Introduction The Navy Board is the body responsible for the day-to-day running of Her Majesty’s Naval Service. Background Its composition is similar to that of the Admiralty Board of the Defence Council of the United Kingdom, except that it does not include any of Her Majesty’s Ministers. The Board shares a name with its historic… Read More
Introduction The Army Board is the top single-service management committee of the British Army, and has always been staffed by senior politicians and soldiers. It is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Army of the United Kingdom, and is part of the Ministry of Defence.… Read More
Introduction The Admiralty Board is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom. Refer to Air Force Board and Army Board. Background It meets formally only once a year, and the day-to-day running of the Royal Navy is conducted by the… Read More
Introduction The Air Force Board of the Defence Council is responsible for the management of the Royal Air Force. Refer to Army Board and Admiralty Board. Background Prior to the creation of the current UK Ministry of Defence in 1964, the administration of the RAF and its personnel was undertaken by the Air Force Council,… Read More
Introduction The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty’s Government, and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. The MOD states that its principal objectives are to defend the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its interests… Read More
Introduction The Defence Council of the United Kingdom is the body legally entrusted with the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories and with control over the British armed forces, and is part of the Ministry of Defence. Functions Prior to 1964, there were five bodies responsible for the British Armed Forces: the… Read More
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