Originally Posted by hindsight2020

Don't get hung up on semantics. They're still paid considerably less than field grade officers, which is to say it makes civilian pay even better than from the vantage point of an FGO. And that IS the point, whether it offends people's sensitivities or not. The lack of traction regarding WO flyers in the AF boils down to $$$ and rational economic incentives, and not organizational minutiae between commissioned vs warrant like the army.