As I have said on another forum, the effort now is to recruit the youngsters of today, not yesterday. It does seem alien to those like me who have retired rom the Service and probably a fair percentage of those still in. But, as a CS working as a Phase 2 sim instructor, I have seen so much talent leave after a very short space of time for the reasons laid out in previous posts. If the Military does not evolve and adapt then it will eventually disappear. This solution is not perfect but it is a good step in the right direction.
I do fear, however, that we will soon also see the end of the Messing system and a further blurring of the lines between ranks. We can survive without the former but the latter is not good in a Military Force.