Block 5 on a DA Form 638

Its safe to say that some of us agree that the current awards system process is somewhat broken, what I see over and over is rank going hand in hand with awards, not just for combat service but small things such as a AAM or ACROM, why have we as a military built it up based on rank? I have heard the storys, an example is of a Specialist going above and beyond facing the ememy but reciving an ARCOM w/ valor, and was told that a BSM was undeserving becuase of he was an E4... Block 5 on the DA from 638 (RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARD) is for rank of the SM, do you think when a reviewer is looking over a recommendation that they look at the rank and has a decision already made up before he reads the achievments? if you had a say, would you have block 5 removed completly? possible moved to another form that is not viewed with the recommended award and build up that Bias?