As much as I would love to see FRPs removed, Major would have to become Major Buff (see the pun? DO YOU SEE IT GOD DAMMIT!?) and I don't really have any idea of how could that be changed for OKW.
Nothing encourages and rewards blobbing while greatly mitigating bad decision and ensuring field presence like hard Forward Retreat Points. On field you should always soft retreat or bail back to your base. I don't see soviets running to FHQ despite it having twice the medics, aura and reinforcing ability.
I think I have already expose an idea of what could replace the FRP for the major, like an ability to call a unit to him (with a cooldown - something similar to "on me"). So instead of retreating to the Major, you retreat to your base and from your base, you're able to speed up a unit to him.
So you need to keep the major next to the frontline.
There is a last argument, but I fear to be considerate as USF fanboi with it. Anyway, since it's only for discussion...
I think USF could be the only faction with the FRP ability. Why? simply because it is the only faction that need to come back to its base to equip zooks and BARs.
If USF lose its FRP, BARs and Zooks should become accessible as individual update. You buy it from the base, but you can upgrade it anywhere on the field for free.