and you're not understanding one major point, either. with the way things currently work, making rank 2 easier to get to in order to make militia gear easier to obtain also makes seals easier to obtain as well. that can't and won't happen.

so if militia gear is what you actually want, you're asking for the wrong solution. making rank 2 easier to get isn't the way. making militia gear easier to obtain with rank 1 *is*