that's true but currently USF are the only faction who are actually hurt by teching. i think their teching is dumb in general (the whole thing) but i really don't think they should be potentially hurt by teaching.
I fail to see how getting a free squad makes usf the only faction to be hurt by teching.
The whole reason usf has been bar none the best 1v1 faction for a long time is because the LT is essentially a free rifle squad with a free bar, which is why you never need to build more than 3 rifles. USFs insane early game is partly because of the overwhelming presence that 3 rifles, an LT, and an M20 have in less than 8 minutes.
Captain too becomes valuable, especially with buffed bazookas.
I can agree that making the officers optional would be cool, but having them essentially free now is in absolutely no way a weakness of usf teching.