Spot on Circle Kay!
This is an absolute scandal; with the command chain just looking at their feet and whistling the usual, ‘nothing to see here it's just government policy, our hands are tied’. Exasperated by the fact that it only affects the ‘Other Ranks’.
I might be misinterpreting what you meant, but one minor suggestion:
Mightily relieved by the fact that it only affects the ‘Other Ranks’.
I had two AIPs in my time. Read the AP, filled in the paperwork, had it all assessed etc. I simply cannot see how I could have been held culpable having followed the process to the letter and complied with all of the requirements.
S-D