In my experience it was not uncommon for senior people to regularly throw the younger folks under the bus.
Take base housing, the younger enlisted who really need it cannot get it. Senior people snap everything up though.
Senior ranks have on base housing to match that number of essential personnel. Senior ranks are usually required to live on base. They live in homes that are dedicated to their position. They do not “take” homes from enlisted.
By the time you are senior in rank and have huge responsibilities, the last thing you want is to ‘snap’ up a base house. . .especially one that is for enlisted (of any rank).
You want to go HOME, get away from the base, not live on it. . .but you have no choice.