Praetor of the Imperial Guard

The Praetor of the Imperial Guard (PrIG) is the highest ranking officer on active duty in the Drakon Imperium Imperial Guard (unless the First Minister of the Military Council and/or the Second Minister of the Military Council are Imperial Guard officers), the highest ranking officer serving in the Ministry of the Imperial Guard, and a member of the Military Council.

The Senior Leadership of the Ministry of the Imperial Guard consists of two civilians - the Minister of the Imperial Guard (Head of the Ministry and subordinate to the Minister of War) and the Vice Minister of the Imperial Guard - and two military officers - the Praetor of the Imperial Guard and the Vice Praetor of the Imperial Guard.

The CIFF is appointed by the Imperator.

Responsibilities
The Praetor reports directly to the Minister of the Imperial Guard for Guard matters and assists in the Minister's external affairs functions including: presenting and enforcing Imperial Guard policies, plans, and projections. The Praetor also directs the Inspector General to perform inspections and investigations as required. The Praetor also presides over the Imperial Guard Staff and represents Imperial Guard capabilities, requirements, policy, plans, and programs in Joint fora. Under delegation of authority made by the Minister of the Imperial Guard, the Praetor also designates Imperial Guard personnel and Imperial Guard resources to the Commanders of the Unified Combatant Commands. Like the other service counterparts, the Praetor has no operational command authority over Imperial Guard forces. The Praetor is served by a number of Deputy Vice Praetors of Staff of the Imperial Guard, such as DIG-1, Personnel.