I thought a warrant officer was the lowest rank of commissioned officer? Like I thought the term “Warrant” was a leftover from when a warrant officer was someone promoted from the ranks to the status of officer, so they were officers by virtue of an order to promote them (I.e. a warrant) and not commission.
But the military makes no sense to me
Edit: No you’re right, warrant is a leftover term, but they’re officially below all commissioned officers still. Which means a person who has been consistently promoted for 20 years of military services is still outranked by a guy fresh out of a bachelors degree
I thought a warrant officer was the lowest rank of commissioned officer? Like I thought the term “Warrant” was a leftover from when a warrant officer was someone promoted from the ranks to the status of officer, so they were officers by virtue of an order to promote them (I.e. a warrant) and not commission. But the military makes no sense to me
Edit: No you’re right, warrant is a leftover term, but they’re officially below all commissioned officers still. Which means a person who has been consistently promoted for 20 years of military services is still outranked by a guy fresh out of a bachelors degree
You can be outranked by a 22 year old with a bachelor’s degree after 30 years of service, too