I'm not sure I understand that the meaning of the role of the members of the panel is not the same as the jury, because I have been in both rooms, and their role is exactly the same. They are fact-finders in the end, and they decide if the person is guilty or not.
I like your approach because I've met privates who have decided to remain privates up to corporal because they want to stay on one base in particular because the family is there and the kids are there. I've met privates and master corporals who have master's degrees, but they are happy to be there because they are not using their master's degrees where they come from. We have very good people there.
I don't understand why you have to be in the forces for three years to be able to decide on some issues of a case that have nothing to do with military issues.