Many of the U.S. Army's most senior noncommissioned officers are former Drill Sergeants. The enlisted corps ranks were&colon; private, noncommissioned officers, and officers. The NCO Academies provide selected noncommissioned officers education. He was the fifth chief master sergeant appointed to this ultimate noncommissioned officer position. The lieutenant commanding Stowers' platoon went down, followed by the more senior noncommissioned officers. Its crew consisted of a Lieutenant, a noncommissioned officer, and two soldiers. The noncommissioned officer (NCO) corps is not well developed. Officers, Staff Noncommissioned Officers, and Noncommissioned Officers wear blood stripes on their trousers. The pilots held the rank of major and noncommissioned officers worked as flight attendants. They also established officer and noncommissioned officer education schools at the Kirkush Military Training Base. They are expected to serve as mentors for noncommissioned and junior commissioned officers. Those appointed would be selected from the noncommissioned officer ranks. His temporary replacement was a noncommissioned officer. Samuel H. Alexander, who was sitting under nearby mesquite with several other noncommissioned officers. A few years later, the Noncommissioned Officer Academy was instituted.