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So then the Marines (or Paratroopers) go in to capture. Still waiting on the Army that needs the Air Force and Navy to get there...

So the argument now is that the majority of enlisted personell should become officers? You stated only 18% of all US armed forces are officers; that's approaching one in five service members is an officer, which doesn't sound like hardly any opportunity. Are you maintaining that the majority...

To be fair, there aren't that many Admiral roles to fill to begin with. Is the argument that it should be easy to become Admiral? There are several (not easy) paths for enlisted personell to get to officer (from what I understand - I never served, the veterans I used to game with as a teen...

The Ohio used to have river pirates! My first grade school had pirates as a mascot because we had Cave-in-Rock in the area and it was a river pirate hidey-hole.

Other than subscribers to Soldier of Fortune I'm not sure who these prospective mercs are.

To be fair, I know (as an example) Britain has a program for foreign nationals (Commonwealth and Republic of Ireland) to serve, they seem to do fine at least. https://www.army.mod.uk/people/join-well/non-uk-nationals/

Not having loyalty to the people is a drawback to you and me, not to the Generals or the governing class.