Amended Rule 4(v)(c) read as under: "Class II of the Service shall consist of Executive Officers Class II, Assistant Military Estates Officers and such other posts, as may, by order of the Government be declared to be included in Class II cadre of the Service." 607 Manner of appointment to this class was provided by Rule 5(b) which is extracted below: "(b) Appointment to Class II Cadre of the Service shall be made in the following manner, namely: (1) upto 20% of vacancies in Class II, by promotion from among the serving Class III staff of the Military Lands and Cantonments Service having service and educational qualifi cations specified in sub rules (c) and (e); (2) upto 20% of vacancies by direct recruitment made by a selection from among serving employees of Cantonment Boards having service and educational qualifications specified in sub rules (d) and (e); (3) the remaining vacancies from among the candidates who qualify at the Examination and are recommended by the Com mission but who fail to secure Class I appointment in any of the Central Services. 'Provided that (i) for a period of five years commencing from the 29th January, 1966, 30 per cent of the permanent vacancies to be filled by direct recruitment in any year shall be reserved for being filled in by the Emer gency Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces of the Union who were commissioned on or after the 1st November, 1962, and who were released at any time thereafter." In 1981 service known as Military Lands and Cantonment Service (Group A) was constituted.