Originally Posted by
Wader2
Surely the original point was that it should have read C1=SO1 and C2=SO2. Your link proves this and not as you implied the other case.
Forgive me you are of course correct. However it is still laughable because in reality a C1 Post held by a Civil Servant(CS) in the MoD today is in fact equivalent to a SO2 Post and a C2 Post equivalent to a SO3 Post. i.e. the C1s are in fact holding posts equivalent to Lt Cdrs, Majors or Sqn Ldrs not the equivalent ranks as stated in the MoD Manual. I recall back in 2001 when recruiting a CS for a C2 position within a section where the Head of Section was a Major the Major could not sit as head of the selection board because he did not hold the rank required according to the MoD Manual yet he was going to be his line manager. Whether this is still the situation I am not in a position to confirm.