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quadrapiper said:And, while we're at it, perhaps look at the civvie side of the house as well: why is there an Asst Dep Minister of Infrastructure and Environment, instead of just using the Major General he's got as Chief of Staff to fill the billet; ditto the Asst Dep Minister (Materiel) who has a MGen as his Deputy CoS?
You're touching on the answer to your question here. The conventional wisdom is that many of the flag and general officers in NDHQ are there because there's a perceived requirement for pay parity with the civil service staff who are reckoned to be "equivalent" to them in rank. I'm not sure of the current situation, but at one time there were CF officers in assistant deputy minister or associate deputy minister positions. I don't think there's another country in the world whose armed forces are so closely interlaced with the civil service at the national HQ level.