UK(!) Assault Soldier's Bazooka selection is not persistent

Product: Battlefield V
Platform:PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number NVidia GTX 1080
Enter RAM memory size in GB 32
Are you using any software with an overlay? No
Which part of the game is the issue happening in? Game Menu
In which game menu were you when the bug occurred? "Your Company" screen
Please select your region Europe
On which server did this happen? Any server
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) Any time
Summarize your bug Bazooka selection is not persistent for UK assault soldier
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? 1. Go to "My Company" -> Assault Soldier 2. Select the UK faction (important!) 3. PIAT is selected (marked with green No. 1 on the attached screenshot) 4. Change from PIAT to Bazooka (marked with green No. 2 on the attached screenshot) 5. Restart the game 6. Go again to "My Company" -> Assault Soldier 7. Select again the UK faction (important!) 8. Observe that PIAT is selected again instead of the Bazooka (marked with green No. 3 on the attached screenshot)
What happens when the bug occurs? The Bazooka selection is not persistent and instead PIAT is restored.
What should be happening instead? Bazooka selection should be persistent across game sessions and restarts.

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Please check attached screenshot for better understanding.

Note: Bazooka selection seems to be persistent for all factions EXCEPT the UK one!