Which branch of service has the best professional relationship between officer and enlisted ?

I agree. Oohhhraaa

It would depend upon what your job was while you were serving. I was a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman from 1990-1994. All of the officers that I worked with were either doctors or nurses. I was always treated with respect, though I never referred to an officer by their first name. I feel this would be true for health services through all of the branches.

Depends on your focus, your organization and your mission at the time. No one branch has the best because those subjective standards are hard to calibrate. Is the best relationship based on a officer who trusts his/her NCOs as professionals and let's them do their thing unchecked? Is it the "buddy/buddy" thing (so many times wrongly attributed to the USAF)? I think talented, motivated people in smaller units are able to be recognized for their talents and mission accomplishment. That leads to trust and respect up and down the line. For instance, pilots have a tremendous personal regard for their crew chiefs -- because they are trusting that chief with their lives. There is a constant replenishment of this confidence every time a take off = a landing. A well-oiled tank crew might have an absolutely terrific officer-enlisted relationship. In a large unit, it's hard for a great performer to stand out, but certainly down at the platoon level I imagine you'd see those great professional relationships develop over time. There is a real difference in the behavior and relationship of a junior officer and enlisted and senior officers and senior enlisted. Again, all based on trust and confidence. The more troops can absolutely rely on each other the better the organization.

I'm coming late to this party, but I have to speak for my Navy! Particularly the relationship between Chiefs and officers. The Chiefs community takes very seriously its role to assist junior officers learn to be the best leaders they can be. We do this not by "smokin' and jokin'" but leading by example and displaying the professionalism we have acquired over our years and decades of service. Ever here an officer say "Ask the Chief?, it is always done with respect. When I served with a joint command, I observed that senior Army and Air Force, E-7 in particular, being treated no differently than E-5s, I've seen an Army Master Sergeant doing Field Day (cleaning) when there weren't manning issues because the Colonel felt all enlisted should clean. A Marine Gunny seems to be treated with the same level of professionalism and respect as a Chief.

I absolutely agree with the unit consensus, however when it comes to an overall statement I would say the Marines without reservation. They exhibit an esprit de corps like no other branch and fraternization is highly frowned upon, even within enlisted. I had a cousin that was a Lance Corporal stationed at Bangor, Wa and I had him and his wife over for dinner one time. I was a Chief at the time and he asked me if it was appropriate for him to be at my house. Coming from submarines, I found this quite odd for rank did not have that much of an impact with us. As I grew in the Navy, I studied the other forces and found the Marines to have that quintessential state of professionalism throughout their ranks.

As to the individual unit, I treated my people well and have always had good relationships with them, as we all contributed to the mission and we need to recognize that. Even the E1 contributes something significant and when we forget that, we become ineffective.

wow loaded question--and of course i am going with the Marines

Air Force. I have been in the Marine Corps and Air Force. Now I work for Army. Hands down -- AF

I think it depends more on the individuals, and the unit they find themselves in, more than the branch itself. If the officer and enlisted member respect each other and the value that each brings to the team, the work relationship will be prosperous. If either member holds a view that "all" of the members of either group possess certain negative qualities, then the professional relationship suffers. The unit can either help or hinder this relationship based on the policies (open door policies from the top down, for example) and the ways in which they encourage the entire team to work together to accomplish the mission. I've heard stories of success and failure across all branches equally.

I believe we are all the same. As a medical tech when I served I worked with officers all the time so my opinion is going to be vastly different. I worked with company grade officers and above all the time and even had the ear of the BG who was my commander. I also interacted with Hq AF-surgeon generals office frequently.

I think that beyond even unit, where you work in a unit can dictate how your working relationships are between you and the officers over you. I know when I worked on staff for my commander, I enjoyed a level of access to my senior leadership that even those superior to me in rank from other flights didn't enjoy, it was all positional. I needed to be able to go into my Chief's office, Capt's office, or Commander's office with a simple knock on the door to get something signed or discuss something, often times right at that moment without some of the formalities you'd experience if you had to make an appointment to talk to them.