You made a really good point, joer, and I'll agree with you that there are far too many people that do it just to have an authority over someone else.
But, my point is, don't think that everyone does that. I have met a lot of people that have had aims to become officers, and not because of the rank, but because they enjoy doing their duties. (hope restored
) A lot of people do indeed go for the officer position just to be able to boss people around and have a nice uniform, and that is sad, but what they don't realize at the same time, is that the officer position can for some people essentially become a second job.
But yeah, I agree with your points though. I just wanted to point out that there are still some awesome officers out there that do it because they wish to do something for their regiment.