Rank respect equivalent... thoughts?

I agree with you Sir when you base it off of "experience in duty positions." I however do have my own thoughts of this chart and in some ways challenge your statement that the E-6 is not equal to an O2 or CW2. There are some of us that are just as--if not more proficient at our tasks then our superiors. I again agree where you say that every 2LT outranks even our highest enlisted members--it's just how the "book is written."

Yes as an E-5 or E-6 the enlisted side has had our share of leadership positions, though not on the level an O-1 or WO-1 have so I'd first knock the enlisted part of the chart down a notch to make E-6 'equal' to an O-1. Sorry to my NCO Corps but again this is based of leadership roles and frankly some of us just do not cut it.

For the Warrant Officer side, it's hard since you have the flight and tech sides, one needs years of enlisted experience, the other just requires you to enlist. If you're going to make a chart like this, divide the W.O. ranks to show both sides. Techs I would bring the up a peg to start them 'equal' to an O-2 since chances are the platoon leader they're partnered with is of that rank and they share the same responsibilities in most cases. Additionally for the tech side you were already an E-6 or E-7 or higher. Flight sorry, but I would leave as is.

Now when it comes to the officer side of the house there's a difference between those who went green to gold and those fresh out of college or West Point who need to be walked through a lot of standard operations. Either way the officer side has to rely on the advice of those senior NCO's in order to get more perspective when making decisions at any level. Setting rank aside Sir, would you not consider your Command Sergeant Major your peer nine times out of ten or would you always see them as subordinate?

Absolutely regarding the CSM. This is the FIRST time my NCO counterpart and I have been on the same level experiece wise. A SFC has infinitely more experience that a 2LT and a 1SG has about 2-3 times more experience than a CPT...when it comes to the individual tasks (and PLT Collective tasks at the PL level). The CPT and the 1SG are on par in the area of PLT Collective Tasks, since both have had experience there, but both are generally new to Company Collective Tasks...we begin to see parity. The CPT SHOULD be much more experienced in property management, Army Regulations, Orders Production, MDMP, Planning, etc. The 1SG will be more experienced in personnel, tactical logistics, and individual tasks training. There is almost a separation of experience, while the 1SG remains dominant in overall experience with more time on the line over all and has "seen more-done more." Then...a HUGE gap opens up. Officers are then sent to places that open them up to the rest of the Army beyond the Battalion level, which most NCO's never see until they are SGM/CSM. Majors are referred to as "Iron Majors" for a reason. Those guys are pipe-swinging experts in planning, regulations and systems and most likely have served at levels of the Army that would make a 1SG's nose bleed from the altitude. Meanwhile, MSG's and SGM's continue to slog away in the trenches of the Army at the Battalion and Brigade level sharpening their skills as warfighters. When the two meet as LTC and CSM, we have the FIRST time where the two meet as equals, with an expert background in two different areas, with a little overlap in between. Concur on green to gold and OCS guys. There is an immediate difference there. Concur with your differences in WO/CW.

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Dangerous indeed, I have seen a few Army 0-4's politely correct Senior NCO's and Chief Warrants before. Everyone has a place in the Army, a professional acts accordingly.