Ministry of Defense (Pinguinum)
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| Ministry of the Defense | |
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| Location: | Avie, Pinguinum |
| Country: | Kingdom of Pinguinum |
| Minister: | Rt. Hon. David Seabed MPP |
| Ministerial staff: | |
| Address: | 5 Wateredge Lane Borough of Whitesea |
| Telephone: | +48 (0)1 4240 4500 |
| Website: | PinGov: Defense Ministry |
Contents |
Offices and Sections
Office of the Army
Office of the Navy
Office of the Air Force
History
- Pinguinian Militia (1505-1540)
- A group of armed men sprung up from the settlers and patrolled the land.
- The sailors already had guns which were all salvaged from the shipwreck years earlier.
- Military Council (1540-1600)
The nation's first standing army was created with the estblishment of a council, which included all offices.
- Royal Military Council (1600-1650)
- The King granted the council the use of the prefix 'Royal'.
- They started to design ships based on the ones they had arrived on.
- These had no embattlements but the armed men had already been trained as sailors.
- Royal Military Board (1650-1700)
- The Council became a division and included both the newly created navy and the establised army.
- Ministry of the Military (1700-1800)
- With the Parliament Act coming in and government being granted legislative power, the Royal Board became a Ministry.
- It took over the functions of the board and reorganised its structure.
- Ministry of the Army, Navy, Air (1800-1900)
- The Ministry divided into Army, Navy and Air Ministries.
- Ministry of the Armed Forces (1900-1940)
- These ministries then unified into one ministry.
- Somewhere down the line about 1920, aircraft were constructed.
- These were introduced into the armed force about 1925 as the Navy Air Section.
- It continued to develop into the nation's very first air force
- Ministry of Defense (1940-present)
- The modern era - the ministry was reorganised and renamed to reflect its new role in defense.
