1. the officially allowed number of persons and the officially designated posts for an activity, whether an
org or a
ship. Without these
basic complements orgs get misposted. A complement is the full
list of posts and where they belong on the
org board, which must be - held.
(OODs 8 Nov 71) 2. by name the
list of men and officers of a
ship. It's the number of officers and men allowed to a
ship. But just because you are allowed those
guys is no
reason that those are the only
guys you have. The
word is very badly misunderstood. It is usually issued as something that. we will try to adjust to. Now if we have
got an overmanned
area we will say maximum allowed complement.
(ESTO 8, 7203CO4 SO H) 3. the maximum allowed
personnel on permanent posts in an
organization.
(OODs 12 Nov 71) 4.- a complement lays down the allowed number of
personnel per
division/
bureau and the total allowable number for the whole
org. It is the basis for accurate postings to be done to gain maximum
utilization.
(FSO 518)