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Miles Kington - BBC
Radio 4th February 1995 |
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is a Department of State, headed by the
Secretary of State for Defence (SofS) who implements national defence
policy and plans the expenditure of the defence budget. The MoD is the
highest level of headquarters for the Armed Forces, both administrative
and operational. All major issues of policy are referred to the SofS or to
one of his three Ministerial colleagues:
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Minister of State for the Armed Forces
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Minister of State for International Defence
and Security
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Under-Secretary of State for
Defence Equipment and Support
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Under Secretary of State for Defence and
Minister for Veterans
Under the direction of the Defence Council,
management of the Services is the responsibility
of the Service Boards; in the case of the Army the Army Board is the
senior management directorate.
The
routine management of the Army is the responsibility of The Army Board, the
composition of which is shown in the following list.
THE ARMY BOARD
Secretary of State for Defence
Minister of State for the Armed Forces
Minister of State for International Defence and Security
Under Secretary of State for Defence Equipment and Support
Under-Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans
Chief of the General Staff
Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State (Secretary of the Army Board)
Assistant Chief of the General Staff
Adjutant General
Quartermaster General
Master General of the Ordnance
Commander in Chief Land Forces
Executive Committee
of the Army Board (ECAB)
Attended by senior UK Army commanders, ECAB dictates the policy
required for the Army to function efficiently and meet the aims
required by the Defence Council and government. The Chief of the
General Staff is the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Army
Board.
Army Board and ECAB decisions are acted upon by the military staff at
the various headquarters worldwide.
The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is the officer responsible for
the Army's contribution to the national defence effort and he
maintains control through the commanders and the staff branches of
each of the various army headquarters organisations.
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