Comparable example: historically, commissions in the British army were literally sold to aristocrats as a form of social credibility: https://en.m.wikipedia.org

Comparable example: historically, commissions in the British army were literally sold to aristocrats as a form of social credibility: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase_of_commissions_in_the_British_Army https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase_of_commissions_in_t...