Originally Posted by
charliegolf
Ken, do USAF bases not have an enlisted man who is the same rank as many others, but by his appointment/billet is the most senior non-officer there? He is essentially the 'standards' man/woman, and your standards are never good enough! All officers worth their salt give him/her respect, even though every single one of them outranks him/her.
Airmen go around the block rather than join his orbit!
CG
They have a First Sergeant who is a Chief/Senior/regular Master Sergeant who reports directly to the Sqn/CC, it's a role not a rank. They have a similar remit as a SWO although these days they have a "working with you" rather than a "looking down and bellowing at you" relationship as they're responsible for the morale and welfare, as well as discipline of the enlisted officers. I'm not sure how a SWO would respond to a sexting crisis among a handful of 21 years etc. etc. - but that's the world we live in today.