Seeker I'm going to re-post what I put on this thread a week or so ago:
In this thread last July a poster called Ernie said the following:
Although not officially in the public domain , my understanding is that COs will not be given a new assignment after their existing one ends on Aug 31st 2009. Each CO has been sworn to confidentiality on this matter. WTS still working on the details & many COs annoyed at lack of information. Still some question about whether all will be reassigned as special pioneers - looks like each CO will be treated on a case by case basis. Those who have a home are being "encouraged" to return there. Some COs are already sorting their futures out & have come off or will be by end of service year.
Transitionally , the foreign language circuits are already in the process of being disbanded and will be serviced by existing COs from 1.9.08. No new substitute COs are being recruited.
I heard from an impeccable source recently that this process is well underway here. I have heard of a number of COs coming off the circuit work recently and they have been replaced by foreign language COs. The foreign language circuits have for the most part been disbanded.
MM.
If the CO changes are going ahead, I don't think there will be any more word of it until the summer. I would give more weight to the CO rumour than the pioneer hours change, for a couple of reasons.
1. The pioneer hours rumour was known generally amongst the r&f.
2. I have heard from one or two people that they have heard news of the CO changesdirectly from CO's/DO's. I can't see them saying this unless they knew something firm. This still isn't generally known about amongst the r&f.
Just my two cents.
