>>43312415The colonel and most of the captains aren't taken from the gangs. Most of them are from the local officer schools. Not the actual Schola Progenium, fuck no, local schools for local regiments.
The ones that pass with good grades are often shipped out the real IG regiments.
Mid to low grade officers end up in the PDF in one capacity or another.
The barely managed a pass mark, had entirely the wrong attitude, held unorthodox beliefs or the ones who annoyed the wrong people end up in charge of the Ganger Militia. Poor sods.
Anyone below captain is usually a ganger. Despite what the media comedy programs may say they are literate, some of their tattoos are even spelled right.