READ AFT ORDER CORRECTLY BEFORE COMING ON CONCLUSION
AFT ORDER SAYS It says "rank of Artificer III has been correctly fixed as that below the Chief Artificer, the Chief Artificer being equivalent to the Chief Petty Officer (non-technical)." Try to understand it says that (a) Artificer 3 is below Chief Artificer. (b) Chief Artificer is equivalent to CPO. It has never said that Artificer 3 is below CPO. Try to understand,Regs NI 2/96 says Artificer 3 and Chief Artificer are CPO.
What MOD Gazette says you will stand up from ur position but there is no out cry, it has just compared ArtIII to PO, ArtIV to Leading, Art V to SeaI, what else is required you to do something meaningful to you, Now AFT order is totally based on it Though u have a certificate from a president that you are here being appointed as CHIEF PETTY OFFICER in Navy from the date you bcame 3. but supreme court has taken note.