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Why officers should listen to senior NCOs

Warrant officers' reputation for influence prompts a warning that officers of any rank should listen to senior NCOs.

Question

Are warrant officers people whom even generals should listen to?

Short answer

Ignoring the advice of a senior NCO is a very poor sign in any officer.

Notes

A question about warrant officers' influence receives an emphatic answer about senior NCOs generally. An officer who ignores their advice gives a very poor sign of how they exercise command. Senior rank therefore does not remove the need to listen to experienced personnel below it.