Correct but those VSOs are an integral part of that system, they promote people in their own image and the lies required to protect upwards and blame downwards are perpetuated.
Presume though, this was all part of the grand Govt plan of changing the running the armed forces to be just like the civilian corporate world where fiddling while Rome burns is an art form among the upper echelons of pretty much every major large corporate organisation I've had the displeasure of working in during the last 15+ years.