Is today's Army an officer's Army?

Its true, im at Bliss, and the NCO’s have NO power, I never thought that I would ever see the Army, go this way, 22 years and NCO’s are not the in charge anymore... we are not allowed to even think of solutions and when we do, its apparent that its not good enough, and the officers put up a plan, and when it does not work, then they back track and ask us for help...22 years versus someone with 1 to 3 years of experience... hmmmm

Let's be honest, the e4 mafia really runs the show. The officers put out the orders, the nco passes it down, and the e4 makes sure the private does it while he drinks coffee and supervises.

Any time in Garrison is an officers world.

There's the backbone (NCO) and there is the brain (officers) without the other the human body could not function properly, or at all. Each plays its own role. While the NCO carries out the orders, the officer plans it and gives it. Ultimately the officer is responsible, but both officer and NCO work together to accomplish what is needed. It's the NCO experience and wisdom that guides the troops and helps the officer make decisions. It's the officers smarts and leadership skills that keeps the until functioning. You need both and both lead in their own way.

There are regulations which dictate both roles and authorities. Nothing has changed for decades and nothing should. Our Military is the envy of almost every other on the planet.

This photo may not have been the best in depicting from either front, unless it was intentional then the premise of the feed is tainted. Thank you for your service.

I never bieved in, nor fed into, the officers vs NCOs BS, which is what it is.
Officers have their roles, and NCOs have theirs.
Anyone who sees it as some power struggle doesn't deserve to be either, nor will they be successful until they do see the different roles.
There are plenty of NCOs who elected to remain NCOs because they enjoyed that role.

Officers are in charge, they always have been. However, we have the strongest NCO corps in the world. The responsibilities our NCOs carry are equivalent or greater than the junior officers of many countries. It is in recognition of that, that officers are always paired with NCOs, to not only advise but to assist in their development, being that NCOs typically have a greater depth of experience.

Isn't it a team effort. We learn and teach each other every rank from private to President has a brain and should contribute to the mission. You never know where the winning idea will come from. Hedgerows Normandy is a example.

The officer sporting the 82nd combat patch looks a lot like Colonel Williams here on RP. Right or wrong?

This has been some of the downfall of the Army lately. New officer's are being fed this 1830s crap how they are better than the enlisted and should look down on them, and even that they don't need to listen to their NCOs. I was told by an O5 that Officer's run the Army. No, NCOs run the Army, officers make decisions and write policy, but the NCOs get stuff done. This has become so bad that many NCOs have lost their power and might as well be SPC 5,6 and even 7s. It began with not letting us smoke soldiers and just coddling them and counseling for every..single..thing, when a good 15 min of time with the 50 cal barrel would correct it no problem. Officer's have removed SGTs time training and NCO business from vocabulary.
Go back and hide in the office, do some MDMP, if there's a war blow your whistle and the NCOs will come help you.