What does non-commissioned mean? Do these officers go through officer academy like ordinary officers? And why do some analysts say that having a strong NCO class is essential to a well-functioning army (i.e. what can they do that a normal officer can’t?)
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Back in the day, rich kids could buy their rank (commission), regardless of their skill or experience. Now the equivalent of that is going to a service academy college like West Point in the States.
The other (non-commissioned) way to become an officer is to enlist as a regular soldier and work your way up, through skill and effort, and be promoted to officer. These officers are not as polished, but tend to have the respect of the infantrymen, since they have done all the shit they are now commanding their subordinates to do, rather than waltzing into the battlefield fresh from high society or a college classroom and bossing around guys that have been fighting.
It’s like the owners kids coming in and immediately becoming a boss of the factory vs a long time employee getting promoted and put in charge having earned the respect of the other workers.
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