Karakorum
Ron is the source that will lead you to grief
Maybe, but I doubt it. The hierarchy itself would sustain the structure of power.Still, without the ability to deny people access to the "Upper Bridge", there would be the chance that a SO mission walking into an Org and being abusive might find themselves beaten up and tossed back into the street. Fancy uniforms or not.
CMO people kept walking in and being abusive to us regular Sea Org shmucks, upper bridge access or not.