Promotions -> Non-Coms do all the Work -> Space is the Navy's -> No it's not -> etc.

[DarkHorse]

Originally posted by mlmbd:
Kamog,

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What is the difference between a "non-commissioned officer" and a "commissioned officer"?

One is commissioned, one is not commissioned! Whew!

OK, Here is a list of NCO's (Non-Commissioned Officers; Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant First Class, Master Sergeant, First Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Command Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major of the Army. Does that help?

mlmbd

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That may help, if you're in the army.
We in the Air Force do it a little differently:
Buck Sergeant (obsolete), Staff, Technical, Master, Senior Master, Chief Master, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.

[geoschmo]

Basically if you don't get yourself killed after a while they put you in charge of other guys and make you an officer. You can get to be an officer for just doing your regular job well enough to supervise others, but you don't get a "commision" unless you do something outside of that. Nowadays they send you away to officers training school which is like college. Or you can skip the whole NCO track if you go to college before you join the service.

In the past you could get your commision other ways. Battlefield commisions happen during big wars sometimes. And in olden days you could be given a commision simply by being a landowner or an important member of soceity. That was basically jut a way to keep the riff raff from thinking they were equal to you just because they happend to join the army before you did.

Geoschmo

[Jmenschenfresser]

Basically if you don't get yourself killed after a while they put you in charge of other guys and make you an officer.

I'm pretty sure that is what happens in this forum as well...but it goes more like, as long as you don't get yourself fired because of spending too much time posting here and have your 3000 dollar computer repoed, they make you an officer.

Just guessing as I wouldn't know being on eternal kitchen duty.

[DarkHorse]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
Basically if you don't get yourself killed after a while they put you in charge of other guys and make you an officer. ~snip~

Aw c'mon now-I at least had to test

[Ed Kolis]

Oh, four hundred! I've been wondering... been a Sergeant forever... Well, I'm not that far away... still someone ought to post the numbers somewhere...

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by DarkHorse:

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
Basically if you don't get yourself killed after a while they put you in charge of other guys and make you an officer. ~snip~

Aw c'mon now-I at least had to test

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Well sure, but if you get yourself killed they don't let you take the test.

Getting yourself killed looks very bad on your military record. Unless it's during a war, then you get a medal.

Geoschmo

[ December 13, 2002, 21:46: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
Oh, four hundred! I've been wondering... been a Sergeant forever... Well, I'm not that far away... still someone ought to post the numbers somewhere...

Kamogs post (reply number 884 - page 23)
Yes, this is the list:

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:

0 = Private
51 = Corporal
200 = Sergeant
400 = Second Lieutenant
600 = First Lieutenant
800 = Captain
1000 = Major
1250 = Lieutenant Colonel
1500 = Colonel
1750 = Brigadier General
2000 = Major General
2500 = Lieutenant General
3000 = General
3500 = National Security Advisor
4000 = Ruler of the World

[ December 13, 2002, 21:55: Message edited by: Ruatha ]