I'm think NO Twila. Why would anyone want to serve next to him?
There are bound to be idiots people don't want to serve with. He'd just be another.
And he wants to wear the uniform bad BUT he doesn't want to earn it or serve.
That's why you force him to serve. Besides, he could do the things nobody else wants to do. Latrine cleaning/digging (if this is such a thing), digging, boot shining, laundry folding, garbage removal, etc