COMMANDING OFFICER

1. the Commanding Officer of an organization is the Product Officer of that organization. He does nothing but think, eat, breatheòÀÓproduct. He knows the valuable final products of the organization; he demands them. When he doesn't get them he investigates by data analysis, finds the why, debugs it, writes a program. (ESTO 1, 72,03C01 SO I) 2. the org is commanded by the Commanding Officer (SO orgs) or the Executive Director (non-SO orgs). In the triangular system of the Flag Executive Briefing Course (FEBC) (Product Org Officer System) the CO or ED coordinates the work of the Product Officer, Org Officer and Executive Esto. In most orgs the CO or ED is also the Product Officer of the org which is a double hat with CO. (HCO PL 7 Mar 72) 3. the head of the org is the Commanding Officer or Executive Director. He is usually also the Product Officer. He is senior to the Exec Esto. (HCO PL 7 Mar 72) 4. when the Captain leaves a ship even for a few hours or days, he always leaves someone in charge. This person is "the senior officer with the duty" and is in fact the Commanding Officer during the absence of the Captain. By virtue of that he is responsible for the ship and everyone aboard. (FO 3842) Abbr. CO.

Scientology orgs staffed and run by the Sea Organization, such as Advanced Orgs, are commanded by the Commanding Officer (CO). See also Executive Director.

head of a Sea Org organization. Sea Org orgs include the advanced organizations and Church management units. The Commanding Officer (CO) is equivalent to the Executive Director (ED) in a lower-level Scientology service organization. —Staff Status II Glossary, Approved late Sept. 1990