What is your favorite "Officer vs. NCO" anecdote?

My former BDE commander hosted a football game for senior leaders: NCOs vs. officers. Guess how that turned out?

The colonel had a dozen LTs and CPTs in their 20s competing against a bunch of old, broken NCOs who had been through hell and high water from the wars.

Of course the officers won but by Almighty God, the NCOs were NOT going down without a fight! Bless their hearts...and herniated disks...and pinched nerves...and replaced knees...

We were doing a multi-unit contingency exercise that involved a mobile high value marine asset. A young ensign (O1) was supposed to serve as one of the evaluators. I was a chief (E7 - a position accorded much respect in the maritime services) at the time and had known him earlier as an E5. I took great joy in reminding him of that.

As the morning's evolution was about to kick off, the ensign's ride to the "asset" didn't materialize as planned. He was in a panic, and running around the dock like a mad man trying to determine the best way to get off shore to his assigned position before the exercise started. I was dockside preping my crew for the festivities as we were one of the OPFOR boats, and was more than enjoying the young man's mayhem. After several chaotic minutes, he spied me at the end of the dock, and came running to our boat...."Chief, they surgically removed my ability to make common decisions at OCS. What should I do?"

"Get on the boat sir. We'll get you there."

Point Enlisted!!

E comes before O and 7 is higher than 2 as a kind-hearted platoon sergeant once enlightened me.