That seems to be the idea although the depth of understanding is questionable. Also it can't be discounted that some soldiers who served as 'company clerks' for want of a better word may have acted as scribes for their fellow soldiers. Again, there is a difference even in Latin between the skills needed to write a letter saying "send me some socks" and being able to read and comprehend Frontinus' De Aqueducto, a report on the Roman water supply.
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