Well, I think there's a difference between "duty" and "favor". The examples you are talking about are favors, the "I owe you one" situations.
But as a sub commander it is my duty to sink ships and earn renown and climb up the ladder in this process. I'm not doing a favor for the BdU. And military ranks and decorations are mostly dependent on good results in your operations which are consequently rewarded, but not in this way "You've done good and are promoted/are allowed to buy upgrades but you have to start from scratch now". That doesn't make sense for me.
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