Chain of ideas - subordinate leadership

The phrase "good leaders are good followers" we can deduce that leaders became good ones because they had been good followers in the past.

But is not only limited to that deduction. Leaders themselves are followers as well. Take military structure for example.

Privates are subordinates to sergeants who have several levels of sergeant-hood.

Sergeants are subordinates themselves to military officers ranging from 2nd Lieutenant up to Colonel. Each officer in that level is subordinate to the next.

These officers are themselves subordinates to various generals from the brigadier to the five-start general with each general subordinate to the one with more stars on their shoulders that what they have.

These generals are likewise subordinates to the senior officials of their defense departments which has it's own hierarchy.

The defense hierarchy is also subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief which is the head of the state or sovereign.

Government leaders themselves are subordinates to the will of the people (in democratic countries as far as I remember). In some cases, the government leaders are subordinates to their campaign contributors, businesses, and, for the case of male leaders, to their wives. :)

This can go on this time considering the "people."

But who is the "leader-est" of them all? Well, each to his own belief. :)