Officer and Noncommissioned Officer Relationship
MSG Terwan Crawley
United States Army Sergeants Major Academy
Class 63
SGM Johnny Williams
March 29, 2013

Abstract
The disparity between officers and non-commissioned officers (NCO) in the military still prevails on the social and professional levels. The major issue of the relationship between these groups of men is considered an issue of class structure which is attributed to the differences in the educational levels between them. NCOs are treated in the same manner as a low category enlisted men and as such do not serve as a bridge between the enlisted men and officers. This wide social gap tends to make the learning process imprudent and ineffective. Many of the NCOs usually complained about the unwillingness of officers, or even unfortunate, of a senior NCO to listen to them. In the United States and other Western forces, the non-commissioned officer corps bridges it with a professional NCO corps critically essential for the American military’s training programs to work at its best as the primary trainers in a professional army, and to the enlisted men’s sense camaraderie. Commissioned officers and NCOs share the same goal, which is to accomplish their unit’s mission, and it is apparent that their responsibilities are associated and must be shared. The ability of commissioned and warrant officers to work together with the NCOs is an important aspect of effective leadership; and to enhance this effective working relationships, they must know both the similarities and differences in their respective duties and responsibilities.

Officer and Noncommissioned Officer Relationship
Understanding the commissioned and non-commissioned officers’ professional relationship and its importance will point to one’s concern with who is responsible for what, and the differences or similarities of officer business