Why do NCOs and Enlisted personnel give new junior officers such a hard time?

I was FA for 20 years, I never heard of a young LT getting taped to a gun tube. As a 1SG I did call my Platoon Sergeants in and tell them they were getting a new LT and they better train him right.
For the record, one day I was looking at my unit history and I saw that back in the day 2LT Westmoreland's first duty station was my B Btry 2/18 FA. Every time I got a new LT I would take him into our conference room and show him a picture of 2LT Westmoreland. I would tell them every General started out as a 2LT. Pay attention to your NCO's and listen to the Commander. If I ever heard of a NCO harassing a young LT, I would have torn them a new hole.

It's the young officer's right of passage.  I've seen many times, especially those officers commissioned through ROTC who arrive at a unit believing they know more than their Platoon Sergeant.  Face it, the E-4 has more experience in the mission than the newly commissioned 2LT.I served with a LTC who was once an OBC instructor.  He said he used to tell all the 2LTs in his classes that when they leave there, they will go to a unit and be a Platoon Leader.  He told them he didn't know why they were being called a "leader" because they did not yet have the experience to lead.  He told them their platoon sergeant would have years of experience and they should be in that platoon sergeants hip pocket learning everything they can.  Platoon sergeants are the best mentor a new 2LT can ever have, but that 2LT has to realize that.

This is a joke, right? Sure, I had to earn respect when I was a "shavetail" lieutenant, but no one would openly disrespect me or abuse me in the manner described, nor have I ever heard of anything like it happening. Yes, there were instances of "fragging" for officers and NCOs who got their men killed through their incompetency. However, these things were rare.<div><br></div><div>Yes, enlisted, NCOs, and even junior officers might respond with lethargy to orders from higher ranking personnel who were obviously incompetent, but never overt acts of insubordination or abuse. Such acts would indicate poor discipline which usually equates to poor leadership, command and control.</div><div><br></div><div>No, I'll stick with my original idea. This is a joke...</div>