You guys do know they've been testing this idea out since the start of Heavensward, right?

Remember the trial by combat with you and Alphinaud? Remember going into Halatali with Alphinaud (as your healer) and Yugiri (as a DPS)?

The moment I saw these instances, I thought "they're testing out the whole GC party members idea with this. . ." I'm excited to see how it would be fully fleshed out, not to mention I imagine it will be closely tied to promotion within the new ranks. After all, we ARE officers.