Personally, I'm fine with just getting an extra 5% progression upon promotion.  It seems like a pretty good balance, to me. ^^;<br/><br/>As for the Trainee -> First Class promotion issue...  I think I'll support what it says in the book, and vote for characters who started out in Trainee Classes getting a total level cap of 45.  I don't think it should be too much of an issue, balance-wise, and if it is, I doubt it'll become a problem until close to the end of the game.