Never made it passed E3 myself
I was a Seaman. (Don't. I heard all the jokes)
I enlisted at 18, got into quite a bit of trouble and bounced up and down in rank a few times during my hitch. I was commended a couple times but was late returning to the ship more than once in Olongapo.
There was a warrant officer on my ship. Seemed absurd he was technically outranked by ensigns, and the strong vibe from senior officers was he was held in much higher regard than low level commissioned officers.
Imo, Tech Bros could start their service by shining warrant officers' shoes.