Then it beats me why the helicopter pilots were so pissed off. As a matter of fact, when we rode with that butterbar the WO4 talked to him like he was a lower lifeform. Every time he said "SIR" it was dripping with sarcasm. It was kinda funny actually.
And we had not ridden with any other commissioned officers in the year I was there before that day.
Yeah, it builds character. That CW4 was a WO1 at one time and he probably got the same treatment. When I went from a CW2 to a 1LT, it didn't change anything about my aviator skills. Some would say they continued to suck, but Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers go through the same flight school and any other aviation course. The standards are the same.