User blog comment:N7EagleEye/New Mass Effect 4 Details/@comment-3046679-20130627131850/@comment-1440333-20130627155429

According to the graphic for ME3 the soldier class is the most played, so I dont think they will be removing it. All the statement saying the character wont be a soldier means is that unlike Shepard the character will not be part of the military - which is not necessarily a bad thing.