Jabba
I am on record on this forum as a defender of the concept of mutual respect, regardless of individual Service history; check out my posts if you will. The use of the term 'oik', in the manner in which you have used it, is not acceptable, and will be viewed as offensive by many amongst this community. I expect better than this from a holder of the Queen's Commission.
For your information, NCO's also once had a 'career development path'; we were not simply there to wipe the backsides of a never-ending stream of cherubic Cranwell graduates.
HB