What is the difference between a Non-Comissioned Officer (NCO) and a Commissioned Officer (CO) in the military rank structure?

Question

I’ve read several explanations but they all go over my head. I can’t seem to find an actually decent explanation as to what a “commission” is in a military setting.

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Answer 1

To actually explain it like you’re five in a very basic sense:

Commissioned officers decide what needs to be done and tells the NCO to do it (i want that hill go get it for me NCO)

Non commissioned officers decide how it needs to be done and ensures that it is (alright guys heres how were gonna take this hill)

The enlisted guys are the one who gotta go do it (fuck we gotta take that hill)