back to the basics and actually develop their 1SGs and they their PLT SGTs all the way done. That is the backbone of the Army. Without the professional development and discipline within the ranks they lose their power by giving it up and not doing their job.

With that said there were some great NCOs out there doing a great job at their job. But people focus on the negative and magnify that and make it seem like a larger problem than it may be. It really depends on the unit.

Yeah, I was always more afraid of the Comand Sargent Majors, and Sargent Majors then any officer. They may not truly have the power, but in the eyes of us shit kickers. They are the ultimate power. Why else would E-5 and below scatter when they come walking up with storm clouds billowing up behind them hahaha.

You cant move a HMMWV without wheels, Fly the plane without the wings, or move the ship without a propeller......guess what i'm getting at is without support leadership is grounded and that's what NCOs do support leadership.

You're either a leader or a follower. It starts at birth. Rank has nothing to do with it. If you're a weak NCO don't blame officers. Look in the mirror. Officers should expect NCOs to lead by example, not by excuse.

Speaking as a veteran NCO, most of us took a lot of pride in leading by example. I'd hope active duty feels the same way today

NCOs are the doers and performers , Officers sign for and are responsible for the doers and performers , both have the same goals

If you're in this business for the power, you need to retire/resign/ETS...