Philistine!!
Stone him
How do you envisage scoping with the semi-instant flt lt with a random degree? Are you suggesting starting at plt off? Oh, didn't we do that once?
What went wrong? Oh, WW2, probably ... With (no disrespect) 25 yo wg cdrs. Great people for their time, of course.
Being serious ... Now you have to start with the titular CAS, and create a pyramid from the top down to ensure there's a flow of people to that appointment. That actually requires appointments in the ranks you object to ... There's no time to climb the ladder unless you do that. Especially with Graduate entry, who are already "old".