What is the best protocol source for determining an appropriate seating chart for a conference attended by joint services, interagencies and senior ranking DoD personnel?
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The social dance can be very awkward, but try using the military pay grade and assimilated GS rank as a guide to put them in the proper pecking order. Wiki has a rank equivalency chart at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Schedule#Military_rank_equivalency "Although GS civilians do not have military rank (by virtue of their GS position), several military regulations include civilian / military grade equivalencies for protocol purposes. For example, a GS-9 is considered equivalent to a First lieutenant or Lieutenant Junior Grade (O-2), while a GS-15 (top of the General Schedule) is the equivalent of a colonel or Navy Captain (O-6). Senior Executive Service (SES) and Senior Level grades correspond for protocol purposes to flag officers (generals and admirals). These grade equivalencies were created for the purpose of treating civilians serving alongside the Armed Forces who have been captured as prisoners of war according to the Geneva Convention. They are also used by the Department of Defense for other purposes such as assignment of permanent and transient quarters to eligible civilian employees."
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