Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

Ministry of Defence
Government of United Kingdom

General Information Country United Kingdom Headquarters #MoD IRC Channel Established December 2007 Newspaper MoD News Organisation Part of HM Government Type Ministry Minister(s) of Defence Count Drakula & Rodney Mckay

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.

History

The Ministry of Defence is one of the most important cabinet posts within the UK. The Ministry of Defence has gone by several names, such as Ministry of War, and has been combined with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under two different administrations.

Ministers

Seal of the Minister of Defence.

The Ministers in the Ministry of Defence are as follows:

Minister		Rank	Portfolio
	Count Drakula	BEF Commander	Overall responsibility, strategic direction and operations of MU.
	Daniel Thorrold	Minister of Defence	Overall responsibility, strategic direction and operations of Nation MU's.

Duties

• The minister of Defence is in charge of the armies of the UK.
• The minister will need to communicate with the officers to give detailed reports to congress on the readiness of all units of the military.
• The minister will need to fund and maintain all units.
• The minister must attend all talks on military intelligence and be available for talks on future MPP’s.
• The minister must have an active knowledge of the UK military and our current relations with other countries.
• The minister will regularily update and maintain the newspaper MoD News.

Senior Officials

Seal of the Chief of Defence Staff.

Defence Staff

Main article: Defence Staff

The professional heads of the four branches of the British Armed Forces act as principle military advisors to the de facto Chiefs of the Defence Staff, the current Minister(s) of Defence, these are in turn supported by a number of civilian and professional military advisors.

Military Decorations, Medals and Insignia

Main article: Military Decorations, Medals and Insignia of the British Armed Forces

Military Decorations, Medals and Insignia are awarded by the Military Honours and Decorations Board in recognition of commendable service or personal accomplishment of any soldier in active service of the United Kingdom's Military. Together with military badges and insignia, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's military career.

Defence policy

The Ministry of Defence Combined Services badge.

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