Should Battery / Company / Troop Command be a "Right" or a "Privilege"?

Being charged with the honor and responsibility of commanding our Nations most prized possession, the United States Soldiers, is the highlight of any officers career.  However these days at the B/C/T level, every captain seems expect the "right" to command and don't necessarily understand the "privilege" behind the opportunity they have been charged with.

The Army should start looking at making command a privilege and only reward those that deserve and have the ability to lead our Soldiers and do what is best by them.  Taking a chance of a captain to provide the command our Soldiers need only because he has been "slated" to command is not worth the risk of seeing if he / she can come through.  Our Soldiers deserve the best and we should give that to them.