cheers guys,
the stripes / seniority thing isn't a huge issue, i just need to escape being sent back 50-page final reports because the "STAFF - INVESTIGATION" bit at the top and bottom has a "small" hyphen instead of a "big" one.....
it's an extremely petty world in the RMP, something i'd very much like to get out of.
i'll need to speak properly with some int corps geeks - any dealings i've had with them in the past has left me feeling that they're inherently boring people with a job that could be really good!!