AOA up-date clarification
Seems the AOA getting some negative feedback due to a misunderstanding of the latest up-date.
From the horses mouth as i needed clarification also:
The AOA is asking us to endorse only the changes to CoS08 and the housing/freighter command scale.
Any officer, whether they intend to remain on 99 or go over to 08 can vote on this, after all they are actually 'improvements'.
The AOA is adamant that officers choose which CoS is best for them and fought hard to retain their legal position to fight future court battles if required (eg age discrimination)
Some people thought the up-date was saying that the AOA was recommending that all go over to 08, far from it my source tells me. In fact the GC have advised NR that they can expect a low change over from USAB/young SO/Fos on CoS99/young A-scalers and possibly LEPs. NR answer, "we know".
So there you go, don't change your CoS if it is of no benefit to you!!!