I don't think much about the first two questions. If you want to follow my lead, great. Any label you want to put on it is fine.
There's already a mentorship program available to would-be commanders. You're going to have to pass a leadership initiative to get on that path. Interested?
"Napoleon attacked by rabbits" so I had to go google search it. "The story of Napoleon being "defeated" by rabbits during a hunt in 1807 is a humorous anecdote, but it's not a confirmed historical fact, though it is mentioned in General Thiébault's memoirs. "