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Revision as of 07:04, 11 May 2012
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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.
Contents
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
The Ministers in the Ministry of Defence are as follows:
| Minister | Rank | Portfolio | |
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| Count Drakula | Minister of Defence | Overall responsibility, strategic direction and operations | |
| Rodney Mckay | Minister of Defence | Overall responsibility, strategic direction and operations | |
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| The Unity Party | |||||||
| UK Progression Party | |||||||
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| United Kingdom Reform Party | |||||||
| People's Communist Party | |||||||
| Other | |||||||
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
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.
- Commanding Officer (British Army) — Major-General JamesB009
- Commanding Officer (British Army Reserves) — Major-General Joe Rooke
- Commanding Officer (British Training Corps) — Major-General Bron Avery
- Commanding Officer (UK Special Forces) — Major-General Sir Humphrey Appleby
Other senior officials
The Ministers and the Defence Staff are supported by a number of civilian and professional military advisors.
- Permanent Under-Secretary of State — Metalmicky999
- Permanent Under-Secretary of State — Sir Mic
- Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State — Ecksohh
- Second in Command (British Army) — Vacant
- Second in Command (British Army Reserves) — Vacant
- Second in Command (British Training Corps) — Colonel director9
- Second in Command (UK Special Forces) — Colonel Jimbojoy
Military Decorations, Medals and Insignia
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 United Kingdom has Mutual Protection Pacts with the following nations: error
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