Posted on Sep 16, 2019
Senior NCOs, how do you feel about quality NCOs leaving the backbone to become a commissioned officer?
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Senior NCO's, how do you feel about quality NCO's leaving the backbone to become a commissioned officer? As this happen, it leaves other NCO's to possibly step up and fill those shoes, but at the same time, it brings that "backbone experience" to the Officer side. Officers, especially prior enlisted, feel free to give your thoughts?
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I don't see any issue with it. NCO, Commissioned Officer, and Warrant are all different paths with different challenges and rewards. Being good at one doesn't mean you'll be successful or happy in another. I know plenty of LTs who wished they could resign their commission for a simple life and plenty of Enlisted who think officers have an easy life.
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Why not. Back in my day an E8 with 18 years got paid about the same as a 2LT. How in the hell is that even close to being fair? If an NCO can further his career and get the money he should, why the hell not. The NCO Corp will always land on its feet. There are enough good NCOs just waiting for the opportunity.
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MAJ William Smith
Agreed. The class system in the military comes from the nineteenth century. The NCO and officer tracks are different; but equal and parallel.
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1SG Frank Boynton
SGM Thomas Adderley the hell it isn’t. The disparity of the money you pay for a brand new butter bar compared to the money you pay to a 18 year E8, a veteran survivor of 3 wars sends a signal to every NCO about the true value the military places on their NCO Corp.
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Sometimes it is harmful to both groups- you lose a good NCO, and sometimes the Mustang just can't stop trying to NCO things.
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