Originally Posted by
Parson
numbers of senior officers in the forces and the unavoidable fact is that there are too many.
Is it unavoidable?
Is it a fact?
What is a fact is that establishments everywhere are squeezed and under manning against establishment is the norm.
If your VSO has no useful function it is highly unlikely that they would be allowed to remain unproductive, nor would they want to.
As already mentioned, many Servicemen serve in treaty posts outwith the national forces but appear in the total numbers. The decision to place personnel in such treaty posts is as much political as military.