[BloodyButcher]

I think it is pretty correct with the hierachy thing in Asc.
From my past PA experince, you would get demoted and slapped if you went "out of line" being a BC and arranging politics and raids with other alliances without HC blessing.
Im a fan of the old model of PA alliances, with HCs,BCs,DCs etc, but that required shit loads of dedication from the HC and senior officers, wich you wont find in todays alliances. Ofc there are active,dedicated and skilled HCs in alliances like ND/CT/Omen etc, but for me it seems it swings too much.
Most moderne PA players is experince enough to run raids and defence, so why should they not have flags in the arbiter of the alliance they have been playing with the last rounds.