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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Creation of office and duties=== | ===Creation of office and duties=== | ||
The position was created by [[Grand Duke Travis]] for [[Duke of Waesche|Wolf Tulier]] after being urged into the act by numerous members of the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]] and [[ | The position was created by [[Grand Duke Travis]] for [[Duke of Waesche|Wolf Tulier]] after being urged into the act by numerous members of the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]] and the [[Baronage]], including the [[Baron of Havola]], who pleaded with the Grand Duke that there was an urgent need for a functioning military (even if it was only a small one). The creation of the ministry position was phase one of the establishment of a military unit that would serve to defend and protect Westarctica. | ||
The [[Royal Officer Corps]] was the first proposed unit of the Ministry of Defense and it was intended to serve as a military fraternity more than an actual combat force. Membership was restricted to citizens of Westarctica. | The [[Royal Officer Corps]] was the first proposed unit of the Ministry of Defense and it was intended to serve as a military fraternity more than an actual combat force. Membership was restricted to citizens of Westarctica. |