If any of my officers had told me to pick up their dry cleaning, or to walk their dog, I would be obligated to
"your officers"? You were a deckhand in a little white suit and cap so knock off the crap.
Wrong. NCO's run the Military we just let Officer THINK they are in charge. )
Hey Gunny, did you know that in the Navy Officer's Handbook, in Chapter 9, it says that "enlisted personnel are sly, cunning and devious, and bear considerable watching"? Heard that on my first tour, so I went and got ahold of one of those books, and guess what? It actually says that!
And yeah, give me a good seasoned Chief, Senior or Master Chief any day of the week over an Ensign, LTJG, LT, or even a LCDR. The enlisted are the ones who knows what is going on and why.