Kundrati Union Defence Force

The Kundrati Union Defence Force(KUDF) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. Some National Security functions are run by the Department of Internal Affairs.

The KUDF has their main base in Kasaema which is where all tactical and political decisions regarding the KUDF is made from. The KUDF is made up of three major components — Navy of Kundrati Union, Army of  Kundrati Union, Airforce of Kundrati Union and the Kundrati Secruity and Intelligence Agency. The KUDF also operates several joint service schools as the Navy and the Airforce share their academies and bases, including the National Officers academy which is a Centralised college for Officer training for all services.

History
Upon the creation of the Kundrati Union the KUDF was created, specific plans for the proposed KUDF were put forth by the Army, the Navy, and Airforce. When created they given the administrative powers to run the components of the KUDF and have Lobby powers to ask for more funds off the Government if needs be. The chief powers of the KUDF are made up of the Defence Joint Chiefs of Staff and are a advisory body to the Consul and the Defence Minister

The KUDF was made up of 2 defence forces the predecessor of the Kundrati Union and the Imperial Jildrati defence force merged together.

Defence Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Defence Joint Chiefs of Staff are the executive of the KUDF, like a board of directors for a private corporation and they vote in the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff which is titled the Secretary General of the KUDF and has a deputy of their choosing. The Secretary general of the KUDF also gets a specialised insignia in which they keep on their uniform for the rest of their career unless they are dishonourable discharged.

The Defence Joint Chiefs of Staff was created as the administrator of the KUDF by President of the Kundrati Union Jon Doomhammer as he stated below;

“The military should be administered by military personnel as they know more about the military then common bureaucrats would know “

Believing that the military should be administered by its own personnel has been key to the success of the KUDF. President Jon Doomhammer also gave them the power to lobby to government for more appropriation funding as well as other conditions and legislation that affects the KUDF.

Even though the Defence Joint Chiefs of Staff are the administrators of the KUDF, each new member put to the Defence Joint Chiefs of Staff go through a rigorous interview process with the Minister for Defence, the Consul and the Secretary General of the KUDF, so in other words they are appointed by Government and Government also has right to dismiss members of the Defence Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as the Secretary general of the KUDF, but within reasons and only can be dismissed by the Consul or by vote in the Kundrati Union Senate. Only one Secretary General of the KUDF, and 4 members of the Defence Joint Chiefs of Staff had been dismissed in the 3 century history of the KUDF

There are 12 members of the Defence Joint Chiefs of Staff, 3 from every major component of the KUDF.

Headqaurters
The KUDF Headqaurters is at Kasaema, Pilgon placed down the street from the Kundrati Union Senate at Eagle Square

Components

 * Navy of Kundrati Union
 * Army of Kundrati Union
 * Airforce of Kundrati Union
 * Kundrati Secruity and Intelligence Agency