HAL Pilot
What you say is absolutely correct - in its application within the US.
But, as
ORAC ably points out on page 8:
… within NATO, there is an agreement, and this includes the definition of equivalent ranks. Within this agreement, Warrant Officers are ranked below officers and above enlisted servicemen (sic).
The US may have decided to give some of their WOs commissioned officer status, but they have not had an amendment made to the NATO equivalent rank structure and, since NATO only works with unanimous agreement…
So, with great respect, and with no disrespect to our gallant US allies, when in Rome …