-Military Reform Act 572 AER-

==Military Reform Act 572 AER==
Be it enacted by parliament. 
Written by HH Sian I Kaldwin, MP
==Section 1: The Creation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ==
I. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the titled heads of the branches of the Armed Forces. 
*A. These titled heads are the Fleet Admiral, Imperial Air Marshal, and with the enactment of this bill, the office of Field Marshal will be made permanent and bestowed upon the commander of Home Command. 
*B. They will be tasked with deciding military policy i.e. Training, equipment procuring/testing, and other important military matters that consist of the day to day runnings of the machine that is the Imperial Military.
II. The office of Chief of Staff will be renamed to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. His or Her responsibility is to chair military policy meetings as well as advise the Minister of Defence, Imperial Person, and Imperial Chancellor on military matters as the senior official of the military. 
*A: This office will be transferred between the Chiefs every four years in this order. Imperial Air Marshal, and Field Marshal, Fleet Admiral. 
==Section 2. The transfer of power from the hands of the military to elected officials.==
I. The office of the Chairman(woman) of the Joint Chiefs, will be subordinate to the wishes of the Ministry of Defence and by extension the Office of the Chancellor. What this means is that the power to veto orders given to them by the elected officials of the government will be revoked. It is advised that the civilian government takes into account the testimony and advice of the seasoned Chiefs and Chairman(woman), but the military will no longer be able to block orders. 
II. The Role of His Royal-Imperial Majesty is still as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. He will decide appointments and decorations, but it is strongly encouraged that he also takes into advice the wishes of His Imperial Majesty's government.
==Section 3. Composition of the New Defence Council. ==
I. The permanent members: His/Her Royal-Imperial Majesty, His/Her Excellency the Imperial Chancellor, and the Hon. Minister of Defence. They will have the right to vote and confer in all matters of deployments and orders and will have the highest level of knowledge in all these matters.
II. The creation of temporary members. These temporary members are appointed by the Imperial Chancellor and typically consist of trusted advisors, the Head of the ISSB, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, or anyone else the Imperial Chancellor deems fit to sit at these meetings. They will not have voting privileges but their expertise and wisdom may be called upon to assist as needed. There will be no more than four (4) of these members.
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