Military Council

The Military Council is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the Drakon Imperium Ministry of War who advise the Minister of War, the Imperial Security Council, and the Imperator on military matters. The composition of the Military Council is defined by statute and consists of the First Minister of the Military Council (FMMC), Second Minister of the Military Council (SMMC), and the Military Service Chiefs from the Imperial Army, Imperial Fighter Force, Imperial Guard, Imperial Marines, Imperial Navy, Imperial Planetary Guard, Imperial Police and the Imperial Space Guard, all appointed by the Imperator. Each of the individual Military Service Chiefs, outside of their Military Council obligations, works directly for the Minister of the Military Ministry concerned, i.e. Minister of the Imperial Army, Minister of the Imperial Navy, and the Minister of the Imperial Guard.

The Military Council do not have operational command authority, neither individually nor collectively, as the chain of command goes from the Imperator to the Minister of War, and from the Minister of War to the Commanders of the Combatant Commands. The First Minister is designated as the principal military adviser to the Minister of War, the Imperial Security Council, and to the Imperator.

The Military Council Staff (MCS) is a headquarters staff in the Citadel of Vigilance, composed of personnel from all the eight services, that assists the First Minister and the Second Minister in discharging their responsibilities and is managed by the Director of the Military Council Staff (DMCS).

Roles and Responsibilities
Their primary responsibility is to ensure the personnel readiness, policy, planning and training of their respective military services for the combatant commanders to utilize. The Military Council also act in a military advisory capacity for the Imperator of the Drakon Imperium and the Minister of War. In addition, the First Minister of the Military Council acts as the chief military adviser to the Imperator and the Minister of War. In this strictly advisory role, the Military Council constitutes the second-highest deliberative body for military policy, after the Imperial Security Council, which includes the Imperator and other officials besides the First Minister of the Military Council.

First Minister
The First Minister of the Military Council is, by law, the highest ranking military officer of the Drakon Imperium armed forces, and the principal military adviser to the Imperator of the Drakon Imperium. He leads the meetings and coordinates the efforts of the Military Council, comprising the First Minister, the Second Minister of the Military Council, the Military Councilors of the Drakon Imperium. The Military Councilors have offices in The Citadel of Vigilance. The First Minister outranks all respective heads of each service branch, but does not have command authority over them, their service branches or the Unified Combatant Commands. All combatant commanders receive operational orders directly from the Minister of War.

Second Minister
The position of Second Minister of the Military Council by law, is the second highest ranking member of the D.I. Armed Forces (after the First Minister of the Military Council). In the absence of the First Minister, the Second Minister presides over the meetings of the Military Council. He may also perform such duties as the First Minister may prescribe.

Senior Enlisted Adviser to the First Minister
As the SEA to the First Minister of the Military Council, the SEAFM will be an adviser to the First Minister on all matters concerning joint and combined total force integration, utilization, and development. Additionally, the SEAFM will help develop non-commissioned officers (NCOs)-related joint professional education, enhance utilization of our senior NCOs on joint battle staffs, and support the First Minister’s responsibilities as directed.

Council Staff
The Council Staff (MCS), composed of personnel from all the eight services, assists the First and Second Ministers in discharging their responsibilities. They work closely with the Office of the Minister of War (OMW), the Military Ministry staffs, and the Combatant Command Staffs.

Director of the Council Staff
The First Minister of the Military Council is assisted by the Director of the Council Staff, who assists the First Minister with the management of the Council Staff, an organization composed of approximately equal numbers of officers contributed by the military service branches, who have been assigned to assist the First Minister in providing to the Minister of War unified strategic direction, operation, and integration of the combatant land, naval, police and fight forces.

Directorates of the Military Council Staff
The Council Staff includes the following ministries where all the planning, policies, intelligence, manpower, communications and logistics functions are translated into action.
 * DOM - Directorate of Management
 * DI1 - Personnel and Manpower
 * DI2 - Intelligence
 * DI3 - Operations
 * DI4 - Logistics
 * DI5 - Strategic Plans and Policy
 * DI6 - Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems
 * DI7 - Operational Plans and Joint Force Development
 * DI8 - Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment
 * DI9 - Civil-Military Planning