This is true, I was very aware of this. Accession is different though, as we both know. So, we group them separate, though the authority is the same. UCMJ wise, disobeying a current warrant is violation of Article 90, I do believe. It used to be Artcle 91, same as disobeying an NCO. Some tasks they can perform, some they still can't. My ANCOC commander was a CSM. I've been a pay officer as an SFC (E-7). The task I need to be able to do is be the G-4, Asst G-4 or Deputy G-4. I'm currently the Maintenance Officer in G-4, I was the Maintenance NCO. And, it goes up from there. The end goal is probably so I can eventually hold the Chief of Staff position, which is a BG (O-7). Yup. The rules pretty much mirror DA rules, though we aren't federally recognized, and we do tend to make odd changes. In the regulars (or Guard), I would practically never go from E-8 to O-1. I would go from E-8 to CW2 or CW3. Then up that chain, then over to O-4 or O-5 from CW4 or CW5 (or MW status). That's still not normally done, especially in my field (motor maintenance).