Senior Enlisted actually run the military... Yeah, the Admirals and Generals THINK they do... but really it’s the senior enlisted. I found this pic, probably 1987/8(?). The PC (Plane Captain is an E-8, a Senior Chief Petty Officer is telling me: “Sir, while you’re flying that jet she is yours, all yours. BUT, when she’s on the ground, she belongs to me!”
You know what? He was right.
