Yes, its called righting wrongs.

Whether the takeup is high or low, the principle holds.

I am not too impressed with your "you can be a Warrant Officer in charge of paper clips" argument. Sniffs of sexism to me. What about women who wish to serve as infantry, regardless of rank?

"Oh well, support is good enough for them. You can still get a decent pension."

Mudcat is full of threads about speed of evolution. Dinosaurs roam these particular threads.